diff --git a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/files/entity-metadata.ts.template b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/files/entity-metadata.ts.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c35e88e682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/files/entity-metadata.ts.template
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { EntityMetadataMap, EntityDataModuleConfig } from '@ngrx/data';
+
+const entityMetadata: EntityMetadataMap = {};
+
+const pluralNames = {  };
+
+export const entityConfig: EntityDataModuleConfig = {
+  entityMetadata,
+  pluralNames
+};
diff --git a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.spec.ts b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.spec.ts
index 5495b9da57..cd4407615c 100644
--- a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.spec.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,45 @@ describe('Data ng-add Schematic', () => {
     expect(thrownError).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  it('should add entity-metadata config to EntityDataModule', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, effects: false, entityConfig: true };
+
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
+    const content = tree.readContent(`${projectPath}/src/app/app.module.ts`);
+    expect(content).toMatch(
+      /import { entityConfig } from '.\/entity-metadata'/
+    );
+    expect(content).toMatch(
+      /EntityDataModuleWithoutEffects.forRoot\(entityConfig\)/
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should add entity-metadata config file', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, entityConfig: true };
+
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
+    expect(
+      tree.files.indexOf(`${projectPath}/src/app/entity-metadata.ts`)
+    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should add entity-metadata config to EntityDataModule', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, entityConfig: true };
+
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
+    const content = tree.readContent(`${projectPath}/src/app/app.module.ts`);
+    expect(content).toMatch(
+      /import { entityConfig } from '.\/entity-metadata'/
+    );
+    expect(content).toMatch(/EntityDataModule.forRoot\(entityConfig\)/);
+  });
+
   it('should import EntityDataModuleWithoutEffects into a specified module', () => {
     const options = {
       ...defaultOptions,
       module: 'app.module.ts',
       effects: false,
+      entityConfig: false,
     };
 
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
@@ -83,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Data ng-add Schematic', () => {
   });
 
   it('should register EntityDataModule in the provided module', () => {
-    const options = { ...defaultOptions };
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, entityConfig: false };
 
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
     const content = tree.readContent(`${projectPath}/src/app/app.module.ts`);
@@ -91,7 +125,7 @@ describe('Data ng-add Schematic', () => {
   });
 
   it('should register EntityDataModuleWithoutEffects in the provided module', () => {
-    const options = { ...defaultOptions, effects: false };
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, effects: false, entityConfig: false };
 
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', options, appTree);
     const content = tree.readContent(`${projectPath}/src/app/app.module.ts`);
diff --git a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.ts b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
index ff55dbbdc8..fce7bc9fb2 100644
--- a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
+++ b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import { Path } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import {
-  Rule,
-  SchematicContext,
-  Tree,
+  apply,
+  applyTemplates,
   chain,
+  mergeWith,
+  move,
   noop,
+  Rule,
+  SchematicContext,
   SchematicsException,
+  Tree,
+  url,
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { NodePackageInstallTask } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks';
 import {
+  addImportToModule,
   addPackageToPackageJson,
-  platformVersion,
+  commitChanges,
+  createReplaceChange,
   findModuleFromOptions,
-  insertImport,
   getProjectPath,
+  insertImport,
   parseName,
-  addImportToModule,
-  createReplaceChange,
+  platformVersion,
   ReplaceChange,
+  stringUtils,
   visitTSSourceFiles,
-  commitChanges,
 } from '@ngrx/data/schematics-core';
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import { Schema as EntityDataOptions } from './schema';
 
 function addNgRxDataToPackageJson() {
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ function addEntityDataToNgModule(options: EntityDataOptions): Rule {
     const moduleToImport = options.effects
       ? 'EntityDataModule'
       : 'EntityDataModuleWithoutEffects';
+
     const effectsModuleImport = insertImport(
       source,
       modulePath,
@@ -63,11 +71,24 @@ function addEntityDataToNgModule(options: EntityDataOptions): Rule {
     const [dateEntityNgModuleImport] = addImportToModule(
       source,
       modulePath,
-      moduleToImport,
+      options.entityConfig
+        ? [moduleToImport, 'forRoot(entityConfig)'].join('.')
+        : moduleToImport,
       ''
     );
 
     const changes = [effectsModuleImport, dateEntityNgModuleImport];
+
+    if (options.entityConfig) {
+      const entityConfigImport = insertImport(
+        source,
+        modulePath,
+        'entityConfig',
+        './entity-metadata'
+      );
+      changes.push(entityConfigImport);
+    }
+
     commitChanges(host, source.fileName, changes);
 
     return host;
@@ -248,6 +269,18 @@ function throwIfModuleNotSpecified(host: Tree, module?: string) {
   }
 }
 
+function createEntityConfigFile(options: EntityDataOptions, path: Path) {
+  return mergeWith(
+    apply(url('./files'), [
+      applyTemplates({
+        ...stringUtils,
+        ...options,
+      }),
+      move(path),
+    ])
+  );
+}
+
 export default function(options: EntityDataOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
     (options as any).name = '';
@@ -268,6 +301,9 @@ export default function(options: EntityDataOptions): Rule {
             renameNgrxDataModule(),
           ])
         : addEntityDataToNgModule(options),
+      options.entityConfig
+        ? createEntityConfigFile(options, parsedPath.path)
+        : noop(),
     ])(host, context);
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.json b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
index 71244aaefc..c94c82cc92 100644
--- a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
+++ b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "description": "Migrate from ngrx-data, will rename modules.",
       "alias": "migrate"
+    },
+    "entityConfig": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true,
+      "description": "Create the Entity config file"
     }
   },
   "required": []
diff --git a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
index 1885f1247a..4e30919a21 100644
--- a/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
+++ b/modules/data/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   project?: string;
   module?: string;
   migrateNgrxData?: boolean;
+  entityConfig?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/projects/ngrx.io/content/guide/data/install.md b/projects/ngrx.io/content/guide/data/install.md
index 4b2377c5fb..34755bae90 100644
--- a/projects/ngrx.io/content/guide/data/install.md
+++ b/projects/ngrx.io/content/guide/data/install.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ng add @ngrx/data
 * module - name of file containing the module that you wish to add the import for the `EntityDataModule` to. Can also include the relative path to the file. For example, `src/app/app.module.ts`.
 * effects - if `false` it will use the `EntityDataModuleWithoutEffects` module instead of the default `EntityDataModule`.
 * migrateNgRxData - if `true` it will replace the `ngrx-data` module with the `@ngrx/data` module.
+* entityConfig - if `false` it will not create and declare the `entity-metadata` file.
 
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