diff --git a/e2e/router/app/lazy/lazy.module.ts b/e2e/router/app/lazy/lazy.module.ts
index 3f622e33a..311bdbfe4 100644
--- a/e2e/router/app/lazy/lazy.module.ts
+++ b/e2e/router/app/lazy/lazy.module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NgModule, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from "@angular/core";
 import { Route } from "@angular/router";
 
-import { NativeScriptModule } from "nativescript-angular/nativescript.module";
+import { NativeScriptCommonModule } from "nativescript-angular/common";
 import { NativeScriptRouterModule } from "nativescript-angular/router";
 
 import { LazyComponent } from "./lazy.component";
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const routes: Route[] = [
 @NgModule({
     schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     imports: [
-        NativeScriptModule,
+        NativeScriptCommonModule,
         NativeScriptRouterModule,
         NativeScriptRouterModule.forChild(routes)
     ],
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/animations/animations.module.ts b/nativescript-angular/animations/animations.module.ts
index 1a33c5daf..b8965c06f 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/animations/animations.module.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/animations/animations.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgModule, Injectable, NgZone, Provider, RendererFactory2 } from "@angular/core";
+import { NgModule, Injectable, NgZone, Provider, RendererFactory2, Optional, SkipSelf } from "@angular/core";
 
 import { AnimationBuilder } from "@angular/animations";
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { NativeScriptModule } from "../nativescript.module";
 import { NativeScriptRendererFactory } from "../renderer";
 import { NativeScriptAnimationDriver } from "./animation-driver";
+import { throwIfAlreadyLoaded } from "../common/utils";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class InjectableAnimationEngine extends AnimationEngine {
@@ -55,4 +56,8 @@ export const NATIVESCRIPT_ANIMATIONS_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
     providers: NATIVESCRIPT_ANIMATIONS_PROVIDERS,
 })
 export class NativeScriptAnimationsModule {
+    constructor(@Optional() @SkipSelf() parentModule: NativeScriptAnimationsModule) {
+        // Prevents NativeScriptAnimationsModule from getting imported multiple times
+        throwIfAlreadyLoaded(parentModule, "NativeScriptAnimationsModule");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts b/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d00c6f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function throwIfAlreadyLoaded(
+    parentModule: any,
+    moduleName: string,
+) {
+    if ( parentModule ) {
+        throw new Error(`${moduleName} has already been loaded. Import ${moduleName} in the AppModule only.`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts b/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
index 305890ab4..311c82227 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ import {
     NgModule,
     RendererFactory2,
     SystemJsNgModuleLoader,
+    Optional,
+    SkipSelf,
 } from "@angular/core";
 
 import { NativeScriptCommonModule } from "./common";
 import { NativeScriptRendererFactory } from "./renderer";
 import { DetachedLoader } from "./common/detached-loader";
+import { throwIfAlreadyLoaded } from "./common/utils";
 
 export function errorHandlerFactory() {
     return new ErrorHandler();
@@ -49,4 +52,8 @@ export function errorHandlerFactory() {
     schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
 })
 export class NativeScriptModule {
+    constructor(@Optional() @SkipSelf() parentModule: NativeScriptModule) {
+        // Prevents NativeScriptModule from getting imported multiple times
+        throwIfAlreadyLoaded(parentModule, "NativeScriptModule");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/app/lazy-loaded.module.ts b/tests/app/lazy-loaded.module.ts
index 13ac24300..601f1f79f 100644
--- a/tests/app/lazy-loaded.module.ts
+++ b/tests/app/lazy-loaded.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
-import { NativeScriptModule } from "nativescript-angular/nativescript.module";
+import { NativeScriptCommonModule } from "nativescript-angular/common";
 import { NativeScriptRouterModule } from "nativescript-angular/router";
 import { ModalDialogParams } from "nativescript-angular/directives/dialogs";
 import { Page } from "ui/page";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class ModalLazyComponent {
     ],
     entryComponents: [ModalLazyComponent], // when lazily loaded and opened via modal on demand
     imports: [
-        NativeScriptModule,
+        NativeScriptCommonModule,
         NativeScriptRouterModule,
         NativeScriptRouterModule.forChild(routes)
     ],