diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index db5c1288f90e03..6fa442bf3a736d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import type { Schema } from './schema';
-
+import * as devkit from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import {
-  readJson,
-  updateJson,
   NxJsonConfiguration,
-  readProjectConfiguration,
   parseJson,
+  readJson,
+  readProjectConfiguration,
+  updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import type { Schema } from './schema';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
 import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
 
 import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 import { applicationGenerator } from './application';
 
-import * as devkit from '@nrwl/devkit';
-
 describe('app', () => {
   let appTree: Tree;
 
@@ -366,6 +364,38 @@ describe('app', () => {
         `);
       });
 
+      it('should add a lint target when e2e test runner is protractor', async () => {
+        await generateApp(appTree, 'myApp', {
+          linter: Linter.EsLint,
+          e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner.Protractor,
+        });
+        const workspaceJson = readJson(appTree, 'workspace.json');
+        expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint)
+          .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "builder": "@nrwl/linter:eslint",
+            "options": Object {
+              "lintFilePatterns": Array [
+                "apps/my-app/src/**/*.ts",
+                "apps/my-app/src/**/*.html",
+              ],
+            },
+          }
+        `);
+        expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/.eslintrc.json')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app-e2e'].architect.lint)
+          .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "builder": "@nrwl/linter:eslint",
+            "options": Object {
+              "lintFilePatterns": Array [
+                "apps/my-app-e2e/**/*.ts",
+              ],
+            },
+          }
+        `);
+      });
+
       it('should add valid eslint JSON configuration which extends from Nx presets', async () => {
         await generateApp(appTree, 'myApp', { linter: Linter.EsLint });
 
@@ -426,6 +456,21 @@ describe('app', () => {
         await generateApp(appTree, 'myApp', { linter: Linter.None });
         const workspaceJson = readJson(appTree, 'workspace.json');
         expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(
+          workspaceJson.projects['my-app-e2e'].architect.lint
+        ).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+
+      it('should not add an architect target for lint when e2e test runner is protractor', async () => {
+        await generateApp(appTree, 'myApp', {
+          linter: Linter.None,
+          e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner.Protractor,
+        });
+        const workspaceJson = readJson(appTree, 'workspace.json');
+        expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(
+          workspaceJson.projects['my-app-e2e'].architect.lint
+        ).toBeUndefined();
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/add-e2e.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/add-e2e.ts
index 41d9c22895a06b..510a089d76b39c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/add-e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/add-e2e.ts
@@ -9,29 +9,31 @@ import { addProtractor } from './add-protractor';
 import { removeScaffoldedE2e } from './remove-scaffolded-e2e';
 import { updateE2eProject } from './update-e2e-project';
 import { convertToNxProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
+import { joinPathFragments } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
 /**
  * Add E2E Config
  *
- * @param host Nx Devkit Virtual Tree
+ * @param tree Nx Devkit Virtual Tree
  * @param options Normalized Schema
  * @param e2eProjectRoot Raw E2E Project Root that Angular tries to write to
  *
  * @returns Function to run to add Cypres config after intial app files have been moved to correct location
  */
 export async function addE2e(
-  host: Tree,
+  tree: Tree,
   options: NormalizedSchema,
   e2eProjectRoot: string
 ) {
   if (options.e2eTestRunner === E2eTestRunner.Protractor) {
-    await addProtractor(host, options);
+    await addProtractor(tree, options);
   } else {
-    removeScaffoldedE2e(host, options, e2eProjectRoot);
+    removeScaffoldedE2e(tree, options, e2eProjectRoot);
   }
 
   if (options.e2eTestRunner === 'cypress') {
-    await cypressProjectGenerator(host, {
+    await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
       name: options.e2eProjectName,
       directory: options.directory,
       project: options.name,
@@ -42,11 +44,21 @@ export async function addE2e(
   }
 
   if (options.e2eTestRunner === E2eTestRunner.Protractor) {
-    updateE2eProject(host, options);
+    updateE2eProject(tree, options);
     if (options.standaloneConfig) {
-      convertToNxProjectGenerator(host, {
+      convertToNxProjectGenerator(tree, {
         project: `${options.e2eProjectName}`,
       });
     }
+    if (options.linter === Linter.EsLint) {
+      await lintProjectGenerator(tree, {
+        project: options.e2eProjectName,
+        linter: options.linter,
+        eslintFilePatterns: [
+          joinPathFragments(options.e2eProjectRoot, '**/*.ts'),
+        ],
+        skipFormat: true,
+      });
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/update-e2e-project.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/update-e2e-project.ts
index 4c18e96358ab05..ae1653a3899a5c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/update-e2e-project.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/update-e2e-project.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import type { ProjectConfiguration, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import type { NormalizedSchema } from './normalized-schema';
-
 import {
-  offsetFromRoot,
-  updateJson,
   addProjectConfiguration,
+  offsetFromRoot,
   readProjectConfiguration,
+  updateJson,
   updateProjectConfiguration,
-  ProjectType,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
+import type { NormalizedSchema } from './normalized-schema';
 
 export function updateE2eProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   const spec = `${options.e2eProjectRoot}/src/app.e2e-spec.ts`;
@@ -32,15 +29,6 @@ export function updateE2eProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
     projectType: 'application',
     targets: {
       e2e: proj.targets.e2e,
-      lint:
-        options.linter === Linter.None
-          ? undefined
-          : {
-              executor: '@nrwl/linter:eslint',
-              options: {
-                lintFilePatterns: [`${options.e2eProjectRoot}/**/*.ts`],
-              },
-            },
     },
   };
   project.targets.e2e.options.protractorConfig = `${options.e2eProjectRoot}/protractor.conf.js`;