diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
index 1f5ea0d0d526..796ce42cd498 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export interface CliConfig {
          */
         environments?: {
             [name: string]: any;
+        /**
+         * Webpack target config.
+         */
+        target?: string;
         };
     }[];
     /**
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
index 2334acd76427..7cbbca28e0dc 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
             "description": "Name and corresponding file for environment config.",
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": true
+          },
+          "target": {
+            "description": "Webpack target config.",
+            "type": "string"
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts b/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
index d44226a798bf..58e324a6bce1 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function getWebpackCommonConfig(
   const appRoot = path.resolve(projectRoot, appConfig.root);
   const appMain = path.resolve(appRoot, appConfig.main);
   const nodeModules = path.resolve(projectRoot, 'node_modules');
+  const target = appConfig.target || 'web';
 
   let extraPlugins: any[] = [];
   let extraRules: any[] = [];
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export function getWebpackCommonConfig(
         },
       })
     ].concat(extraPlugins),
+    target: target,
     node: {
       fs: 'empty',
       global: true,