diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/src/imports.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/src/imports.ts
index a04f0449653..3bd544432ee 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/src/imports.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/src/imports.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ export class ImportGraph {
           continue;
         }
 
+        if (ts.isImportDeclaration(stmt) && stmt.importClause !== undefined &&
+            stmt.importClause.isTypeOnly) {
+          // Exclude type-only imports as they are always elided, so they don't contribute to
+          // cycles.
+          continue;
+        }
+
         const symbol = this.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(stmt.moduleSpecifier);
         if (symbol === undefined || symbol.valueDeclaration === undefined) {
           // No symbol could be found to skip over this import/export.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/analyzer_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/analyzer_spec.ts
index 85b058dd8fc..29152580d69 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/analyzer_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/analyzer_spec.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
       expect(cycle).toBeInstanceOf(Cycle);
       expect(importPath(cycle!.getPath())).toEqual('b,c,b');
     });
+
+    it('should not consider type-only imports', () => {
+      const {program, analyzer} = makeAnalyzer('a:b,c!;b;c');
+      const a = getSourceFileOrError(program, (_('/a.ts')));
+      const b = getSourceFileOrError(program, (_('/b.ts')));
+      const c = getSourceFileOrError(program, (_('/c.ts')));
+      expect(analyzer.wouldCreateCycle(c, a)).toBe(null);
+      const cycle = analyzer.wouldCreateCycle(b, a);
+      expect(cycle).toBeInstanceOf(Cycle);
+      expect(importPath(cycle!.getPath())).toEqual('b,a,b');
+    });
   });
 
   function makeAnalyzer(graph: string): {program: ts.Program, analyzer: CycleAnalyzer} {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/util.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/util.ts
index c4a8ca4ed42..67868b936e7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/util.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {makeProgram} from '../../testing';
  * "a:*b,c;b;c"
  *
  * represents a program where a.ts exports from b.ts and imports from c.ts.
+ *
+ * An import can be suffixed with ! to make it a type-only import.
  */
 export function makeProgramFromGraph(fs: PathManipulation, graph: string): {
   program: ts.Program,
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ export function makeProgramFromGraph(fs: PathManipulation, graph: string): {
                            if (i.startsWith('*')) {
                              const sym = i.substr(1);
                              return `export {${sym}} from './${sym}';`;
+                           } else if (i.endsWith('!')) {
+                             const sym = i.substr(0, i.length - 1);
+                             return `import type {${sym}} from './${sym}';`;
                            } else {
                              return `import {${i}} from './${i}';`;
                            }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index 494b6045de7..d8849461747 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -4836,6 +4836,41 @@ function allTests(os: string) {
         expect(jsContents).not.toContain('setComponentScope');
       });
 
+      it('should not consider type-only imports during cycle detection', () => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+        import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+        import {ACmp} from './a';
+        import {BCmp} from './b';
+
+        @NgModule({declarations: [ACmp, BCmp]})
+        export class Module {}
+      `);
+        env.write('a.ts', `
+        import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'a-cmp',
+          template: '<b-cmp></b-cmp>',
+        })
+        export class ACmp {}
+      `);
+        env.write('b.ts', `
+        import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+        import type {ACmp} from './a';
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'b-cmp',
+          template: 'does not use a-cmp',
+        })
+        export class BCmp {
+          a: ACmp;
+        }
+      `);
+        env.driveMain();
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).not.toContain('setComponentScope');
+      });
+
       it('should only pass components actually used to setComponentScope', () => {
         env.write('test.ts', `
           import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';