diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/angular.json b/docs/generated/packages/angular.json
index a806acab003d9..a3fb7510869b8 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/angular.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/angular.json
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
             "default": false,
             "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
           },
+          "skipPostInstall": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+          },
           "unitTestRunner": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["karma", "jest", "none"],
@@ -636,6 +641,11 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "default": false,
             "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
+          },
+          "skipPostInstall": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -769,6 +779,11 @@
             "default": false,
             "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
           },
+          "skipPostInstall": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+          },
           "skipTsConfig": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "default": false,
@@ -1217,6 +1232,11 @@
             "default": false,
             "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
           },
+          "skipPostInstall": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+          },
           "unitTestRunner": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["karma", "jest", "none"],
@@ -1341,6 +1361,11 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "default": false,
             "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`. NOTE: only used if running the generator in an Nx workspace."
+          },
+          "skipPostInstall": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`. NOTE: only used if running the generator in an Nx workspace."
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
index 92c26efdfdafd..e52279ebd663c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ export interface Schema {
   host?: string;
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  skipPostInstall?: boolean;
   federationType?: 'static' | 'dynamic';
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.json
index 7cb80b17820b0..b06c8bc77dbce 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/schema.json
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
     },
+    "skipPostInstall": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+    },
     "unitTestRunner": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["karma", "jest", "none"],
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.d.ts
index 79ae9d69993ed..a4932ac3a9201 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface Schema {
   dynamic?: boolean;
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  skipPostInstall?: boolean;
   addTailwind?: boolean;
   prefix?: string;
   style?: Styles;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.json
index 5234cdf27894e..e2a6c6fdf35c1 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/schema.json
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
     },
+    "skipPostInstall": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+    },
     "unitTestRunner": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["karma", "jest", "none"],
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index cdaefe34ee29d..4eb60e6ca0a9f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('init', () => {
     expect(devDependencies['codelyzer']).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  it('should add a postinstall script for ngcc', async () => {
+  it('should add a postinstall script for ngcc by default', async () => {
     // ACT
     await init(host, {
       unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.Karma,
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ describe('init', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should not add a postinstall script for ngcc if skipPostInstall=true', async () => {
+    // ACT
+    await init(host, {
+      unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.Karma,
+      linter: Linter.EsLint,
+      skipFormat: false,
+      skipPostInstall: true,
+    });
+
+    const packageJson = readJson(host, 'package.json');
+
+    // ASSERT
+    expect(packageJson?.scripts?.postinstall).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
   describe('--unit-test-runner', () => {
     describe('karma', () => {
       it('should add karma dependencies', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 765ab78e52e04..2579309ac5949 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ export async function angularInitGenerator(
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
   setDefaults(host, options);
-  addPostInstall(host);
+
+  if (!options.skipPostInstall) {
+    addPostInstall(host);
+  }
 
   const depsTask = !options.skipPackageJson
     ? updateDependencies(host)
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Required<Schema> {
     linter: options.linter ?? Linter.EsLint,
     skipFormat: options.skipFormat ?? false,
     skipInstall: options.skipInstall ?? false,
+    skipPostInstall: options.skipPostInstall ?? false,
     skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson ?? false,
     style: options.style ?? 'css',
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner ?? UnitTestRunner.Jest,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 6564d978857c6..b093cbf6da74c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   style?: Styles;
   linter?: Exclude<Linter, Linter.TsLint>;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  skipPostInstall?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.json
index 93cdb73fd02b2..3efe479638e37 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
+    },
+    "skipPostInstall": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
index 99f51f9ae196d..83f344f3e81cf 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
   skipModule?: boolean;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  skipPostInstall?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.json
index a0add44676110..d4eab849613df 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`."
     },
+    "skipPostInstall": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`."
+    },
     "skipTsConfig": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.d.ts
index e852749c7c04a..bcf0cd5a2021a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface GeneratorOptions {
   e2eTestRunner?: E2eTestRunner;
   skipFormat?: boolean;
   skipInstall?: boolean;
+  skipPostInstall?: boolean;
   style?: Styles;
   linter?: Exclude<Linter, Linter.TsLint>;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.json
index 85405c6ea29fd..3f0e359415bd6 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/schema.json
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`. NOTE: only used if running the generator in an Nx workspace."
+    },
+    "skipPostInstall": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add or append `ngcc` to the `postinstall` script in `package.json`. NOTE: only used if running the generator in an Nx workspace."
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false