diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
index 0710122358fe2..072f5e11f8e21 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "buildTarget": "my-dir-my-app:build",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
     "serve": {
       "configurations": {
         "development": {
@@ -287,6 +290,15 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "staticFilePath": "dist/apps/my-dir/my-app/browser",
       },
     },
+    "test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
+      "options": {
+        "jestConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app/jest.config.ts",
+      },
+      "outputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/coverage/{projectRoot}",
+      ],
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -319,6 +331,9 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "testingType": "e2e",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -472,6 +487,9 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "buildTarget": "my-app:build",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
     "serve": {
       "configurations": {
         "development": {
@@ -491,6 +509,15 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "staticFilePath": "dist/apps/my-app/browser",
       },
     },
+    "test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
+      "options": {
+        "jestConfig": "apps/my-app/jest.config.ts",
+      },
+      "outputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/coverage/{projectRoot}",
+      ],
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -523,6 +550,9 @@ exports[`app --project-name-and-root-format=derived should generate correctly wh
         "testingType": "e2e",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -971,6 +1001,9 @@ exports[`app nested should create project configs 1`] = `
         "buildTarget": "my-app:build",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
     "serve": {
       "configurations": {
         "development": {
@@ -990,6 +1023,15 @@ exports[`app nested should create project configs 1`] = `
         "staticFilePath": "dist/my-dir/my-app/browser",
       },
     },
+    "test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
+      "options": {
+        "jestConfig": "my-dir/my-app/jest.config.ts",
+      },
+      "outputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/coverage/{projectRoot}",
+      ],
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -1022,6 +1064,9 @@ exports[`app nested should create project configs 2`] = `
         "testingType": "e2e",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -1088,6 +1133,9 @@ exports[`app not nested should create project configs 1`] = `
         "buildTarget": "my-app:build",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
     "serve": {
       "configurations": {
         "development": {
@@ -1107,6 +1155,15 @@ exports[`app not nested should create project configs 1`] = `
         "staticFilePath": "dist/my-app/browser",
       },
     },
+    "test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
+      "options": {
+        "jestConfig": "my-app/jest.config.ts",
+      },
+      "outputs": [
+        "{workspaceRoot}/coverage/{projectRoot}",
+      ],
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
@@ -1139,6 +1196,9 @@ exports[`app not nested should create project configs 2`] = `
         "testingType": "e2e",
       },
     },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+    },
   },
 }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 4a2f17f38c387..65304ca4e3500 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -532,12 +532,18 @@ describe('app', () => {
     describe('eslint', () => {
       it('should add lint target', async () => {
         await generateApp(appTree, 'my-app', { linter: Linter.EsLint });
-        expect(
-          readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app').targets.lint
-        ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`undefined`);
-        expect(
-          readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app-e2e').targets.lint
-        ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`undefined`);
+        expect(readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app').targets.lint)
+          .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          {
+            "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+          }
+        `);
+        expect(readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app-e2e').targets.lint)
+          .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          {
+            "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint",
+          }
+        `);
       });
 
       it('should add valid eslint JSON configuration which extends from Nx presets', async () => {
@@ -1256,7 +1262,7 @@ async function generateApp(
     unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.Jest,
     linter: Linter.EsLint,
     standalone: false,
-    addPlugin: true,
+    addPlugin: false,
     ...options,
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 75bc633e6f495..c86e4d2043b22 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
   });
   options.rootProject = appProjectRoot === '.';
   options.projectNameAndRootFormat = projectNameAndRootFormat;
-  options.addPlugin ??= process.env.NX_ADD_PLUGINS !== 'false';
+  options.addPlugin ??= process.env.NX_ADD_PLUGINS === 'true';
 
   const e2eProjectName = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectName}-e2e`;
   const e2eProjectRoot = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectRoot}-e2e`;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
index e52c98622c386..11e4843071b98 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
     standaloneComponentName: `${
       names(projectNames.projectSimpleName).className
     }Component`,
+    addPlugin: options.addPlugin ?? process.env.NX_ADD_PLUGINS === 'true',
   };
 
   const {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalized-schema.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalized-schema.ts
index 5524bc66ae996..642ace7308649 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalized-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/lib/normalized-schema.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface NormalizedSchema {
     parsedTags: string[];
     ngCliSchematicLibRoot: string;
     standaloneComponentName: string;
+    addPlugin?: boolean;
   };
   componentOptions: {
     name: string;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 49ee4808a02f1..775baa85ceb3e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       const json = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib');
       expect(json.root).toEqual('my-lib');
       expect(json.targets.build).toBeDefined();
+      expect(json.targets.test).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it('should not generate a module file and index.ts should be empty', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 871e21875d014..a2c8c95d3e52f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ async function addUnitTestRunner(
       projectRoot: options.projectRoot,
       skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson,
       strict: options.strict,
+      addPlugin: options.addPlugin,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
index 242fd8e48ef57..d6c3017a2c27a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   skipTests?: boolean;
   selector?: string;
   skipSelector?: boolean;
+  addPlugin?: boolean;
 }