diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.spec.ts b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9f80fe60287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {HostTree} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import {UnitTestTree} from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import {hasNgModuleImport} from './ng-module-imports';
+
+describe('NgModule import utils', () => {
+
+  let host: UnitTestTree;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    host = new UnitTestTree(new HostTree());
+  });
+
+  describe('hasNgModuleImport', () => {
+    it('should properly detect imports', () => {
+      host.create('/test.ts', `
+      @NgModule({
+        imports: [TestModule],
+      })
+      export class MyModule {}
+    `);
+
+      expect(hasNgModuleImport(host, '/test.ts', 'TestModule')).toBe(true);
+      expect(hasNgModuleImport(host, '/test.ts', 'NotExistent')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it(`should detect imports for NgModule's using a namespaced identifier`, () => {
+      host.create('/test.ts', `
+      @myImport.NgModule({
+        imports: [TestModule],
+      })
+      export class MyModule {}
+    `);
+
+      expect(hasNgModuleImport(host, '/test.ts', 'TestModule')).toBe(true);
+      expect(hasNgModuleImport(host, '/test.ts', 'NotExistent')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.ts b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.ts
index 41ee271d70c9..f7586006392c 100644
--- a/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/ast/ng-module-imports.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function resolveIdentifierOfExpression(expression: ts.Expression): ts.Identifier
   if (ts.isIdentifier(expression)) {
     return expression;
   } else if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(expression)) {
-    return resolveIdentifierOfExpression(expression.expression);
+    return expression.name;
   }
   return null;
 }