diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/build-browser-features.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/build-browser-features.ts
index 8a06094d6988..f2c31e6571fd 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/build-browser-features.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/build-browser-features.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ export class BuildBrowserFeatures {
   readonly supportedBrowsers: string[];
 
   constructor(private projectRoot: string) {
+    // By default, browserslist defaults are too inclusive
+    // https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist/blob/83764ea81ffaa39111c204b02c371afa44a4ff07/index.js#L516-L522
+
+    // We change the default query to browsers that Angular support.
+    // https://angular.io/guide/browser-support
+    browserslist.defaults = [
+      'last 1 Chrome version',
+      'last 1 Firefox version',
+      'last 2 Edge major versions',
+      'last 2 Safari major versions',
+      'last 2 iOS major versions',
+      'Firefox ESR',
+    ];
+
     this.supportedBrowsers = browserslist(undefined, { path: this.projectRoot });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/.browserslistrc.template b/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/.browserslistrc.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f9ac26980c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/.browserslistrc.template
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This file is used by the build system to adjust CSS and JS output to support the specified browsers below.
+# For additional information regarding the format and rule options, please see:
+# https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist#queries
+
+# For the full list of supported browsers by the Angular framework, please see:
+# https://angular.io/guide/browser-support
+
+# You can see what browsers were selected by your queries by running:
+#   npx browserslist
+
+last 1 Chrome version
+last 1 Firefox version
+last 2 Edge major versions
+last 2 Safari major versions
+last 2 iOS major versions
+Firefox ESR