diff --git a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
index 1538d4b8f8c691..79acfc0553fb87 100755
--- a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
+++ b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 3153,
-        "main-es2015": 431137,
+        "main-es2015": 431684,
         "polyfills-es2015": 52493
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver.ts
index c4a6d20987614d..11b996e69ca5cc 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const TAB_SPACE = ' ';
 
 export class CssKeyframesDriver implements AnimationDriver {
   private _count = 0;
-  private readonly _head: any = document.querySelector('head');
 
   validateStyleProperty(prop: string): boolean {
     return validateStyleProperty(prop);
@@ -107,7 +106,8 @@ export class CssKeyframesDriver implements AnimationDriver {
 
     const animationName = `${KEYFRAMES_NAME_PREFIX}${this._count++}`;
     const kfElm = this.buildKeyframeElement(element, animationName, keyframes);
-    document.querySelector('head')!.appendChild(kfElm);
+    const nodeToAppendKfElm = findNodeToAppendKfElm(element);
+    nodeToAppendKfElm.appendChild(kfElm);
 
     const specialStyles = packageNonAnimatableStyles(element, keyframes);
     const player = new CssKeyframesPlayer(
@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ export class CssKeyframesDriver implements AnimationDriver {
   }
 }
 
+function findNodeToAppendKfElm(element: any): Node {
+  let current = element;
+  let shadowRoot = null;
+  while (current && current !== document.documentElement) {
+    if (current.shadowRoot) {
+      shadowRoot = current.shadowRoot;
+      break;
+    }
+    current = current.parentNode || current.host;
+  }
+
+  return shadowRoot || document.querySelector('head')!;
+}
+
 function flattenKeyframesIntoStyles(keyframes: null|{[key: string]: any}|
                                     {[key: string]: any}[]): {[key: string]: any} {
   let flatKeyframes: {[key: string]: any} = {};
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
index e2040f9aa15d2d..da0d10ce1dc456 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,18 @@ const _isNode = isNode();
 if (_isNode || typeof Element !== 'undefined') {
   // this is well supported in all browsers
   _contains = (elm1: any, elm2: any) => {
-    return elm1.contains(elm2) as boolean;
+    if (!isBrowser()) {
+      return elm1.contains(elm2) as boolean;
+    }
+    // walk up DOM tree
+    let current = elm2;
+    while (current && current !== document.documentElement) {
+      if (current === elm1) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      current = current.parentNode || current.host;  // consider host to support shadow DOM
+    }
+    return false;
   };
 
   _matches = (() => {
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/test/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver_spec.ts b/packages/animations/browser/test/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver_spec.ts
index c062712e8da238..f7e5a3e96e517d 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/test/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/test/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver_spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-import {fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import {CssKeyframesDriver} from '../../../src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_driver';
 import {CssKeyframesPlayer} from '../../../src/render/css_keyframes/css_keyframes_player';
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('CssKeyframesDriver tests', () => {
       expect(easing).toEqual('ease-out');
     });
 
-    it('should animate until the `animationend` method is emitted, but stil retain the <style> method and the element animation details',
+    it('should animate until the `animationend` method is emitted, but still retain the <style> method and the element animation details',
        fakeAsync(() => {
          // IE11 cannot create an instanceof AnimationEvent
          if (!supportsAnimationEventCreation()) return;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('CssKeyframesDriver tests', () => {
          assertElementExistsInDom(matchingStyleElm, true);
        }));
 
-    it('should animate until finish() is called, but stil retain the <style> method and the element animation details',
+    it('should animate until finish() is called, but still retain the <style> method and the element animation details',
        fakeAsync(() => {
          const elm = createElement();
          const animator = new CssKeyframesDriver();
@@ -369,6 +369,32 @@ describe('CssKeyframesDriver tests', () => {
          expect(k2).toEqual({width: '400px', height: '400px', offset: 0.5});
          expect(k3).toEqual({width: '500px', height: '500px', offset: 1});
        });
+
+    if (supportsShadowDOM()) {
+      it('should append <style> in shadow DOM root element', fakeAsync(() => {
+           const hostElement = createElement();
+           const shadowRoot = hostElement.attachShadow({mode: 'open'});
+           const elementToAnimate = createElement();
+           shadowRoot.appendChild(elementToAnimate);
+           const animator = new CssKeyframesDriver();
+
+           assertExistingAnimationDuration(elementToAnimate, 0);
+           expect(shadowRoot.querySelector('style')).toBeFalsy();
+
+           const player = animator.animate(
+               elementToAnimate,
+               [
+                 {width: '0px', offset: 0},
+                 {width: '200px', offset: 1},
+               ],
+               1234, 0, 'ease-out');
+
+           player.play();
+
+           assertExistingAnimationDuration(elementToAnimate, 1234);
+           assertElementExistsInDom(shadowRoot.querySelector('style'), true);
+         }));
+    }
   });
 });
 
@@ -396,3 +422,7 @@ function isIE() {
   // note that this only applies to older IEs (not edge)
   return (window as any).document['documentMode'] ? true : false;
 }
+
+function supportsShadowDOM(): boolean {
+  return typeof (<any>document.body).attachShadow !== 'undefined';
+}
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/test/render/web_animations/web_animations_driver_spec.ts b/packages/animations/browser/test/render/web_animations/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
index 984b377c46318e..7fe478bfe7063a 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/test/render/web_animations/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/test/render/web_animations/web_animations_driver_spec.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ import {WebAnimationsPlayer} from '../../../src/render/web_animations/web_animat
         expect(player instanceof WebAnimationsPlayer).toBeTruthy();
       });
     });
+
+    if (supportsShadowDOM()) {
+      describe('when animation is inside a shadow DOM', () => {
+        it('should the driver determine that body contains element to animate', (() => {
+             const hostElement = createElement();
+             const shadowRoot = hostElement.attachShadow({mode: 'open'});
+             const elementToAnimate = createElement();
+             shadowRoot.appendChild(elementToAnimate);
+             document.body.appendChild(hostElement);
+             const animator = new WebAnimationsDriver();
+             expect(animator.containsElement(document.body, elementToAnimate)).toBeTrue();
+           }));
+      });
+    }
   });
 }
 
@@ -59,3 +73,7 @@ function makeDriver() {
 function createElement() {
   return document.createElement('div');
 }
+
+function supportsShadowDOM(): boolean {
+  return typeof (<any>document.body).attachShadow !== 'undefined';
+}