diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
index 55a95097fb1..17753a25b55 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
@@ -734,7 +734,10 @@ export class NgCompiler {
       throw new Error(`Entry point "${entryPoint}" not found in program sources.`);
     }
 
-    return docsExtractor.extractAll(entryPointSourceFile);
+    // TODO: Technically the current directory is not the root dir.
+    //  Should probably be derived from the config.
+    const rootDir = this.inputProgram.getCurrentDirectory();
+    return docsExtractor.extractAll(entryPointSourceFile, rootDir);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts
index d53d0189fef..e4c80139f5c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ export interface GenericEntry {
   default: string|undefined;
 }
 
+export interface SourceEntry {
+  filePath: string;
+  startLine: number;
+  endLine: number;
+}
+
+export interface DocEntryWithSourceInfo extends DocEntry {
+  source: SourceEntry;
+}
+
 /** Base type for all documentation entities. */
 export interface DocEntry {
   entryType: EntryType;
@@ -195,3 +205,7 @@ export interface InitializerApiFunctionEntry extends DocEntry {
     showTypesInSignaturePreview?: boolean;
   };
 }
+
+export function isDocEntryWithSourceInfo(entry: DocEntry): entry is DocEntryWithSourceInfo {
+  return 'source' in entry;
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts
index c662968623a..81de69e8ad4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {isNamedClassDeclaration, TypeScriptReflectionHost} from '../../reflectio
 import {extractClass, extractInterface} from './class_extractor';
 import {extractConstant, isSyntheticAngularConstant} from './constant_extractor';
 import {extractorDecorator, isDecoratorDeclaration, isDecoratorOptionsInterface} from './decorator_extractor';
-import {DocEntry} from './entities';
+import {DocEntry, DocEntryWithSourceInfo} from './entities';
 import {extractEnum} from './enum_extractor';
 import {isAngularPrivateName} from './filters';
 import {FunctionExtractor} from './function_extractor';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class DocsExtractor {
    *
    * @param sourceFile The file from which to extract documentable entries.
    */
-  extractAll(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): DocEntry[] {
+  extractAll(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile, rootDir: string): DocEntry[] {
     const entries: DocEntry[] = [];
 
     const exportedDeclarations = this.getExportedDeclarations(sourceFile);
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ export class DocsExtractor {
 
       const entry = this.extractDeclaration(node);
       if (entry && !isIgnoredDocEntry(entry)) {
+        // The source file parameter is the package entry: the index.ts
+        // We want the real source file of the declaration.
+        const realSourceFile = node.getSourceFile();
+
+        // Set the source code references for the extracted entry.
+        (entry as DocEntryWithSourceInfo).source = {
+          filePath: getRelativeFilePath(realSourceFile, rootDir),
+          startLine: ts.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(realSourceFile, node.getFullStart()).line,
+          endLine: ts.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(realSourceFile, node.getEnd()).line,
+        };
+
         // The exported name of an API may be different from its declaration name, so
         // use the declaration name.
         entries.push({...entry, name: exportName});
@@ -157,3 +168,11 @@ function isIgnoredDocEntry(entry: DocEntry): boolean {
 
   return isDocsPrivate !== undefined;
 }
+
+
+function getRelativeFilePath(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile, rootDir: string): string {
+  const fullPath = sourceFile.fileName;
+  const relativePath = fullPath.replace(rootDir, '');
+
+  return relativePath;
+}
diff --git a/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_block_api_json.ts b/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_block_api_json.ts
index 6595258a8a1..7777bd6e4c0 100644
--- a/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_block_api_json.ts
+++ b/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_block_api_json.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ function main() {
       entryType: EntryType.Block,
       description: fileContent,
       rawComment: fileContent,
+      source: {
+        filePath: sourceFilePath,
+        startLine: 0,
+        endLine: 0,
+      },
       jsdocTags: [],
     };
   });
diff --git a/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_element_api_json.ts b/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_element_api_json.ts
index 2be1e921e11..05873894c08 100644
--- a/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_element_api_json.ts
+++ b/tools/manual_api_docs/generate_element_api_json.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ function main() {
 
     return {
       name: basename(sourceFilePath, '.md'),
+      source: {
+        filePath: sourceFilePath,
+        startLine: 0,
+        endLine: 0,
+      },
       entryType: EntryType.Element,
       description: fileContent,
       rawComment: fileContent,