diff --git a/src/templatesUsePublicRule.ts b/src/templatesUsePublicRule.ts
index 8ec0719d7..b5710c607 100644
--- a/src/templatesUsePublicRule.ts
+++ b/src/templatesUsePublicRule.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import {stringDistance} from './util/utils';
-import {getDeclaredProperties, getDeclaredMethods} from './util/classDeclarationUtils';
+import {getClassMembers} from './util/classDeclarationUtils';
 import {Ng2Walker} from './angular/ng2Walker';
 import {RecursiveAngularExpressionVisitor} from './angular/templates/recursiveAngularExpressionVisitor';
 import * as e from '@angular/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast';
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class SymbolAccessValidator extends RecursiveAngularExpressionVisitor {
       }
       ast = <e.PropertyRead>receiver;
     }
-    const allMembers = getDeclaredMethods(this.context.controller).concat(getDeclaredProperties(this.context.controller));
+    const allMembers = getClassMembers(this.context.controller, this.languageService.getProgram().getTypeChecker())
+      .map(s => s.declarations[0]);
     const member = allMembers.filter((m: any) => m.name && m.name.text === ast.name).pop();
     if (member) {
       let isPublic = !member.modifiers || !member.modifiers
@@ -73,14 +74,16 @@ class SymbolAccessValidator extends RecursiveAngularExpressionVisitor {
   }
 }
 
-export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.TypedRule {
   static FAILURE: string = 'The %s "%s" that you\'re trying to access does not exist in the class declaration.';
 
-  public apply(sourceFile:ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+  public applyWithProgram(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile, languageService: ts.LanguageService): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+    const sf = languageService.getProgram().getSourceFiles().filter(sf => sf.fileName === sourceFile.fileName).pop();
     return this.applyWithWalker(
-        new Ng2Walker(sourceFile,
+        new Ng2Walker(sf,
             this.getOptions(), {
-              expressionVisitorCtrl: SymbolAccessValidator
+              expressionVisitorCtrl: SymbolAccessValidator,
+              languageService
             }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/templatesUsePublicRule.spec.ts b/test/templatesUsePublicRule.spec.ts
index 86d339b0c..e53cc83f4 100644
--- a/test/templatesUsePublicRule.spec.ts
+++ b/test/templatesUsePublicRule.spec.ts
@@ -223,4 +223,44 @@ describe('templates-use-public', () => {
         assertSuccess('templates-use-public', source);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('inheritance', () => {
+    it('should support inheritance chain', () => {
+      let source = `
+        class Base {
+          readonly foo: any;
+        }
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'foobar',
+          template: '<div>{{ foo }}</div>
+        })
+        class Test extends Base {}`;
+        assertSuccess('templates-use-public', source);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail in case of protected inherited property', () => {
+      let source = `
+        class Base {
+          readonly protected foo: any;
+        }
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'foobar',
+          template: '<div>{{ foo }}</div>
+        })
+        class Test extends Base {}`;
+        assertFailure('templates-use-public', source, {
+          message: 'You can bind only to public class members.',
+          startPosition: {
+            line: 7,
+            character: 29
+          },
+          endPosition: {
+            line: 7,
+            character: 32
+          }
+       });
+    });
+  });
 });