diff --git a/packages/@angular-cli/ast-tools/src/ast-utils.ts b/packages/@angular-cli/ast-tools/src/ast-utils.ts
index 6d79d1ab8111..c3ba6f37152b 100644
--- a/packages/@angular-cli/ast-tools/src/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular-cli/ast-tools/src/ast-utils.ts
@@ -277,3 +277,11 @@ export function addProviderToModule(modulePath: string, classifiedName: string,
   return _addSymbolToNgModuleMetadata(modulePath, 'providers', classifiedName, importPath);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Custom function to insert an export into NgModule. It also imports it.
+ */
+export function addExportToModule(modulePath: string, classifiedName: string,
+                                    importPath: string): Promise<Change> {
+  return _addSymbolToNgModuleMetadata(modulePath, 'exports', classifiedName, importPath);
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/index.js b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/index.js
index f5f37d645d96..60abb7f238a0 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/index.js
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/component/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports = {
     { name: 'view-encapsulation', type: String, aliases: ['ve'] },
     { name: 'change-detection', type: String, aliases: ['cd'] },
     { name: 'skip-import', type: Boolean, default: false },
-    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] }
+    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] },
+    { name: 'export', type: Boolean, default: false }
   ],
 
   beforeInstall: function(options) {
@@ -161,7 +162,14 @@ module.exports = {
     if (!options.skipImport) {
       returns.push(
         astUtils.addDeclarationToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
-          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost)));
+          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost))
+          .then((result) => {
+            if (options.export) {
+              return astUtils.addExportToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
+                .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost));
+            }
+            return result;
+          }));
       this._writeStatusToUI(chalk.yellow, 'update', path.relative(this.project.root, this.pathToModule));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/directive/index.js b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/directive/index.js
index dd5731be0f3a..aee282a2435b 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/directive/index.js
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/directive/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ module.exports = {
     { name: 'prefix', type: String, default: null },
     { name: 'spec', type: Boolean },
     { name: 'skip-import', type: Boolean, default: false },
-    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] }
+    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] },
+    { name: 'export', type: Boolean, default: false }
   ],
 
   beforeInstall: function(options) {
@@ -113,7 +114,14 @@ module.exports = {
     if (!options.skipImport) {
       returns.push(
         astUtils.addDeclarationToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
-          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost)));
+          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost))
+          .then((result) => {
+            if (options.export) {
+              return astUtils.addExportToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
+                .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost));
+            }
+            return result;
+          }));
       this._writeStatusToUI(chalk.yellow, 'update', path.relative(this.project.root, this.pathToModule));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/pipe/index.js b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/pipe/index.js
index 10bf9fb02d3b..e7555f52e31b 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/pipe/index.js
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/pipe/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ module.exports = {
     { name: 'flat', type: Boolean, default: true },
     { name: 'spec', type: Boolean },
     { name: 'skip-import', type: Boolean, default: false },
-    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] }
+    { name: 'module', type: String, aliases: ['m'] },
+    { name: 'export', type: Boolean, default: false }
   ],
 
   beforeInstall: function(options) {
@@ -98,7 +99,14 @@ module.exports = {
     if (!options.skipImport) {
       returns.push(
         astUtils.addDeclarationToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
-          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost)));
+          .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost))
+          .then((result) => {
+            if (options.export) {
+              return astUtils.addExportToModule(this.pathToModule, className, importPath)
+                .then(change => change.apply(NodeHost));
+            }
+            return result;
+          }));
       this._writeStatusToUI(chalk.yellow, 'update', path.relative(this.project.root, this.pathToModule));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/utilities/ast-utils.ts b/packages/angular-cli/utilities/ast-utils.ts
index 6adbe798d071..0a8a6b0be3fe 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/utilities/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/utilities/ast-utils.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export {
   getContentOfKeyLiteral,
   getDecoratorMetadata,
   addDeclarationToModule,
-  addProviderToModule
+  addProviderToModule,
+  addExportToModule
 } from '@angular-cli/ast-tools';
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/component/component-module-export.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/component/component-module-export.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77d0862ec4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/component/component-module-export.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {join} from 'path';
+import {ng} from '../../../utils/process';
+import {expectFileToMatch} from '../../../utils/fs';
+
+
+export default function() {
+  const modulePath = join('src', 'app', 'app.module.ts');
+
+  return ng('generate', 'component', 'test-component', '--export')
+    .then(() => expectFileToMatch(modulePath, 'exports: [TestComponentComponent]'))
+
+    // Try to run the unit tests.
+    .then(() => ng('test', '--single-run'));
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/directive/directive-module-export.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/directive/directive-module-export.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7940cf466a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/directive/directive-module-export.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {join} from 'path';
+import {ng} from '../../../utils/process';
+import {expectFileToMatch} from '../../../utils/fs';
+
+
+export default function() {
+  const modulePath = join('src', 'app', 'app.module.ts');
+
+  return ng('generate', 'directive', 'test-directive', '--export')
+    .then(() => expectFileToMatch(modulePath, 'exports: [TestDirectiveDirective]'))
+
+    // Try to run the unit tests.
+    .then(() => ng('test', '--single-run'));
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/pipe/pipe-module-export.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/pipe/pipe-module-export.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae0c1348dfbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/pipe/pipe-module-export.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {join} from 'path';
+import {ng} from '../../../utils/process';
+import {expectFileToMatch} from '../../../utils/fs';
+
+
+export default function() {
+  const modulePath = join('src', 'app', 'app.module.ts');
+
+  return ng('generate', 'pipe', 'test-pipe', '--export')
+    .then(() => expectFileToMatch(modulePath, 'exports: [TestPipePipe]'))
+
+    // Try to run the unit tests.
+    .then(() => ng('test', '--single-run'));
+}