diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
index 1862d086f2..6e39b7d06f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function (options: NgNewOptions): Rule {
     name: options.name,
     version: options.version,
     newProjectRoot: options.newProjectRoot || 'projects',
+    strict: options.strict,
   };
   const applicationOptions: ApplicationOptions = {
     projectRoot: '',
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index_spec.ts
index fb25a4d41f..84213b78a0 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index_spec.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,16 @@ describe('Ng New Schematic', () => {
     const content = tree.readContent('/bar/angular.json');
     expect(content).toMatch(/"prefix": "pre"/);
   });
+
+  it('should set strict options in tsconfig.json', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, strict: true };
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-new', options);
+    const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('/bar/tsconfig.json'));
+
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.noImplicitAny).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.strictNullChecks).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.noImplicitThis).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.alwaysStrict).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.strictFunctionTypes).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.d.ts
index dfdc8f1082..8dc3a25db9 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.d.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ export interface Schema {
    * Skip creating spec files.
    */
   skipTests?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Configure TypeScript in strict mode.
+   */
+  strict?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
index 9a53a97e89..f4e5c313f6 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "alias": "S"
+    },
+    "strict": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Configure TypeScript in strict mode.",
+      "default": false
     }
   },
   "required": [
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json
index ef44e2862b..1162343d52 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     "lib": [
       "es2017",
       "dom"
-    ]
+    ]<% if (strict) { %>,
+    "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "noImplicitThis": true,
+    "alwaysStrict": true,
+    "strictFunctionTypes": true<% } %>
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
index 669403396c..01428e22eb 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,16 @@ describe('Workspace Schematic', () => {
     expect(pkg.dependencies['zone.js']).toEqual(latestVersions.ZoneJs);
     expect(pkg.devDependencies['typescript']).toEqual(latestVersions.TypeScript);
   });
+
+  it('should set strict options in tsconfig.json', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, strict: true };
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('workspace', options);
+    const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('/tsconfig.json'));
+
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.noImplicitAny).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.strictNullChecks).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.noImplicitThis).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.alwaysStrict).toBe(true);
+    expect(tsconfig.compilerOptions.strictFunctionTypes).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.d.ts
index 0db451ca11..c07e14ca88 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.d.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ export interface Schema {
      * The version of the Angular CLI to use.
      */
     version?: string;
+    /**
+     * Configure TypeScript in strict mode.
+     */
+    strict?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
index 81e2a50423..0bcd0991f8 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The version of the Angular CLI to use.",
       "visible": false
+    },
+    "strict": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Configure TypeScript in strict mode.",
+      "default": false
     }
   },
   "required": [