diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/index.ts
index 9bef3051793d2..0d02f66371022 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/index.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function addChildren(schema: NormalizedSchema): Rule {
 export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
   return wrapIntoFormat(() => {
     const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
-    const moduleFileName = `${toFileName(options.name)}.module`;
+    const moduleFileName = `${options.moduleName}.module`;
     const modulePath = `${options.fullPath}/${moduleFileName}.ts`;
     const indexFile = `libs/${toFileName(options.fullName)}/index.ts`;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
       url(options.nomodule ? './files' : './ngfiles'),
       [
         template({
-          ...names(options.name),
+          ...names(options.moduleName),
           dot: '.',
           tmpl: '',
           ...(options as object)
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): NormalizedSchema {
   const fullName = options.directory
     ? `${toFileName(options.directory)}/${name}`
     : name;
+  const moduleName = options.moduleName
+    ? toFileName(options.moduleName)
+    : toFileName(options.name);
   const fullPath = `libs/${fullName}/src`;
-  return { ...options, sourceDir: 'src', name, fullName, fullPath };
+  return { ...options, sourceDir: 'src', name, fullName, fullPath, moduleName };
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/lib.spec.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/lib.spec.ts
index efc5a81bf6059..6935f20624fb5 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/lib.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/lib.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       ]);
     });
 
-    it('should generate files', () => {
+    it('should generate files when nomodule = true', () => {
       const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic(
         'lib',
         { name: 'myLib', nomodule: true },
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         getFileContent(tree, 'libs/my-lib/src/my-lib.module.ts')
       ).toContain('class MyLibModule');
     });
+
+    it('should generate files when moduleName is set', () => {
+      const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic(
+        'lib',
+        { name: 'myLib', moduleName: 'other' },
+        appTree
+      );
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/other.module.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/other.module.spec.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(getFileContent(tree, 'libs/my-lib/src/other.module.ts')).toContain(
+        'class OtherModule'
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('nested', () => {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.d.ts
index 34f47890684f3..37c0ab1a70bab 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
+  moduleName: string;
   directory?: string;
   sourceDir?: string;
   nomodule: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.json b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.json
index 50f7e95cccb18..c680806666d0c 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/lib/schema.json
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
       "type": "string",
       "description": "A directory where the app is placed"
     },
+    "moduleName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "A module name"
+    },
     "nomodule": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,