diff --git a/CODING_STANDARDS.md b/CODING_STANDARDS.md
index e176eb4878b..46a16b6b31c 100644
--- a/CODING_STANDARDS.md
+++ b/CODING_STANDARDS.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ConfigBuilder {
 
 #### RxJS
 When dealing with RxJS operators, import the lettable operator (e.g.
-`import {map} from 'rxjs/operators'`), as opposed to using the "patch" imports which pollute the
+`import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map'`), as opposed to using the "patch" imports which pollute the
 user's global Observable object (e.g. `import 'rxjs/add/operator/map'`):
 
 ```ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 someObservable.map(...).subscribe(...);
 
 // YES
-import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
 someObservable.pipe(map(...)).subscribe(...);
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-trap.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-trap.ts
index 41a4a19dcb0..a89b8cdd0fd 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/focus-trap.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/focus-trap.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {InteractivityChecker} from './interactivity-checker';
 
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.spec.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.spec.ts
index f4f50f4e9f7..26b5975d810 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {DOWN_ARROW, TAB, UP_ARROW} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {QueryList} from '@angular/core';
 import {fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {createKeyboardEvent} from '../testing/event-objects';
diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.ts
index 2f26b51f9a6..fca032b3dcc 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/list-key-manager.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import {QueryList} from '@angular/core';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {UP_ARROW, DOWN_ARROW, TAB, A, Z, ZERO, NINE} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {debounceTime, filter, map, tap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {debounceTime} from 'rxjs/operators/debounceTime';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {tap} from 'rxjs/operators/tap';
 
 /** This interface is for items that can be passed to a ListKeyManager. */
 export interface ListKeyManagerOption {
diff --git a/src/cdk/layout/breakpoints-observer.ts b/src/cdk/layout/breakpoints-observer.ts
index 1db547fd411..b5d2c2c9a27 100644
--- a/src/cdk/layout/breakpoints-observer.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/layout/breakpoints-observer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {Injectable, NgZone, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
 import {MediaMatcher} from './media-matcher';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {map, startWith, takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
 import {coerceArray} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {combineLatest} from 'rxjs/observable/combineLatest';
 import {fromEventPattern} from 'rxjs/observable/fromEventPattern';
diff --git a/src/cdk/observers/observe-content.ts b/src/cdk/observers/observe-content.ts
index 88e8603e994..9d71aba87d1 100644
--- a/src/cdk/observers/observe-content.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/observers/observe-content.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   NgZone,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {debounceTime} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {debounceTime} from 'rxjs/operators/debounceTime';
 
 /**
  * Factory that creates a new MutationObserver and allows us to stub it out in unit tests.
diff --git a/src/cdk/overlay/keyboard/overlay-keyboard-dispatcher.ts b/src/cdk/overlay/keyboard/overlay-keyboard-dispatcher.ts
index 3eee62dc56a..55c1f2c87d9 100644
--- a/src/cdk/overlay/keyboard/overlay-keyboard-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/overlay/keyboard/overlay-keyboard-dispatcher.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {Injectable, Optional, SkipSelf, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
 import {OverlayRef} from '../overlay-ref';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
-import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
 import {fromEvent} from 'rxjs/observable/fromEvent';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cdk/overlay/overlay-ref.ts b/src/cdk/overlay/overlay-ref.ts
index 5d887ffd3e6..0f36b2a0ae7 100644
--- a/src/cdk/overlay/overlay-ref.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/overlay/overlay-ref.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {OverlayConfig} from './overlay-config';
 import {OverlayKeyboardDispatcher} from './keyboard/overlay-keyboard-dispatcher';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cdk/scrolling/scroll-dispatcher.ts b/src/cdk/scrolling/scroll-dispatcher.ts
index c83da988876..4301730314c 100644
--- a/src/cdk/scrolling/scroll-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/scrolling/scroll-dispatcher.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs/observable/of';
 import {fromEvent} from 'rxjs/observable/fromEvent';
-import {auditTime, filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {auditTime} from 'rxjs/operators/auditTime';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
 import {CdkScrollable} from './scrollable';
 
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/scrolling/viewport-ruler.ts b/src/cdk/scrolling/viewport-ruler.ts
index 6e4e7cba2d6..a2e90e75ff2 100644
--- a/src/cdk/scrolling/viewport-ruler.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/scrolling/viewport-ruler.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {fromEvent} from 'rxjs/observable/fromEvent';
 import {merge} from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
-import {auditTime} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {auditTime} from 'rxjs/operators/auditTime';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs/observable/of';
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts b/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
index da27d0300ca..ec9f85ae40f 100644
--- a/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/table/table.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import {combineLatest} from 'rxjs/observable/combineLatest';
 import {CdkTableModule} from './index';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
 import {
   getTableDuplicateColumnNameError,
   getTableMissingMatchingRowDefError,
diff --git a/src/cdk/table/table.ts b/src/cdk/table/table.ts
index b2df1ea5cca..6f0301decf5 100644
--- a/src/cdk/table/table.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/table/table.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {CollectionViewer, DataSource} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import {CdkCellOutlet, CdkCellOutletRowContext, CdkHeaderRowDef, CdkRowDef} from './row';
-import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
 import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
diff --git a/src/demo-app/system-config.ts b/src/demo-app/system-config.ts
index 45452b17bfc..816b61771a3 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/system-config.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/system-config.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ System.config({
   packages: {
     // Thirdparty barrels.
     'rxjs': {main: 'index'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index'},
 
     // Set the default extension for the root package, because otherwise the demo-app can't
     // be built within the production mode. Due to missing file extensions.
diff --git a/src/e2e-app/system-config.ts b/src/e2e-app/system-config.ts
index 712bb231b4d..987755b1e8f 100644
--- a/src/e2e-app/system-config.ts
+++ b/src/e2e-app/system-config.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ System.config({
   packages: {
     // Thirdparty barrels.
     'rxjs': {main: 'index'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index'},
 
     // Set the default extension for the root package, because otherwise the demo-app can't
     // be built within the production mode. Due to missing file extensions.
diff --git a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete-trigger.ts b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete-trigger.ts
index 1b9443b48a7..e92e2dd4414 100644
--- a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete-trigger.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import {
   ScrollStrategy,
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {TemplatePortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {filter, first, switchMap, tap, delay} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
+import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators/switchMap';
+import {tap} from 'rxjs/operators/tap';
+import {delay} from 'rxjs/operators/delay';
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Directive,
diff --git a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
index fd64301d34f..ef03944435d 100644
--- a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {Direction, Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {DOWN_ARROW, ENTER, ESCAPE, SPACE, UP_ARROW, TAB} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {OverlayContainer} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
-import {map, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {ScrollDispatcher} from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
 import {
   createKeyboardEvent,
diff --git a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
index c38a31b462d..e8a4d67c8e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {SelectionModel} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import {BACKSPACE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts
index 4be8b54ba03..321e177a74c 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
   SimpleChanges,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_FORMATS, MatDateFormats} from '@angular/material/core';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {createMissingDateImplError} from './datepicker-errors';
 import {MatDatepickerIntl} from './datepicker-intl';
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
index ab355ca4108..f7b67becb27 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   ScrollStrategy,
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {ComponentPortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-ref.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-ref.ts
index 791613b681f..c169de0f8fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-ref.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-ref.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {OverlayRef, GlobalPositionStrategy} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
-import {filter, first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {DialogPosition} from './dialog-config';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.ts
index e530771c43b..8c3047a0146 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
   ScrollStrategy,
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {ComponentPortal, ComponentType, PortalInjector, TemplatePortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {startWith, filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
 import {
   ComponentRef,
diff --git a/src/lib/expansion/expansion-panel-header.ts b/src/lib/expansion/expansion-panel-header.ts
index 7722eb97dc6..05baf2b90e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/expansion/expansion-panel-header.ts
+++ b/src/lib/expansion/expansion-panel-header.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {animate, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
 import {FocusMonitor} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {ENTER, SPACE} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
diff --git a/src/lib/form-field/form-field.ts b/src/lib/form-field/form-field.ts
index 2ea2394981a..1397b95c4d6 100644
--- a/src/lib/form-field/form-field.ts
+++ b/src/lib/form-field/form-field.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 import {animate, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
-import {first, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {
   AfterContentChecked,
   AfterContentInit,
diff --git a/src/lib/icon/icon-registry.ts b/src/lib/icon/icon-registry.ts
index 1d45680a75b..6d054db8a7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/icon/icon-registry.ts
+++ b/src/lib/icon/icon-registry.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {catchError, tap, finalize, map, share} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {catchError} from 'rxjs/operators/catchError';
+import {tap} from 'rxjs/operators/tap';
+import {finalize} from 'rxjs/operators/finalize';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {share} from 'rxjs/operators/share';
 import {Injectable, Optional, SecurityContext, SkipSelf} from '@angular/core';
 import {HttpClient} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {DomSanitizer, SafeResourceUrl} from '@angular/platform-browser';
diff --git a/src/lib/icon/icon.ts b/src/lib/icon/icon.ts
index 88e20abb706..2781befbdba 100644
--- a/src/lib/icon/icon.ts
+++ b/src/lib/icon/icon.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {
   Attribute,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
index 40b6e36b2de..3c8b777aa08 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import {AnimationEvent} from '@angular/animations';
 import {FocusKeyManager} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {Direction} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {ESCAPE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {startWith, switchMap, first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
+import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators/switchMap';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
index 9e58c410fd5..cb2e4fc85b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   VerticalConnectionPos,
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {TemplatePortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
   Directive,
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index 6eaa22e7ff6..37e0ca68988 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 import {MatFormFieldModule} from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {MatSelectModule} from './index';
 import {MatSelect} from './select';
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.ts b/src/lib/select/select.ts
index 8f736ff75e8..e42a660550d 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import {
   ScrollStrategy,
   ViewportRuler,
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
-import {filter, first, map, startWith, takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
   Attribute,
diff --git a/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts b/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
index 710d17a1e2b..8497f8e5d5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sidenav/drawer.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {merge} from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
-import {filter, first, startWith, takeUntil, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter} from 'rxjs/operators/filter';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
index 256f2d2266c..cf544a10d2b 100644
--- a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   ComponentPortal,
   CdkPortalOutlet,
 } from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {AnimationCurves, AnimationDurations} from '@angular/material/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
diff --git a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.ts b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.ts
index bd7fb0fce94..f321d5026c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import {MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA, MatSnackBarConfig} from './snack-bar-config';
 import {MatSnackBarContainer} from './snack-bar-container';
 import {MatSnackBarRef} from './snack-bar-ref';
 import {BreakpointObserver, Breakpoints} from '@angular/cdk/layout';
-import {takeUntil, first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts b/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
index c24ae31ffbb..ca214c4ae73 100644
--- a/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {async, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
 import {MatTableModule} from '../table/index';
 import {
   MatSort,
diff --git a/src/lib/table/table-data-source.ts b/src/lib/table/table-data-source.ts
index 3f9d46efcda..5f60b06444a 100644
--- a/src/lib/table/table-data-source.ts
+++ b/src/lib/table/table-data-source.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import {MatPaginator} from '@angular/material/paginator';
 import {MatSort} from '@angular/material/sort';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
-import {combineLatest, map, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {combineLatest} from 'rxjs/operators/combineLatest';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators/map';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {empty} from 'rxjs/observable/empty';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
index 831db37c371..e7b3f26e391 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {Direction, Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {ENTER, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW, SPACE} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {startWith} from 'rxjs/operators/startWith';
 import {
   AfterContentChecked,
   AfterContentInit,
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.ts
index c9bd6b51441..c9eca0bda25 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import {Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
-import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators/takeUntil';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
 import {
   AfterContentInit,
diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index 243faee270b..8975731045c 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
 import {ComponentPortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators/first';
 import {ScrollDispatcher} from '@angular/cdk/scrolling';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
diff --git a/test/karma-test-shim.js b/test/karma-test-shim.js
index dea9a9ac33a..7b5c0c471e5 100644
--- a/test/karma-test-shim.js
+++ b/test/karma-test-shim.js
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ System.config({
   packages: {
     // Thirdparty barrels.
     'rxjs': {main: 'index'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index'},
 
     // Set the default extension for the root package, because otherwise the demo-app can't
     // be built within the production mode. Due to missing file extensions.
diff --git a/tools/package-tools/rollup-globals.ts b/tools/package-tools/rollup-globals.ts
index 3f1b688fd1a..c9222cbe77f 100644
--- a/tools/package-tools/rollup-globals.ts
+++ b/tools/package-tools/rollup-globals.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const rollupGlobals = {
   'rxjs/Observer': 'Rx',
   'rxjs/Subscriber': 'Rx',
   'rxjs/Scheduler': 'Rx',
+
   'rxjs/observable/combineLatest': 'Rx.Observable',
   'rxjs/observable/forkJoin': 'Rx.Observable',
   'rxjs/observable/fromEvent': 'Rx.Observable',
@@ -68,8 +69,21 @@ export const rollupGlobals = {
   'rxjs/observable/defer': 'Rx.Observable',
   'rxjs/observable/fromEventPattern': 'Rx.Observable',
   'rxjs/observable/empty': 'Rx.Observable',
-  'rxjs/operators': 'Rx.Observable',
-  'rxjs/operators/index': 'Rx.Observable',
+
+  'rxjs/operators/debounceTime': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/takeUntil': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/first': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/filter': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/map': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/tap': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/startWith': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/auditTime': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/switchMap': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/finalize': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/catchError': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/share': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/delay': 'Rx.Observable',
+  'rxjs/operators/combineLatest': 'Rx.Observable',
 
   'rxjs/add/observable/merge': 'Rx.Observable',
   'rxjs/add/observable/fromEvent': 'Rx.Observable',
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index e3fa8b441da..ee1512bb2f7 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       ["xdescribe"]
     ],
     // Disallows importing the whole RxJS library. Submodules can be still imported.
-    "import-blacklist": [true, "rxjs"],
+    "import-blacklist": [true, "rxjs", "rxjs/operators"],
     // Avoids inconsistent linebreak styles in source files. Forces developers to use LF linebreaks.
     "linebreak-style": [true, "LF"],