diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/template_symbol_builder.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/template_symbol_builder.ts
index 696b425bbc..87520a37ba 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/template_symbol_builder.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/template_symbol_builder.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {AST, ASTWithSource, BindingPipe, MethodCall, PropertyRead, PropertyWrite, SafeMethodCall, SafePropertyRead, TmplAstBoundAttribute, TmplAstBoundEvent, TmplAstElement, TmplAstNode, TmplAstReference, TmplAstTemplate, TmplAstTextAttribute, TmplAstVariable} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {AST, ASTWithSource, BindingPipe, MethodCall, ParseSourceSpan, PropertyRead, PropertyWrite, SafeMethodCall, SafePropertyRead, TmplAstBoundAttribute, TmplAstBoundEvent, TmplAstElement, TmplAstNode, TmplAstReference, TmplAstTemplate, TmplAstTextAttribute, TmplAstVariable} from '@angular/compiler';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {AbsoluteFsPath} from '../../file_system';
@@ -150,7 +150,24 @@ export class SymbolBuilder {
   private getDirectiveMeta(
       host: TmplAstTemplate|TmplAstElement,
       directiveDeclaration: ts.Declaration): TypeCheckableDirectiveMeta|null {
-    const directives = this.templateData.boundTarget.getDirectivesOfNode(host);
+    let directives = this.templateData.boundTarget.getDirectivesOfNode(host);
+
+    // `getDirectivesOfNode` will not return the directives intended for an element
+    // on a microsyntax template, for example `<div *ngFor="let user of users;" dir>`,
+    // the `dir` will be skipped, but it's needed in language service.
+    const firstChild = host.children[0];
+    if (firstChild instanceof TmplAstElement) {
+      const isMicrosyntaxTemplate = host instanceof TmplAstTemplate &&
+          sourceSpanEqual(firstChild.sourceSpan, host.sourceSpan);
+      if (isMicrosyntaxTemplate) {
+        const firstChildDirectives = this.templateData.boundTarget.getDirectivesOfNode(firstChild);
+        if (firstChildDirectives !== null && directives !== null) {
+          directives = directives.concat(firstChildDirectives);
+        } else {
+          directives = directives ?? firstChildDirectives;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     if (directives === null) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -577,3 +594,7 @@ export class SymbolBuilder {
 function anyNodeFilter(n: ts.Node): n is ts.Node {
   return true;
 }
+
+function sourceSpanEqual(a: ParseSourceSpan, b: ParseSourceSpan) {
+  return a.start.offset === b.start.offset && a.end.offset === b.end.offset;
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
index 8c133e94d1..d510ecf5b0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_checker__get_symbol_of_template_node_spec.ts
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
           const fileName = absoluteFrom('/main.ts');
+          const dirFile = absoluteFrom('/dir.ts');
           const templateString = `
-              <div *ngFor="let user of users; let i = index;">
+              <div *ngFor="let user of users; let i = index;" dir>
                 {{user.name}} {{user.streetNumber}}
                 <div [tabIndex]="i"></div>
               </div>`;
@@ -239,9 +240,23 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
             }
             export class Cmp { users: User[]; }
             `,
-              declarations: [ngForDeclaration()],
+              declarations: [
+                ngForDeclaration(),
+                {
+                  name: 'TestDir',
+                  selector: '[dir]',
+                  file: dirFile,
+                  type: 'directive',
+                  inputs: {name: 'name'}
+                },
+              ],
             },
             ngForTypeCheckTarget(),
+            {
+              fileName: dirFile,
+              source: `export class TestDir {name:string}`,
+              templates: {},
+            },
           ]);
           templateTypeChecker = testValues.templateTypeChecker;
           program = testValues.program;
@@ -250,6 +265,13 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
           templateNode = getAstTemplates(templateTypeChecker, cmp)[0];
         });
 
+        it('should retrieve a symbol for a directive on a microsyntax template', () => {
+          const symbol = templateTypeChecker.getSymbolOfNode(templateNode, cmp);
+          const testDir = symbol?.directives.find(dir => dir.selector === '[dir]');
+          expect(testDir).toBeDefined();
+          expect(program.getTypeChecker().symbolToString(testDir!.tsSymbol)).toEqual('TestDir');
+        });
+
         it('should retrieve a symbol for an expression inside structural binding', () => {
           const ngForOfBinding =
               templateNode.templateAttrs.find(a => a.name === 'ngForOf')! as TmplAstBoundAttribute;