diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/element_attributes/invalid_i18n_meta.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/element_attributes/invalid_i18n_meta.js
index 692e4464b54..8a9a5db2c27 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/element_attributes/invalid_i18n_meta.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/element_attributes/invalid_i18n_meta.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // NOTE: Keeping raw content (avoiding `__i18nMsg__` macro) to illustrate message id sanitization.
 let $I18N_0$;
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+  /**
+   * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+   */
   const $MSG_EXTERNAL_ID_WITH_INVALID_CHARS$$APP_SPEC_TS_1$ = goog.getMsg("Element title");
   $I18N_0$ = $MSG_EXTERNAL_ID_WITH_INVALID_CHARS$$APP_SPEC_TS_1$;
 } else {
@@ -11,6 +14,9 @@ if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
 
 let $I18N_2$;
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+  /**
+   * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+   */
   const $MSG_EXTERNAL_ID_WITH_INVALID_CHARS_2$$APP_SPEC_TS_4$ = goog.getMsg(" Some content ");
   $I18N_2$ = $MSG_EXTERNAL_ID_WITH_INVALID_CHARS_2$$APP_SPEC_TS_4$;
 } else {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/escape_quotes.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/escape_quotes.js
index 3f23331e0fa..2ee89dde2b9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/escape_quotes.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/escape_quotes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 let $I18N_0$;
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+    /**
+     * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+     */
     const $MSG_EXTERNAL_4166854826696768832$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$ = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, single {'single quotes'} double {\"double quotes\"} other {other}}");
     $I18N_0$ = $MSG_EXTERNAL_4166854826696768832$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$;
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/shared_placeholder.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/shared_placeholder.js
index 0fa9fc336f8..f60c13e5649 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/shared_placeholder.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/shared_placeholder.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ consts: function() {
   // NOTE: Keeping raw content here to illustrate the difference in placeholders generated for goog.getMsg and $localize calls (see last i18n block).
   let $I18N_1$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_1$ = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other}}");
       $I18N_1$ = $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_1$;
   }
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ consts: function() {
 
   let $I18N_2$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_2$ = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other}}");
       $I18N_2$ = $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_2$;
   }
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ consts: function() {
 
   let $I18N_4$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS__4$ = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other}}");
       $I18N_4$ = $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS__4$;
   }
@@ -54,6 +63,9 @@ consts: function() {
 
   let $I18N_0$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_0$ = goog.getMsg(" {$icu} {$startTagDiv} {$icu} {$closeTagDiv}{$startTagDiv_1} {$icu} {$closeTagDiv}", {
         "startTagDiv": "\uFFFD#2\uFFFD",
         "closeTagDiv": "[\uFFFD/#2\uFFFD|\uFFFD/#1:1\uFFFD\uFFFD/*3:1\uFFFD]",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/foreign_object.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/foreign_object.js
index b1c6dc28564..b644eb0408d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/foreign_object.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/foreign_object.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 consts: function() {
   let $I18N_0$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+    /**
+     * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+     */
     const $MSG_EXTERNAL_7128002169381370313$$APP_SPEC_TS_1$ = goog.getMsg("{$startTagXhtmlDiv} Count: {$startTagXhtmlSpan}5{$closeTagXhtmlSpan}{$closeTagXhtmlDiv}", {
       "startTagXhtmlDiv": "\uFFFD#3\uFFFD",
       "startTagXhtmlSpan": "\uFFFD#4\uFFFD",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/namespaced_div.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/namespaced_div.js
index b3305e68289..cf7dc2c098b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/namespaced_div.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/namespaces/namespaced_div.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 consts: function() {
   let $I18N_0$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+    /**
+     * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+     */
     const $MSG_EXTERNAL_7428861019045796010$$APP_SPEC_TS_1$ = goog.getMsg(" Count: {$startTagXhtmlSpan}5{$closeTagXhtmlSpan}", {
       "startTagXhtmlSpan": "\uFFFD#4\uFFFD",
       "closeTagXhtmlSpan": "\uFFFD/#4\uFFFD"
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/backtick_quotes.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/backtick_quotes.js
index baa4f5a02cd..e66ddc50597 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/backtick_quotes.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/backtick_quotes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // NOTE: Keeping raw content (avoiding `__i18nMsg__` macro) to illustrate backticks escaping.
 let $I18N_0$;
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+  /**
+   * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+   */
   const $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_1$ = goog.getMsg("`{$interpolation}`", { "interpolation": "\uFFFD0\uFFFD" });
   $I18N_0$ = $MSG_APP_SPEC_TS_1$;
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/escape_quotes.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/escape_quotes.js
index 8c4e9a799d0..a9144938a1e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/escape_quotes.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/escape_quotes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // NOTE: Keeping raw content (avoiding `__i18nMsg__` macro) to illustrate quotes escaping.
 let $I18N_0$;
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+    /**
+     * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+     */
     const $MSG_EXTERNAL_4924931801512133405$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$ = goog.getMsg("Some text 'with single quotes', \"with double quotes\", `with backticks` and without quotes.");
     $I18N_0$ = $MSG_EXTERNAL_4924931801512133405$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$;
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/named_interpolations.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/named_interpolations.js
index 4080bfa6f3b..b7bcda32ab9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/named_interpolations.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/nested_nodes/named_interpolations.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ vars: 2,
 consts: function() {
   let $I18N_0$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_EXTERNAL_7597881511811528589$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$ = goog.getMsg(" Named interpolation: {$phA} Named interpolation with spaces: {$phB} ", {
         "phA": "\uFFFD0\uFFFD",
         "phB": "\uFFFD1\uFFFD"
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/whitespace_preserving_mode/preserve_inner_content.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/whitespace_preserving_mode/preserve_inner_content.js
index 32f8225e829..e089ff0eb75 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/whitespace_preserving_mode/preserve_inner_content.js
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/whitespace_preserving_mode/preserve_inner_content.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ consts: function() {
   // NOTE: Keeping raw content (avoiding `i18nMsg`) to illustrate message layout in case of whitespace preserving mode.
   let $I18N_0$;
   if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+      /**
+       * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+       */
       const $MSG_EXTERNAL_963542717423364282$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$ = goog.getMsg("\n    Some text\n    {$startTagSpan}Text inside span{$closeTagSpan}\n  ", {
         "startTagSpan": "\uFFFD#3\uFFFD",
         "closeTagSpan": "\uFFFD/#3\uFFFD"
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_helpers/i18n_helpers.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_helpers/i18n_helpers.ts
index 03c15cdfa2a..09958f631fb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_helpers/i18n_helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_helpers/i18n_helpers.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ function i18nMsgInsertLocalizePlaceholders(message: string, placeholders: Placeh
  * Generate a string that represents expected Closure metadata output comment.
  */
 function i18nMsgClosureMeta(meta?: Meta): string {
-  if (!meta || !(meta.desc || meta.meaning)) return '';
+  if (!meta) return '';
   return `
     /**
-     ${meta.desc ? '* @desc ' + meta.desc : ''}
+     * ${meta.desc ? '@desc ' + meta.desc : '@suppress {msgDescriptions}'}
      ${meta.meaning ? '* @meaning ' + meta.meaning : ''}
      */
   `;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
index 40bc7b83483..3f5ad7467a6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ export const enum JSDocTagName {
   Desc = 'desc',
   Id = 'id',
   Meaning = 'meaning',
+  Suppress = 'suppress',
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.ts
index 1ead29cb4e6..61fc84b77b9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ export function createGoogleGetMsgStatements(
   // const MSG_... = goog.getMsg(..);
   // I18N_X = MSG_...;
   const googGetMsgStmt = closureVar.set(o.variable(GOOG_GET_MSG).callFn(args)).toConstDecl();
-  const metaComment = i18nMetaToJSDoc(message);
-  if (metaComment !== null) {
-    googGetMsgStmt.addLeadingComment(metaComment);
-  }
+  googGetMsgStmt.addLeadingComment(i18nMetaToJSDoc(message));
   const i18nAssignmentStmt = new o.ExpressionStatement(variable.set(closureVar));
   return [googGetMsgStmt, i18nAssignmentStmt];
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
index d4e229eb35c..3958f29079f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.ts
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ export class I18nMetaVisitor implements html.Visitor {
    * @returns the parsed metadata.
    */
   private _parseMetadata(meta: string|i18n.I18nMeta): I18nMeta {
-    return typeof meta === 'string' ? parseI18nMeta(meta) :
-                                      meta instanceof i18n.Message ? meta : {};
+    return typeof meta === 'string'  ? parseI18nMeta(meta) :
+        meta instanceof i18n.Message ? meta :
+                                       {};
   }
 
   /**
@@ -207,9 +208,9 @@ export class I18nMetaVisitor implements html.Visitor {
       // `packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts`).
       // In that case we want to reuse the legacy message generated in the 1st pass (see
       // `setI18nRefs()`).
-      const previousMessage = meta instanceof i18n.Message ?
-          meta :
-          meta instanceof i18n.IcuPlaceholder ? meta.previousMessage : undefined;
+      const previousMessage = meta instanceof i18n.Message ? meta :
+          meta instanceof i18n.IcuPlaceholder              ? meta.previousMessage :
+                                                             undefined;
       message.legacyIds = previousMessage ? previousMessage.legacyIds : [];
     }
   }
@@ -255,13 +256,16 @@ export function parseI18nMeta(meta: string = ''): I18nMeta {
 
 // Converts i18n meta information for a message (id, description, meaning)
 // to a JsDoc statement formatted as expected by the Closure compiler.
-export function i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta: I18nMeta): o.JSDocComment|null {
+export function i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta: I18nMeta): o.JSDocComment {
   const tags: o.JSDocTag[] = [];
   if (meta.description) {
     tags.push({tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Desc, text: meta.description});
+  } else {
+    // Suppress the JSCompiler warning that a `@desc` was not given for this message.
+    tags.push({tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Suppress, text: '{msgDescriptions}'});
   }
   if (meta.meaning) {
     tags.push({tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Meaning, text: meta.meaning});
   }
-  return tags.length == 0 ? null : o.jsDocComment(tags);
+  return o.jsDocComment(tags);
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/i18n_spec.ts
index 71cc38a32aa..ec664981f62 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/i18n_spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {I18nContext} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/context';
 import {serializeI18nMessageForGetMsg} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils';
 import {serializeIcuNode} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/icu_serializer';
 import {serializeI18nMessageForLocalize} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/localize_utils';
-import {I18nMeta, parseI18nMeta} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/meta';
+import {I18nMeta, i18nMetaToJSDoc, parseI18nMeta} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/meta';
 import {formatI18nPlaceholderName} from '../../../src/render3/view/i18n/util';
 import {LEADING_TRIVIA_CHARS} from '../../../src/render3/view/template';
 
@@ -326,11 +326,36 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
           .toEqual(
               {cooked: ':abc::message', raw: ':abc::message', range: jasmine.any(ParseSourceSpan)});
     });
-
-    function meta(customId?: string, meaning?: string, description?: string): I18nMeta {
-      return {customId, meaning, description};
-    }
   });
+
+  describe('jsdoc generation', () => {
+    it('generates with description', () => {
+      const docComment = i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta('', '', 'desc'));
+
+      expect(docComment.tags.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(docComment.tags[0]).toEqual({tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Desc, text: 'desc'});
+    });
+
+    it('generates with no description suppressed', () => {
+      const docComment = i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta('', '', ''));
+
+      expect(docComment.tags.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(docComment.tags[0]).toEqual({
+        tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Suppress,
+        text: '{msgDescriptions}',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('generates with description and meaning', () => {
+      const docComment = i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta('', 'meaning', ''));
+
+      expect(docComment.tags).toContain({tagName: o.JSDocTagName.Meaning, text: 'meaning'});
+    });
+  });
+
+  function meta(customId?: string, meaning?: string, description?: string): I18nMeta {
+    return {customId, meaning, description};
+  }
 });
 
 describe('serializeI18nMessageForGetMsg', () => {