diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/application-code-bundle.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/application-code-bundle.ts
index 3a54023b4c69..fa81c7ffed0d 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/application-code-bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/application-code-bundle.ts
@@ -308,6 +308,23 @@ export function createServerCodeBundleOptions(
 
   polyfills.push(`import '@angular/platform-server/init';`);
 
+  // Add Angular's global locale data if i18n options are present.
+  let needLocaleDataPlugin = false;
+  if (options.i18nOptions.shouldInline) {
+    // Add locale data for all active locales
+    for (const locale of options.i18nOptions.inlineLocales) {
+      polyfills.unshift(`import 'angular:locale/data:${locale}';`);
+    }
+    needLocaleDataPlugin = true;
+  } else if (options.i18nOptions.hasDefinedSourceLocale) {
+    // When not inlining and a source local is present, use the source locale data directly
+    polyfills.unshift(`import 'angular:locale/data:${options.i18nOptions.sourceLocale}';`);
+    needLocaleDataPlugin = true;
+  }
+  if (needLocaleDataPlugin) {
+    buildOptions.plugins.push(createAngularLocaleDataPlugin());
+  }
+
   buildOptions.plugins.push(
     createVirtualModulePlugin({
       namespace: mainServerNamespace,
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-ssr.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-ssr.ts
index e17732a1e1dc..1977c2e3eae1 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-ssr.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-ssr.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { getGlobalVariable } from '../../utils/env';
-import { copyFile, expectFileToMatch, replaceInFile, writeFile } from '../../utils/fs';
 import { installWorkspacePackages, uninstallPackage } from '../../utils/packages';
 import { ng } from '../../utils/process';
 import { updateJsonFile, useSha } from '../../utils/project';
-import { readNgVersion } from '../../utils/version';
-
-const snapshots = require('../../ng-snapshot/package.json');
+import { langTranslations, setupI18nConfig } from './setup';
+import { expectFileToMatch } from '../../utils/fs';
 
 export default async function () {
   const useWebpackBuilder = !getGlobalVariable('argv')['esbuild'];
@@ -15,12 +13,28 @@ export default async function () {
     return;
   }
 
-  const isSnapshotBuild = getGlobalVariable('argv')['ng-snapshots'];
-  await updateJsonFile('package.json', (packageJson) => {
-    const dependencies = packageJson['dependencies'];
-    dependencies['@angular/localize'] = isSnapshotBuild
-      ? snapshots.dependencies['@angular/localize']
-      : readNgVersion();
+  // Setup i18n tests and config.
+  await setupI18nConfig();
+
+  // Update angular.json
+  await updateJsonFile('angular.json', (workspaceJson) => {
+    const appProject = workspaceJson.projects['test-project'];
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    const i18n: Record<string, any> = appProject.i18n;
+
+    i18n.sourceLocale = {
+      baseHref: '',
+    };
+
+    i18n.locales['fr'] = {
+      translation: i18n.locales['fr'],
+      baseHref: '',
+    };
+
+    i18n.locales['de'] = {
+      translation: i18n.locales['de'],
+      baseHref: '',
+    };
   });
 
   // forcibly remove in case another test doesn't clean itself up
@@ -31,65 +45,12 @@ export default async function () {
   await useSha();
   await installWorkspacePackages();
 
-  // Set configurations for each locale.
-  const langTranslations = [
-    { lang: 'en-US', translation: 'Hello i18n!' },
-    { lang: 'fr', translation: 'Bonjour i18n!' },
-  ];
-
-  await updateJsonFile('angular.json', (workspaceJson) => {
-    const appProject = workspaceJson.projects['test-project'];
-    const appArchitect = appProject.architect || appProject.targets;
-    const buildOptions = appArchitect['build'].options;
-
-    // Enable localization for all locales
-    buildOptions.localize = true;
-
-    // Add locale definitions to the project
-    const i18n: Record<string, any> = (appProject.i18n = { locales: {} });
-    for (const { lang } of langTranslations) {
-      if (lang == 'en-US') {
-        i18n.sourceLocale = lang;
-      } else {
-        i18n.locales[lang] = `src/locale/messages.${lang}.xlf`;
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Add a translatable element
-  // Extraction of i18n only works on browser targets.
-  // Let's add the same translation that there is in the app-shell
-  await writeFile(
-    'src/app/app.component.html',
-    '<h1 i18n="An introduction header for this sample">Hello i18n!</h1>',
-  );
-
-  // Extract the translation messages and copy them for each language.
-  await ng('extract-i18n', '--output-path=src/locale');
-  await expectFileToMatch('src/locale/messages.xlf', `source-language="en-US"`);
-  await expectFileToMatch('src/locale/messages.xlf', `An introduction header for this sample`);
-
-  for (const { lang, translation } of langTranslations) {
-    if (lang != 'en-US') {
-      await copyFile('src/locale/messages.xlf', `src/locale/messages.${lang}.xlf`);
-      await replaceInFile(
-        `src/locale/messages.${lang}.xlf`,
-        'source-language="en-US"',
-        `source-language="en-US" target-language="${lang}"`,
-      );
-      await replaceInFile(
-        `src/locale/messages.${lang}.xlf`,
-        '<source>Hello i18n!</source>',
-        `<source>Hello i18n!</source>\n<target>${translation}</target>`,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   // Build each locale and verify the output.
   await ng('build', '--output-hashing=none');
 
   for (const { lang, translation } of langTranslations) {
     let foundTranslation = false;
+    let foundLocaleData = false;
 
     // The translation may be in any of the lazy-loaded generated chunks
     for (const entry of readdirSync(`dist/test-project/server/${lang}/`)) {
@@ -98,8 +59,13 @@ export default async function () {
       }
 
       const contents = readFileSync(`dist/test-project/server/${lang}/${entry}`, 'utf-8');
-      foundTranslation ||= contents.includes(translation);
-      if (foundTranslation) {
+
+      // Check for translated content
+      foundTranslation ||= contents.includes(translation.helloPartial);
+      // Check for the locale data month name to be present
+      foundLocaleData ||= contents.includes(translation.date);
+
+      if (foundTranslation && foundLocaleData) {
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -107,5 +73,9 @@ export default async function () {
     if (!foundTranslation) {
       throw new Error(`Translation not found in 'dist/test-project/server/${lang}/'`);
     }
+
+    if (!foundLocaleData) {
+      throw new Error(`Locale data not found in 'dist/test-project/server/${lang}/'`);
+    }
   }
 }