diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/browser-esbuild/stylesheets.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/browser-esbuild/stylesheets.ts
index c4390e80fcfd..c1add3f73418 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/browser-esbuild/stylesheets.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/browser-esbuild/stylesheets.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ export function createStylesheetBundleOptions(
     plugins: [
       createSassPlugin({
         sourcemap: !!options.sourcemap,
-        loadPaths: options.includePaths,
+        // Ensure Sass load paths are absolute based on the workspace root
+        loadPaths: options.includePaths?.map((includePath) =>
+          path.resolve(options.workspaceRoot, includePath),
+        ),
         inlineComponentData,
       }),
       createCssResourcePlugin(),