diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts b/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
index 10315fc72c..f069c587cb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ export interface CompilerFacade {
   createParseSourceSpan(kind: string, typeName: string, sourceUrl: string): ParseSourceSpan;
 
   R3ResolvedDependencyType: typeof R3ResolvedDependencyType;
+  ResourceLoader: {new (): ResourceLoader};
 }
 
 export interface CoreEnvironment { [name: string]: Function; }
 
+export type ResourceLoader = {
+  get(url: string): Promise<string>| string;
+};
+
 export type StringMap = {
   [key: string]: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
index 15483a5f65..c805b5d2c4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import {R3Reference} from './render3/util';
 import {R3DirectiveMetadata, R3QueryMetadata} from './render3/view/api';
 import {ParsedHostBindings, compileComponentFromMetadata, compileDirectiveFromMetadata, parseHostBindings, verifyHostBindings} from './render3/view/compiler';
 import {makeBindingParser, parseTemplate} from './render3/view/template';
+import {ResourceLoader} from './resource_loader';
 import {DomElementSchemaRegistry} from './schema/dom_element_schema_registry';
 
 export class CompilerFacadeImpl implements CompilerFacade {
   R3ResolvedDependencyType = R3ResolvedDependencyType as any;
+  ResourceLoader = ResourceLoader;
   private elementSchemaRegistry = new DomElementSchemaRegistry();
 
   constructor(private jitEvaluator = new JitEvaluator()) {}
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/compiler_facade_interface_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/compiler_facade_interface_spec.ts
index cb40b6711c..4f8b319e8e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/compiler_facade_interface_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/compiler_facade_interface_spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ const compilerCompilerFacade: compiler.CompilerFacade = null !as core.CompilerFa
 const coreCoreEnvironment: core.CoreEnvironment = null !as compiler.CoreEnvironment;
 const compilerCoreEnvironment: compiler.CoreEnvironment = null !as core.CoreEnvironment;
 
+const coreResourceLoader: core.ResourceLoader = null !as compiler.ResourceLoader;
+const compilerResourceLoader: compiler.ResourceLoader = null !as core.ResourceLoader;
+
 const coreStringMap: core.StringMap = null !as compiler.StringMap;
 const compilerStringMap: compiler.StringMap = null !as core.StringMap;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
index 8669e889fc..0efd77d2af 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ import {share} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {ApplicationInitStatus} from './application_init';
 import {APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER} from './application_tokens';
+import {getCompilerFacade} from './compiler/compiler_facade';
 import {Console} from './console';
 import {Injectable, InjectionToken, Injector, StaticProvider} from './di';
 import {ErrorHandler} from './error_handler';
 import {Type} from './interface/type';
-import {CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions} from './linker/compiler';
+import {COMPILER_OPTIONS, CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions} from './linker/compiler';
 import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from './linker/component_factory';
 import {ComponentFactoryBoundToModule, ComponentFactoryResolver} from './linker/component_factory_resolver';
 import {InternalNgModuleRef, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef} from './linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {InternalViewRef, ViewRef} from './linker/view_ref';
+import {isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty, resolveComponentResources} from './metadata/resource_loading';
 import {WtfScopeFn, wtfCreateScope, wtfLeave} from './profile/profile';
 import {assertNgModuleType} from './render3/assert';
 import {ComponentFactory as R3ComponentFactory} from './render3/component_ref';
@@ -49,7 +51,30 @@ export function compileNgModuleFactory__POST_R3__<M>(
     injector: Injector, options: CompilerOptions,
     moduleType: Type<M>): Promise<NgModuleFactory<M>> {
   ngDevMode && assertNgModuleType(moduleType);
-  return Promise.resolve(new R3NgModuleFactory(moduleType));
+  const moduleFactory = new R3NgModuleFactory(moduleType);
+
+  if (isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty()) {
+    return Promise.resolve(moduleFactory);
+  }
+
+  const compilerOptions = injector.get(COMPILER_OPTIONS, []).concat(options);
+  const compilerProviders = _mergeArrays(compilerOptions.map(o => o.providers !));
+
+  // In case there are no compiler providers, we just return the module factory as
+  // there won't be any resource loader. This can happen with Ivy, because AOT compiled
+  // modules can be still passed through "bootstrapModule". In that case we shouldn't
+  // unnecessarily require the JIT compiler.
+  if (compilerProviders.length === 0) {
+    return Promise.resolve(moduleFactory);
+  }
+
+  const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
+  const compilerInjector = Injector.create({providers: compilerProviders});
+  const resourceLoader = compilerInjector.get(compiler.ResourceLoader);
+  // The resource loader can also return a string while the "resolveComponentResources"
+  // always expects a promise. Therefore we need to wrap the returned value in a promise.
+  return resolveComponentResources(url => Promise.resolve(resourceLoader.get(url)))
+      .then(() => moduleFactory);
 }
 
 let isBoundToModule: <C>(cf: ComponentFactory<C>) => boolean = isBoundToModule__PRE_R3__;
@@ -671,3 +696,9 @@ function remove<T>(list: T[], el: T): void {
     list.splice(index, 1);
   }
 }
+
+function _mergeArrays(parts: any[][]): any[] {
+  const result: any[] = [];
+  parts.forEach((part) => part && result.push(...part));
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts b/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
index a5a209845b..954cc0ad89 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ export interface CompilerFacade {
   createParseSourceSpan(kind: string, typeName: string, sourceUrl: string): ParseSourceSpan;
 
   R3ResolvedDependencyType: typeof R3ResolvedDependencyType;
+  ResourceLoader: {new (): ResourceLoader};
 }
 
 export interface CoreEnvironment { [name: string]: Function; }
 
+export type ResourceLoader = {
+  get(url: string): Promise<string>| string;
+};
+
 export type StringMap = {
   [key: string]: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts b/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
index 633e0ac871..fa7657752c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metadata/resource_loading.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ export function clearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue() {
   componentResourceResolutionQueue.clear();
 }
 
+export function isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty() {
+  return componentResourceResolutionQueue.size === 0;
+}
+
 function unwrapResponse(response: string | {text(): Promise<string>}): string|Promise<string> {
   return typeof response == 'string' ? response : response.text();
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
index 48f5544863..39034d1789 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER, APP_INITIALIZER, Compiler, CompilerFactory, Component, InjectionToken, NgModule, NgZone, PlatformRef, TemplateRef, Type, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ApplicationRef} from '@angular/core/src/application_ref';
 import {ErrorHandler} from '@angular/core/src/error_handler';
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ class SomeComponent {
       getDOM().appendChild(doc.body, rootEl);
     }
 
-    type CreateModuleOptions = {providers?: any[], ngDoBootstrap?: any, bootstrap?: any[]};
+    type CreateModuleOptions =
+        {providers?: any[], ngDoBootstrap?: any, bootstrap?: any[], component?: Type<any>};
 
     function createModule(providers?: any[]): Type<any>;
     function createModule(options: CreateModuleOptions): Type<any>;
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ class SomeComponent {
       @NgModule({
         providers: [{provide: ErrorHandler, useValue: errorHandler}, options.providers || []],
         imports: [platformModule],
-        declarations: [SomeComponent],
-        entryComponents: [SomeComponent],
+        declarations: [options.component || SomeComponent],
+        entryComponents: [options.component || SomeComponent],
         bootstrap: options.bootstrap || []
       })
       class MyModule {
@@ -303,6 +305,27 @@ class SomeComponent {
                  expect(ngZone instanceof NoopNgZone).toBe(true);
                });
          }));
+
+      it('should resolve component resources when creating module factory', async() => {
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'with-templates-app',
+          templateUrl: '/test-template.html',
+        })
+        class WithTemplateUrlComponent {
+        }
+
+        const loadResourceSpy = jasmine.createSpy('load resource').and.returnValue('fakeContent');
+        const testModule = createModule({component: WithTemplateUrlComponent});
+
+        await defaultPlatform.bootstrapModule(testModule, {
+          providers: [
+            {provide: ResourceLoader, useValue: {get: loadResourceSpy}},
+          ]
+        });
+
+        expect(loadResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(loadResourceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test-template.html');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('bootstrapModuleFactory', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/metadata/resource_loading_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/metadata/resource_loading_spec.ts
index 49d6ff5b6d..f6202e6e1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/metadata/resource_loading_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/metadata/resource_loading_spec.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 import {Component} from '../../src/core';
-import {clearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue, resolveComponentResources} from '../../src/metadata/resource_loading';
+import {clearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue, isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty, resolveComponentResources} from '../../src/metadata/resource_loading';
 import {ComponentType} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 import {compileComponent} from '../../src/render3/jit/directive';
 
 describe('resource_loading', () => {
+  afterEach(clearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue);
+
   describe('error handling', () => {
-    afterEach(clearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue);
     it('should throw an error when compiling component that has unresolved templateUrl', () => {
       const MyComponent: ComponentType<any> = (class MyComponent{}) as any;
       compileComponent(MyComponent, {templateUrl: 'someUrl'});
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@ Did you run and wait for 'resolveComponentResources()'?`.trim());
       expect(metadata.styles).toEqual(['existing', 'first', 'second']);
     });
 
+    it('should not add components without external resources to resolution queue', () => {
+      const MyComponent: ComponentType<any> = (class MyComponent{}) as any;
+      const MyComponent2: ComponentType<any> = (class MyComponent{}) as any;
+
+      compileComponent(MyComponent, {template: ''});
+      expect(isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty()).toBe(true);
+
+      compileComponent(MyComponent2, {templateUrl: 'test://template'});
+      expect(isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty()).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('fetch', () => {