diff --git a/packages/language-service/ivy/references_and_rename.ts b/packages/language-service/ivy/references_and_rename.ts
index d4e16baa2c2..74b85be19f4 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/ivy/references_and_rename.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/ivy/references_and_rename.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,29 @@ export class RenameBuilder {
       // We could not get a template at position so we assume the request came from outside the
       // template.
       if (templateInfo === undefined) {
-        return this.tsLS.getRenameInfo(filePath, position);
+        const renameRequest = this.buildRenameRequestAtTypescriptPosition(filePath, position);
+        if (renameRequest === null) {
+          return {
+            canRename: false,
+            localizedErrorMessage: 'Could not determine rename info at typescript position.',
+          };
+        }
+        if (renameRequest.type === RequestKind.PipeName) {
+          const pipeName = renameRequest.pipeNameExpr.text;
+          return {
+            canRename: true,
+            displayName: pipeName,
+            fullDisplayName: pipeName,
+            triggerSpan: {
+              length: pipeName.length,
+              // Offset the pipe name by 1 to account for start of string '/`/"
+              start: renameRequest.pipeNameExpr.getStart() + 1,
+            },
+          };
+        } else {
+          // TODO(atscott): Add support for other special indirect renames from typescript files.
+          return this.tsLS.getRenameInfo(filePath, position);
+        }
       }
 
       const allTargetDetails = getTargetDetailsAtTemplatePosition(templateInfo, position, this.ttc);
diff --git a/packages/language-service/ivy/test/references_and_rename_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/ivy/test/references_and_rename_spec.ts
index 64f4d2be222..a8a994cbf35 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/ivy/test/references_and_rename_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/ivy/test/references_and_rename_spec.ts
@@ -809,20 +809,23 @@ describe('find references and rename locations', () => {
           birthday = '';
         }
       `,
-          'prefix-pipe.ts': prefixPipe
+          'prefix_pipe.ts': prefixPipe
         };
         env = LanguageServiceTestEnv.setup();
         const project = createModuleAndProjectWithDeclarations(env, 'test', files);
-        const file = project.openFile('app.ts');
-        file.moveCursorToText('prefi¦xPipe:');
+        const file = project.openFile('prefix_pipe.ts');
+        file.moveCursorToText(`'prefi¦xPipe'`);
         const renameLocations = getRenameLocationsAtPosition(file)!;
         expect(renameLocations.length).toBe(2);
-        assertFileNames(renameLocations, ['prefix-pipe.ts', 'app.ts']);
+        assertFileNames(renameLocations, ['prefix_pipe.ts', 'app.ts']);
         assertTextSpans(renameLocations, ['prefixPipe']);
 
         const result = file.getRenameInfo() as ts.RenameInfoSuccess;
         expect(result.canRename).toEqual(true);
         expect(result.displayName).toEqual('prefixPipe');
+        expect(file.contents.substring(
+                   result.triggerSpan.start, result.triggerSpan.start + result.triggerSpan.length))
+            .toBe('prefixPipe');
       });
 
       it('finds rename locations in base class', () => {