diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
index 5647ec80b40..a53c5de9fd5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export class LiteralArray extends AST {
 export type LiteralMapKey = {
   key: string;
   quoted: boolean;
+  isShorthandInitialized?: boolean;
 };
 
 export class LiteralMap extends AST {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
index 6f4fd153078..b3a1f0e29c4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
@@ -1071,7 +1071,8 @@ class _ParseAST {
         const keyStart = this.inputIndex;
         const quoted = this.next.isString();
         const key = this.expectIdentifierOrKeywordOrString();
-        keys.push({key, quoted});
+        const literalMapKey: LiteralMapKey = {key, quoted};
+        keys.push(literalMapKey);
 
         // Properties with quoted keys can't use the shorthand syntax.
         if (quoted) {
@@ -1080,6 +1081,8 @@ class _ParseAST {
         } else if (this.consumeOptionalCharacter(chars.$COLON)) {
           values.push(this.parsePipe());
         } else {
+          literalMapKey.isShorthandInitialized = true;
+
           const span = this.span(keyStart);
           const sourceSpan = this.sourceSpan(keyStart);
           values.push(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
index 445b9d0b307..d4762dfc83c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Call,
   EmptyExpr,
   Interpolation,
+  LiteralMap,
   ParserError,
   PropertyRead,
   TemplateBinding,
@@ -628,6 +629,14 @@ describe('parser', () => {
     it('should retain // in string literals', () => {
       checkBinding(`"http://www.google.com"`, `"http://www.google.com"`);
     });
+
+    it('should expose object shorthand information in AST', () => {
+      const parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
+      const ast = parser.parseBinding('{bla}', '', 0);
+      expect(ast.ast instanceof LiteralMap).toBe(true);
+      expect((ast.ast as LiteralMap).keys.length).toBe(1);
+      expect((ast.ast as LiteralMap).keys[0].isShorthandInitialized).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('parseTemplateBindings', () => {