diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
index eeabb1d9e..3b153662c 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/angular.spec.ts.snap
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ exports[`angular configuration for android 1`] = `
               keep_infinity: true,
               drop_console: false,
               global_defs: {
-                __UGLIFIED__: true
+                __UGLIFIED__: true,
+                ngDevMode: false,
+                ngI18nClosureMode: false,
+                ngJitMode: false
               }
             },
             keep_fnames: true,
@@ -741,7 +744,10 @@ exports[`angular configuration for ios 1`] = `
               keep_infinity: true,
               drop_console: false,
               global_defs: {
-                __UGLIFIED__: true
+                __UGLIFIED__: true,
+                ngDevMode: false,
+                ngI18nClosureMode: false,
+                ngJitMode: false
               }
             },
             keep_fnames: true,
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/angular.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/angular.ts
index 0f2420fa4..c925f5e3a 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/angular.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/angular.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ import {
 	getPlatformName,
 } from '../helpers/platform';
 import base from './base';
+// until we can switch to async/await on the webpack config, copy this from '@angular/compiler-cli'
+const GLOBAL_DEFS_FOR_TERSER = {
+	ngDevMode: false,
+	ngI18nClosureMode: false,
+};
+
+const GLOBAL_DEFS_FOR_TERSER_WITH_AOT = {
+	...GLOBAL_DEFS_FOR_TERSER,
+	ngJitMode: false,
+};
 
 export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	base(config, env);
@@ -269,6 +279,19 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		])
 	);
 
+	config.optimization.minimizer('TerserPlugin').tap((args) => {
+		args[0].terserOptions ??= {};
+		args[0].terserOptions.compress ??= {};
+		args[0].terserOptions.compress.global_defs ??= {};
+		args[0].terserOptions.compress.global_defs = {
+			...args[0].terserOptions.compress.global_defs,
+			...(disableAOT
+				? GLOBAL_DEFS_FOR_TERSER
+				: GLOBAL_DEFS_FOR_TERSER_WITH_AOT),
+		};
+		return args;
+	});
+
 	// todo: re-visit later, disabling by default now
 	// config.plugin('DefinePlugin').tap((args) => {
 	// 	args[0] = merge(args[0], {