diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
index 00b9e75cc6..efa53995ab 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ import {
   url,
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
-import { addDeclarationToModule, addExportToModule } from '../utility/ast-utils';
+import {
+  addDeclarationToModule,
+  addEntryComponentToModule,
+  addExportToModule,
+} from '../utility/ast-utils';
 import { InsertChange } from '../utility/change';
 import { getWorkspace } from '../utility/config';
 import { buildRelativePath, findModuleFromOptions } from '../utility/find-module';
@@ -30,6 +34,15 @@ import { parseName } from '../utility/parse-name';
 import { validateHtmlSelector, validateName } from '../utility/validation';
 import { Schema as ComponentOptions } from './schema';
 
+function readIntoSourceFile(host: Tree, modulePath: string): ts.SourceFile {
+  const text = host.read(modulePath);
+  if (text === null) {
+    throw new SchematicsException(`File ${modulePath} does not exist.`);
+  }
+  const sourceText = text.toString('utf-8');
+
+  return ts.createSourceFile(modulePath, sourceText, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, true);
+}
 
 function addDeclarationToNgModule(options: ComponentOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
@@ -38,12 +51,7 @@ function addDeclarationToNgModule(options: ComponentOptions): Rule {
     }
 
     const modulePath = options.module;
-    const text = host.read(modulePath);
-    if (text === null) {
-      throw new SchematicsException(`File ${modulePath} does not exist.`);
-    }
-    const sourceText = text.toString('utf-8');
-    const source = ts.createSourceFile(modulePath, sourceText, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, true);
+    const source = readIntoSourceFile(host, modulePath);
 
     const componentPath = `/${options.path}/`
                           + (options.flat ? '' : strings.dasherize(options.name) + '/')
@@ -66,12 +74,7 @@ function addDeclarationToNgModule(options: ComponentOptions): Rule {
 
     if (options.export) {
       // Need to refresh the AST because we overwrote the file in the host.
-      const text = host.read(modulePath);
-      if (text === null) {
-        throw new SchematicsException(`File ${modulePath} does not exist.`);
-      }
-      const sourceText = text.toString('utf-8');
-      const source = ts.createSourceFile(modulePath, sourceText, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, true);
+      const source = readIntoSourceFile(host, modulePath);
 
       const exportRecorder = host.beginUpdate(modulePath);
       const exportChanges = addExportToModule(source, modulePath,
@@ -86,6 +89,24 @@ function addDeclarationToNgModule(options: ComponentOptions): Rule {
       host.commitUpdate(exportRecorder);
     }
 
+    if (options.entryComponent) {
+      // Need to refresh the AST because we overwrote the file in the host.
+      const source = readIntoSourceFile(host, modulePath);
+
+      const entryComponentRecorder = host.beginUpdate(modulePath);
+      const entryComponentChanges = addEntryComponentToModule(
+        source, modulePath,
+        strings.classify(`${options.name}Component`),
+        relativePath);
+
+      for (const change of entryComponentChanges) {
+        if (change instanceof InsertChange) {
+          entryComponentRecorder.insertLeft(change.pos, change.toAdd);
+        }
+      }
+      host.commitUpdate(entryComponentRecorder);
+    }
+
 
     return host;
   };
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
index eb7ce900a7..90fd99db8b 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ describe('Component Schematic', () => {
     expect(appModuleContent).toMatch(/exports: \[FooComponent\]/);
   });
 
+  it('should set the entry component', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, entryComponent: true };
+
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('component', options, appTree);
+    const appModuleContent = tree.readContent('/projects/bar/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    expect(appModuleContent).toMatch(/entryComponents: \[FooComponent\]/);
+  });
+
   it('should import into a specified module', () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, module: 'app.module.ts' };
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.d.ts
index 81c02e4ab5..cc7b8cd518 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.d.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ export interface Schema {
      * Specifies if declaring module exports the component.
      */
     export?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Specifies if the component is an entry component of declaring module.
+   */
+    entryComponent?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
index 72c180782f..b626626941 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "Specifies if declaring module exports the component."
+    },
+    "entryComponent": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Specifies if the component is an entry component of declaring module."
     }
   },
   "required": []
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
index 99640ce86a..d584ae9801 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
@@ -531,6 +531,18 @@ export function addBootstrapToModule(source: ts.SourceFile,
   return addSymbolToNgModuleMetadata(source, modulePath, 'bootstrap', classifiedName, importPath);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Custom function to insert an entryComponent into NgModule. It also imports it.
+ */
+export function addEntryComponentToModule(source: ts.SourceFile,
+                                          modulePath: string, classifiedName: string,
+                                          importPath: string): Change[] {
+  return addSymbolToNgModuleMetadata(
+    source, modulePath,
+    'entryComponents', classifiedName, importPath,
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Determine if an import already exists.
  */