diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
index 55f1d4871d99b..d7cd49ea0bc52 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
@@ -425,26 +425,29 @@ export class NgtscProgram implements api.Program {
     // requested.
     let typeCheckingConfig: TypeCheckingConfig;
     if (this.options.fullTemplateTypeCheck) {
+      const strictTemplates = !!this.options.strictTemplates;
       typeCheckingConfig = {
         applyTemplateContextGuards: true,
         checkQueries: false,
         checkTemplateBodies: true,
-        checkTypeOfInputBindings: true,
-        strictNullInputBindings: true,
-        checkTypeOfAttributes: true,
+        checkTypeOfInputBindings: strictTemplates,
+        strictNullInputBindings: strictTemplates,
+        checkTypeOfAttributes: strictTemplates,
         // Even in full template type-checking mode, DOM binding checks are not quite ready yet.
         checkTypeOfDomBindings: false,
-        checkTypeOfOutputEvents: true,
-        checkTypeOfAnimationEvents: true,
+        checkTypeOfOutputEvents: strictTemplates,
+        checkTypeOfAnimationEvents: strictTemplates,
         // Checking of DOM events currently has an adverse effect on developer experience,
         // e.g. for `<input (blur)="update($event.target.value)">` enabling this check results in:
         // - error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.
         // - error TS2339: Property 'value' does not exist on type 'EventTarget'.
-        checkTypeOfDomEvents: false,
-        checkTypeOfDomReferences: true,
+        checkTypeOfDomEvents: strictTemplates,
+        checkTypeOfDomReferences: strictTemplates,
+        // Non-DOM references have the correct type in View Engine so there is no strictness flag.
         checkTypeOfNonDomReferences: true,
+        // Pipes are checked in View Engine so there is no strictness flag.
         checkTypeOfPipes: true,
-        strictSafeNavigationTypes: true,
+        strictSafeNavigationTypes: strictTemplates,
       };
     } else {
       typeCheckingConfig = {
@@ -465,6 +468,31 @@ export class NgtscProgram implements api.Program {
       };
     }
 
+    // Apply explicitly configured strictness flags on top of the default configuration
+    // based on "fullTemplateTypeCheck".
+    if (this.options.strictInputTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfInputBindings = this.options.strictInputTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictNullInputTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.strictNullInputBindings = this.options.strictNullInputTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictOutputEventTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfOutputEvents = this.options.strictOutputEventTypes;
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfAnimationEvents = this.options.strictOutputEventTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictDomEventTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfDomEvents = this.options.strictDomEventTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictSafeNavigationTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.strictSafeNavigationTypes = this.options.strictSafeNavigationTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictDomLocalRefTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfDomReferences = this.options.strictDomLocalRefTypes;
+    }
+    if (this.options.strictAttributeTypes !== undefined) {
+      typeCheckingConfig.checkTypeOfAttributes = this.options.strictAttributeTypes;
+    }
+
     // Execute the typeCheck phase of each decorator in the program.
     const prepSpan = this.perfRecorder.start('typeCheckPrep');
     const ctx = new TypeCheckContext(typeCheckingConfig, this.refEmitter !, this.typeCheckFilePath);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/api.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/api.ts
index 8ef1f71bc8c40..977943bf02da2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/api.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ export interface TypeCheckingConfig {
    * Whether to check text attributes that happen to be consumed by a directive or component.
    *
    * For example, in a template containing `<input matInput disabled>` the `disabled` attribute ends
-   * up being consumed as an input with type `boolean` by the `matInput` directive. At runtime the
-   * input will be set to the attribute's string value, which is the empty string for attributes
-   * without a value, so with this flag set to `true` an error would be reported. If set to `false`,
-   * text attributes will never report an error.
+   * up being consumed as an input with type `boolean` by the `matInput` directive. At runtime, the
+   * input will be set to the attribute's string value, which is an empty string for attributes
+   * without a value, so with this flag set to `true`, an error would be reported. If set to
+   * `false`, text attributes will never report an error.
    *
    * Note that if `checkTypeOfInputBindings` is set to `false`, this flag has no effect.
    */
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ export interface TypeCheckingConfig {
   checkTypeOfDomBindings: boolean;
 
   /**
-   * Whether to infer the type of the `$event` variable in event bindings for directive outputs.
+   * Whether to infer the type of the `$event` variable in event bindings for directive outputs or
+   * animation events.
    *
    * If this is `true`, the type of `$event` will be inferred based on the generic type of
    * `EventEmitter`/`Subject` of the output. If set to `false`, the `$event` variable will be of
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
index 2fb4466ffeb26..86d88cadc4a30 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
@@ -108,10 +108,112 @@ export interface CompilerOptions extends ts.CompilerOptions {
   // Default is true.
   generateCodeForLibraries?: boolean;
 
-  // Whether to enable all type checks for templates.
-  // This will be true be default in Angular 6.
+  /**
+   * Whether to type check the entire template.
+   *
+   * This flag currently controls a couple aspects of template type-checking, including
+   * whether embedded views are checked.
+   *
+   * For maximum type-checking, set this to `true`, and set `strictTemplates` to `true`.
+   */
   fullTemplateTypeCheck?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * If `true`, implies all template strictness flags below (unless individually disabled).
+   *
+   * Has no effect unless `fullTemplateTypeCheck` is also enabled.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictTemplates?: boolean;
+
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to check the type of a binding to a directive/component input against the type of the
+   * field on the directive/component.
+   *
+   * For example, if this is `false` then the expression `[input]="expr"` will have `expr` type-
+   * checked, but not the assignment of the resulting type to the `input` property of whichever
+   * directive or component is receiving the binding. If set to `true`, both sides of the assignment
+   * are checked.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictInputTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to use strict null types for input bindings for directives.
+   *
+   * If this is `true`, applications that are compiled with TypeScript's `strictNullChecks` enabled
+   * will produce type errors for bindings which can evaluate to `undefined` or `null` where the
+   * inputs's type does not include `undefined` or `null` in its type. If set to `false`, all
+   * binding expressions are wrapped in a non-null assertion operator to effectively disable strict
+   * null checks.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set. Note that if `strictInputTypes` is
+   * not set, or set to `false`, this flag has no effect.
+   */
+  strictNullInputTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to check text attributes that happen to be consumed by a directive or component.
+   *
+   * For example, in a template containing `<input matInput disabled>` the `disabled` attribute ends
+   * up being consumed as an input with type `boolean` by the `matInput` directive. At runtime, the
+   * input will be set to the attribute's string value, which is an empty string for attributes
+   * without a value, so with this flag set to `true`, an error would be reported. If set to
+   * `false`, text attributes will never report an error.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set. Note that if `strictInputTypes` is
+   * not set, or set to `false`, this flag has no effect.
+   */
+  strictAttributeTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to use a strict type for null-safe navigation operations.
+   *
+   * If this is `false`, then the return type of `a?.b` or `a?()` will be `any`. If set to `true`,
+   * then the return type of `a?.b` for example will be the same as the type of the ternary
+   * expression `a != null ? a.b : a`.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictSafeNavigationTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to infer the type of local references.
+   *
+   * If this is `true`, the type of a `#ref` variable on a DOM node in the template will be
+   * determined by the type of `document.createElement` for the given DOM node. If set to `false`,
+   * the type of `ref` for DOM nodes will be `any`.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictDomLocalRefTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to infer the type of the `$event` variable in event bindings for directive outputs or
+   * animation events.
+   *
+   * If this is `true`, the type of `$event` will be inferred based on the generic type of
+   * `EventEmitter`/`Subject` of the output. If set to `false`, the `$event` variable will be of
+   * type `any`.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictOutputEventTypes?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to infer the type of the `$event` variable in event bindings to DOM events.
+   *
+   * If this is `true`, the type of `$event` will be inferred based on TypeScript's
+   * `HTMLElementEventMap`, with a fallback to the native `Event` type. If set to `false`, the
+   * `$event` variable will be of type `any`.
+   *
+   * Defaults to `false`, even if "fullTemplateTypeCheck" is set.
+   */
+  strictDomEventTypes?: boolean;
+
   // Whether to use the CompilerHost's fileNameToModuleName utility (if available) to generate
   // import module specifiers. This is false by default, and exists to support running ngtsc
   // within Google. This option is internal and is used by the ng_module.bzl rule to switch
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
index 6b0293592b3ab..9522cf8a82e2b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ export declare class NgIf {
 export declare class CommonModule {
   static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDefWithMeta<CommonModule, [typeof NgIf, typeof NgForOf, typeof IndexPipe], never, [typeof NgIf, typeof NgForOf, typeof IndexPipe]>;
 }
+`);
+      env.write('node_modules/@angular/animations/index.d.ts', `
+export declare class AnimationEvent {
+  element: any;
+}
 `);
     });
 
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
     });
 
     it('should check regular attributes that are directive inputs', () => {
+      env.tsconfig(
+          {fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true, strictAttributeTypes: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `
         import {Component, Directive, NgModule, Input} from '@angular/core';
     
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
     });
 
     it('should check event bindings', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictOutputEventTypes: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `
         import {Component, Directive, EventEmitter, NgModule, Output} from '@angular/core';
     
@@ -142,6 +150,449 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
       expect(diags[2].messageText).toEqual(`Property 'focused' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
     });
 
+    describe('strictInputTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, Directive, NgModule, Input} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div dir [foo]="invalid && 1"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {}
+
+          @Directive({selector: '[dir]'})
+          class TestDir {
+            @Input() foo: string;
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp, TestDir],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and their type when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and their type when overall strictness is enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions but not their type when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictNullInputTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, Directive, NgModule, Input} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div dir [foo]="invalid && nullable"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            nullable: string | null | undefined;
+          }
+
+          @Directive({selector: '[dir]'})
+          class TestDir {
+            @Input() foo: string;
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp, TestDir],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and their nullability when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig(
+            {fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true, strictNullInputTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect((diags[0].messageText as ts.DiagnosticMessageChain).messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Type 'string | null | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and their nullability when overall strictness is enabled',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+           const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+           expect((diags[0].messageText as ts.DiagnosticMessageChain).messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Type 'string | null | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+           expect(diags[1].messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+         });
+
+      it('should check expressions but not their nullability when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictSafeNavigationTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, Directive, NgModule, Input} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div dir [foo]="invalid && user?.name"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            user?: {name: string};
+          }
+
+          @Directive({selector: '[dir]'})
+          class TestDir {
+            @Input() foo: string;
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp, TestDir],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should infer result type for safe navigation expressions when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({
+          fullTemplateTypeCheck: true,
+          strictInputTypes: true,
+          strictNullInputTypes: true,
+          strictSafeNavigationTypes: true
+        });
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect((diags[0].messageText as ts.DiagnosticMessageChain).messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Type 'string | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should infer result type for safe navigation expressions when overall strictness is enabled',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({
+             fullTemplateTypeCheck: true,
+             strictTemplates: true,
+           });
+
+           const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+           expect((diags[0].messageText as ts.DiagnosticMessageChain).messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Type 'string | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.`);
+           expect(diags[1].messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+         });
+
+      it('should not infer result type for safe navigation expressions when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({
+          fullTemplateTypeCheck: true,
+          strictInputTypes: true,
+        });
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictOutputEventTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, Directive, EventEmitter, NgModule, Output} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div dir (update)="invalid && update($event);"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            update(data: string) {}
+          }
+
+          @Directive({selector: '[dir]'})
+          class TestDir {
+            @Output() update = new EventEmitter<number>();
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp, TestDir],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should expressions and infer type of $event when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictOutputEventTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Argument of type 'number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should expressions and infer type of $event when overall strictness is enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Argument of type 'number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions but not infer type of $event when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictOutputEventTypes and animation event bindings', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div (@animation.done)="invalid; update($event);"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            update(data: string) {}
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and let $event be of type AnimationEvent when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictOutputEventTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(
+                `Argument of type 'AnimationEvent' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and let $event be of type AnimationEvent when overall strictness is enabled',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+           const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+           expect(diags[0].messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+           expect(diags[1].messageText)
+               .toEqual(
+                   `Argument of type 'AnimationEvent' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+         });
+
+      it('should check expressions and let $event be of type any when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictDomLocalRefTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<input #ref>{{ref.does_not_exist}}',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {}
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should infer the type of DOM references when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictDomLocalRefTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'does_not_exist' does not exist on type 'HTMLInputElement'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should infer the type of DOM references when overall strictness is enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'does_not_exist' does not exist on type 'HTMLInputElement'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should let the type of DOM references be any when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(0);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictAttributeTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, Directive, NgModule, Input} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<textarea dir disabled cols="3"></textarea>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {}
+
+          @Directive({selector: '[dir]'})
+          class TestDir {
+            @Input() disabled: boolean;
+            @Input() cols: number;
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp, TestDir],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should produce an error for text attributes when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig(
+            {fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true, strictAttributeTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'boolean'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should produce an error for text attributes when overall strictness is enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'boolean'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText).toEqual(`Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should not produce an error for text attributes when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(0);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('strictDomEventTypes', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+      
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '<div (focus)="invalid; update($event)"></div>',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            update(data: string) {}
+          }
+   
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and infer type of $event when enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictDomEventTypes: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+        expect(diags[1].messageText)
+            .toEqual(
+                `Argument of type 'FocusEvent' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+      });
+
+      it('should check expressions and infer type of $event when overall strictness is enabled',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictTemplates: true});
+
+           const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(diags.length).toBe(2);
+           expect(diags[0].messageText)
+               .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+           expect(diags[1].messageText)
+               .toEqual(
+                   `Argument of type 'FocusEvent' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.`);
+         });
+
+      it('should check expressions but not infer type of $event when not enabled', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true});
+
+        const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+        expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(diags[0].messageText)
+            .toEqual(`Property 'invalid' does not exist on type 'TestCmp'.`);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should check basic usage of NgIf', () => {
       env.write('test.ts', `
     import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
@@ -212,6 +663,7 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
     });
 
     it('should report an error inside the NgFor template', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `
     import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
     import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
@@ -315,6 +767,7 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
     });
 
     it('should constrain types using type parameter bounds', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `
     import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
     import {Component, Input, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
@@ -367,6 +820,7 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
        });
 
     it('should properly type-check inherited directives', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `
     import {Component, Directive, Input, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 
@@ -412,6 +866,8 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
     });
 
     it('should properly type-check inherited directives from external libraries', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+
       env.write('node_modules/external/index.d.ts', `
         import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
 
@@ -511,6 +967,8 @@ export declare class CommonModule {
 
       it('should give an error if the binding expression type is not accepted by the coercion function',
          () => {
+           env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+
            env.write('test.ts', `
             import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
             import {MatInputModule} from '@angular/material';