diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
index cde5e35054a2..7a9d9e8c58ab 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "target": "es5",
     "lib": [
-      "es2016"
+      "es2016",
+      "dom"
     ]
   }
 }