diff --git a/lib/utils/templatize.js b/lib/utils/templatize.js
index 9f05135470..7cdcb8ca4a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/templatize.js
+++ b/lib/utils/templatize.js
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ function createTemplatizerClass(template, templateInfo, options) {
  */
 function addPropagateEffects(template, templateInfo, options) {
   let userForwardHostProp = options.forwardHostProp;
-  if (userForwardHostProp) {
+  const hasHostProps = templateInfo.hasHostProps ||
+    (templateInfo.hasHostProps = 
+      Boolean(templateInfo.hostProps && 
+        Object.keys(templateInfo.hostProps).length));
+  if (userForwardHostProp && hasHostProps) {
     // Provide data API and property effects on memoized template class
     let klass = templateInfo.templatizeTemplateClass;
     if (!klass) {