diff --git a/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/elide_imports.ts b/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/elide_imports.ts
index 0b1fe03c7cf0..7dbe888d328d 100644
--- a/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/elide_imports.ts
+++ b/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/elide_imports.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function elideImports(
   const typeChecker = getTypeChecker();
 
   // Collect all imports and used identifiers
-  const exportSpecifiers = new Set<string>();
+  const specialCaseNames = new Set<string>();
   const usedSymbols = new Set<ts.Symbol>();
   const imports = new Array<ts.ImportDeclaration>();
   ts.forEachChild(sourceFile, function visit(node) {
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ export function elideImports(
     } else if (ts.isExportSpecifier(node)) {
       // Export specifiers return the non-local symbol from the above
       // so check the name string instead
-      exportSpecifiers.add((node.propertyName || node.name).text);
+      specialCaseNames.add((node.propertyName || node.name).text);
       return;
+    } else if (ts.isShorthandPropertyAssignment(node)) {
+      // Shorthand property assignments return the object property's symbol not the import's
+      specialCaseNames.add(node.name.text);
     }
 
     ts.forEachChild(node, visit);
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ export function elideImports(
   }
 
   const isUnused = (node: ts.Identifier) => {
-    if (exportSpecifiers.has(node.text)) {
+    if (specialCaseNames.has(node.text)) {
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/remove_decorators.spec.ts b/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/remove_decorators.spec.ts
index 48e744b0bad0..ab2188272865 100644
--- a/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/remove_decorators.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/@ngtools/webpack/src/transformers/remove_decorators.spec.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ describe('@ngtools/webpack transformers', () => {
     it('should not remove imports from types that are still used', () => {
       const input = stripIndent`
         import { Component, ChangeDetectionStrategy, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+        import { abc } from 'xyz';
 
         @Component({
           selector: 'app-root',
@@ -210,17 +211,20 @@ describe('@ngtools/webpack transformers', () => {
         export class AppComponent {
           notify: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter<string>();
           title = 'app';
+          example = { abc };
         }
 
         export { ChangeDetectionStrategy };
       `;
       const output = stripIndent`
         import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+        import { abc } from 'xyz';
 
         export class AppComponent {
           constructor() {
             this.notify = new EventEmitter();
             this.title = 'app';
+            this.example = { abc };
           }
         }