diff --git a/src/lib/input/input.spec.ts b/src/lib/input/input.spec.ts
index a74de097c75..8b384c3a7d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/input/input.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/input/input.spec.ts
@@ -1130,6 +1130,21 @@ describe('MatInput with forms', () => {
     expect(el).not.toBeNull();
     expect(el.classList.contains('mat-form-field-empty')).toBe(false);
   }));
+
+  it('should update when the form field value is patched without emitting', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MatInputWithFormControl);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const el = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('label')).nativeElement;
+
+    expect(el.classList).toContain('mat-form-field-empty');
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.formControl.patchValue('value', {emitEvent: false});
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(el.classList).not.toContain('mat-form-field-empty');
+  }));
+
 });
 
 @Component({
@@ -1183,7 +1198,10 @@ class MatInputPlaceholderElementTestComponent {
 }
 
 @Component({
-  template: `<mat-form-field><input matInput [formControl]="formControl"></mat-form-field>`
+  template: `
+    <mat-form-field>
+      <input matInput placeholder="Hello" [formControl]="formControl">
+    </mat-form-field>`
 })
 class MatInputWithFormControl {
   formControl = new FormControl();
diff --git a/src/lib/input/input.ts b/src/lib/input/input.ts
index f2c93ca23e0..e5a518a2724 100644
--- a/src/lib/input/input.ts
+++ b/src/lib/input/input.ts
@@ -229,11 +229,12 @@ export class MatInput extends _MatInputMixinBase implements MatFormFieldControl<
       // error triggers that we can't subscribe to (e.g. parent form submissions). This means
       // that whatever logic is in here has to be super lean or we risk destroying the performance.
       this.updateErrorState();
-    } else {
-      // When the input isn't used together with `@angular/forms`, we need to check manually for
-      // changes to the native `value` property in order to update the floating label.
-      this._dirtyCheckNativeValue();
     }
+
+    // We need to dirty-check the native element's value, because there are some cases where
+    // we won't be notified when it changes (e.g. the consumer isn't using forms or they're
+    // updating the value using `emitEvent: false`).
+    this._dirtyCheckNativeValue();
   }
 
   focus() { this._elementRef.nativeElement.focus(); }