diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-list.spec.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
index 5d553eb865b9..3dc926178c84 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   Type,
   ViewChild,
   ViewChildren,
+  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {FormControl, FormsModule, NgForm, ReactiveFormsModule, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
@@ -1270,6 +1271,16 @@ describe('MatChipList', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should preselected chip as selected inside an OnPush component', fakeAsync(() => {
+    fixture = createComponent(PreselectedChipInsideOnPush);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    tick();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-chip').classList)
+        .toContain('mat-chip-selected', 'Expected first chip to be selected.');
+  }));
+
   function createComponent<T>(component: Type<T>, providers: Provider[] = [], animationsModule:
       Type<NoopAnimationsModule> | Type<BrowserAnimationsModule> = NoopAnimationsModule):
           ComponentFixture<T> {
@@ -1607,3 +1618,19 @@ class ChipListWithRemove {
     this.chips.splice(event.chip.value, 1);
   }
 }
+
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <mat-form-field>
+      <mat-chip-list [formControl]="control">
+        <mat-chip>Pizza</mat-chip>
+        <mat-chip>Pasta</mat-chip>
+      </mat-chip-list>
+    </mat-form-field>
+  `,
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
+})
+class PreselectedChipInsideOnPush {
+  control = new FormControl('Pizza');
+}
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip.ts b/src/material/chips/chip.ts
index 3b857e573697..527156456f2a 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   OnDestroy,
   Optional,
   Output,
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   CanColor,
@@ -235,7 +236,9 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
               @Optional() @Inject(MAT_RIPPLE_GLOBAL_OPTIONS)
               globalRippleOptions: RippleGlobalOptions | null,
               // @breaking-change 8.0.0 `animationMode` parameter to become required.
-              @Optional() @Inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE) animationMode?: string) {
+              @Optional() @Inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE) animationMode?: string,
+              // @breaking-change 9.0.0 `_changeDetectorRef` parameter to become required.
+              private _changeDetectorRef?: ChangeDetectorRef) {
     super(_elementRef);
 
     this._addHostClassName();
@@ -269,6 +272,7 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
     if (!this._selected) {
       this._selected = true;
       this._dispatchSelectionChange();
+      this._markForCheck();
     }
   }
 
@@ -277,6 +281,7 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
     if (this._selected) {
       this._selected = false;
       this._dispatchSelectionChange();
+      this._markForCheck();
     }
   }
 
@@ -285,6 +290,7 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
     if (!this._selected) {
       this._selected = true;
       this._dispatchSelectionChange(true);
+      this._markForCheck();
     }
   }
 
@@ -292,6 +298,7 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
   toggleSelected(isUserInput: boolean = false): boolean {
     this._selected = !this.selected;
     this._dispatchSelectionChange(isUserInput);
+    this._markForCheck();
     return this.selected;
   }
 
@@ -374,6 +381,13 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOption, OnDes
       selected: this._selected
     });
   }
+
+  private _markForCheck() {
+    // @breaking-change 9.0.0 Remove this method once the _changeDetectorRef is a required param.
+    if (this._changeDetectorRef) {
+      this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/chips.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/material/chips.d.ts
index 5b103368cc5e..6aa2f7715c90 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/chips.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/chips.d.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export declare class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements FocusableOptio
     readonly selectionChange: EventEmitter<MatChipSelectionChange>;
     trailingIcon: MatChipTrailingIcon;
     value: any;
-    constructor(_elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, _ngZone: NgZone, platform: Platform, globalRippleOptions: RippleGlobalOptions | null, animationMode?: string);
+    constructor(_elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, _ngZone: NgZone, platform: Platform, globalRippleOptions: RippleGlobalOptions | null, animationMode?: string, _changeDetectorRef?: ChangeDetectorRef | undefined);
     _addHostClassName(): void;
     _blur(): void;
     _handleClick(event: Event): void;