diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json b/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
index 3ba988cb8f08..658f4d2c1b01 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@
             "namedChunks": {
               "description": "Use file name for lazy loaded chunks.",
               "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "includeNodeGlobal": {
+              "description": "Include node global for browser applications.",
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": false
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/build-options.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/build-options.ts
index ff605bb56dc0..224b98d4fd8f 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/build-options.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/build-options.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface BuildOptions {
   showCircularDependencies?: boolean;
   buildOptimizer?: boolean;
   namedChunks?: boolean;
+  includeNodeGlobal?: boolean;
   subresourceIntegrity?: boolean;
   forceTsCommonjs?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/browser.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/browser.ts
index 5be79694ac31..0d8aed555125 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/browser.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function getBrowserConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
     ].concat(extraPlugins),
     node: {
       fs: 'empty',
-      global: false,
+      global: !!buildOptions.includeNodeGlobal,
       crypto: 'empty',
       tls: 'empty',
       net: 'empty',