diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/angular/generators/component.json b/docs/generated/packages/angular/generators/component.json
index be266a909d550..4811775a85849 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/angular/generators/component.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/angular/generators/component.json
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
         "default": false,
         "x-priority": "important"
       },
+      "exportDefault": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Use default export for the component instead of a named export."
+      },
       "skipFormat": {
         "description": "Skip formatting files.",
         "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.spec.ts
index 144a6c93199de..f3311f0fca0a3 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.spec.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ describe('component Generator', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should export the component as default when exportDefault is true', async () => {
+    const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({});
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'lib1', {
+      projectType: 'library',
+      sourceRoot: 'libs/lib1/src',
+      root: 'libs/lib1',
+    });
+    tree.write('libs/lib1/src/index.ts', '');
+
+    await componentGenerator(tree, {
+      path: 'libs/lib1/src/lib/example/example',
+      exportDefault: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      tree.read('libs/lib1/src/lib/example/example.component.ts', 'utf-8')
+    ).toContain('export default class ExampleComponent {}');
+  });
+
   it('should not generate test file when --skip-tests=true', async () => {
     // ARRANGE
     const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({ layout: 'apps-libs' });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
index e4a720d889411..e6fac9df0c281 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export async function componentGenerator(tree: Tree, rawOptions: Schema) {
       name: options.name,
       fileName: options.fileName,
       symbolName: options.symbolName,
+      exportDefault: options.exportDefault,
       style: options.style,
       inlineStyle: options.inlineStyle,
       inlineTemplate: options.inlineTemplate,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/files/__fileName__.ts__tpl__ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/files/__fileName__.ts__tpl__
index b165d4c2d5090..a634911867036 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/files/__fileName__.ts__tpl__
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/files/__fileName__.ts__tpl__
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';<% } %>
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.<%= viewEncapsulation %><% } if (changeDetection !== 'Default') { %>,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.<%= changeDetection %><% } %>
 })
-export class <%= symbolName %> {}
+export <% if (exportDefault) {%>default <%}%>class <%= symbolName %> {}
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.d.ts
index 9715b06394431..3bf698fe10157 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface Schema {
   module?: string;
   skipSelector?: boolean;
   export?: boolean;
+  exportDefault?: boolean;
   prefix?: string;
   skipFormat?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.json
index a66a47c47870e..dc69cfb28acd5 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/schema.json
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "x-priority": "important"
     },
+    "exportDefault": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Use default export for the component instead of a named export."
+    },
     "skipFormat": {
       "description": "Skip formatting files.",
       "type": "boolean",