diff --git a/packages/core/src/linker/query_list.ts b/packages/core/src/linker/query_list.ts
index 9abd01b6fed..8dae2c824f1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/linker/query_list.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/linker/query_list.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ export class QueryList<T>/* implements Iterable<T> */ {
 
   /** internal */
   get dirty() { return this._dirty; }
+
+  /** internal */
+  destroy(): void {
+    this._emitter.complete();
+    this._emitter.unsubscribe();
+  }
 }
 
 function flatten<T>(list: Array<T|T[]>): T[] {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/view/view.ts b/packages/core/src/view/view.ts
index 18d07766c3b..2bc62aae471 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/view/view.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/view/view.ts
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ function destroyViewNodes(view: ViewData) {
       view.renderer.destroyNode !(asElementData(view, i).renderElement);
     } else if (def.flags & NodeFlags.TypeText) {
       view.renderer.destroyNode !(asTextData(view, i).renderText);
+    } else if (def.flags & NodeFlags.TypeContentQuery || def.flags & NodeFlags.TypeViewQuery) {
+      asQueryList(view, i).destroy();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/linker/query_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/linker/query_integration_spec.ts
index d3b5cc8b193..8c8b5d6a436 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/linker/query_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/linker/query_integration_spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {AfterContentChecked, AfterContentInit, AfterViewChecked, AfterViewInit,
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, async} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
 
+import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
+
 import {stringify} from '../../src/util';
 
 export function main() {
@@ -348,16 +350,26 @@ export function main() {
            view.componentInstance.shouldShow = true;
            view.detectChanges();
 
+           let isQueryListCompleted = false;
+
            const q: NeedsQuery = view.debugElement.children[0].references !['q'];
+           const changes = <Subject<any>>q.query.changes;
            expect(q.query.length).toEqual(1);
+           expect(changes.closed).toBeFalsy();
+           changes.subscribe(() => {}, () => {}, () => { isQueryListCompleted = true; });
 
            view.componentInstance.shouldShow = false;
            view.detectChanges();
+           expect(changes.closed).toBeTruthy();
+           expect(isQueryListCompleted).toBeTruthy();
+
            view.componentInstance.shouldShow = true;
            view.detectChanges();
            const q2: NeedsQuery = view.debugElement.children[0].references !['q'];
 
            expect(q2.query.length).toEqual(1);
+           expect(changes.closed).toBeTruthy();
+           expect((<Subject<any>>q2.query.changes).closed).toBeFalsy();
          });
     });
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
index 91cc4736c2b..fb93e98b366 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ export declare class QueryList<T> {
     readonly first: T;
     readonly last: T;
     readonly length: number;
+    destroy(): void;
     filter(fn: (item: T, index: number, array: T[]) => boolean): T[];
     find(fn: (item: T, index: number, array: T[]) => boolean): T | undefined;
     forEach(fn: (item: T, index: number, array: T[]) => void): void;