diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc0280e30214..532d2b89fba2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ tmp/
 # Mac OSX Finder files.
 **/.DS_Store
 .DS_Store
+
+# vim
+*.swp
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json b/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
index 57467fb1c48e..ba32b78a4777 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@
             "description": "Name and corresponding file for environment config.",
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": true
-          }
+          },
+	  "webpackTarget": {
+	    "description": "To specify the target property of webpack config.",
+            "type": "string"
+	  }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
       },
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-config.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-config.ts
index a97709499a2e..2576b54046fd 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   getProdConfig,
   getStylesConfig,
   getNonAotConfig,
-  getAotConfig
+  getAotConfig,
+  getUnofficialConfig
 } from './webpack-configs';
 
 const path = require('path');
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class NgCliWebpackConfig {
       getCommonConfig(this.wco),
       getBrowserConfig(this.wco),
       getStylesConfig(this.wco),
+      getUnofficialConfig(this.wco),
       this.getTargetConfig(this.wco)
     ];
 
@@ -107,7 +109,8 @@ export class NgCliWebpackConfig {
     const appConfigDefaults: any = {
       testTsconfig: appConfig.tsconfig,
       scripts: [],
-      styles: []
+      styles: [],
+      webpackTarget: 'web'
     };
 
     // can't use Object.assign here because appConfig has a lot of getters/setters
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/index.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/index.ts
index 7c985a1e093d..a2babea6449a 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/index.ts
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ export * from './production';
 export * from './styles';
 export * from './test';
 export * from './typescript';
+export * from './unoffical';
 export * from './utils';
 export * from './xi18n';
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/unoffical.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/unoffical.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e40ca70eb9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/unoffical.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { WebpackConfigOptions } from '../webpack-config';
+
+export function getUnofficialConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
+  const { appConfig } = wco;
+
+  return {
+    target: appConfig.webpackTarget
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/schema3.json b/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/schema3.json
index cf863abc8506..33416ac80e61 100644
--- a/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/schema3.json
+++ b/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/schema3.json
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
             "description": "Name and corresponding file for environment config.",
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": true
+          },
+          "webpackTarget": {
+            "description": "To specify the target property of webpack config.",
+            "type": "string"
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/value3.d.ts b/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/value3.d.ts
index 150edbc203ee..640d80ff82b4 100644
--- a/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/value3.d.ts
+++ b/packages/@ngtools/json-schema/tests/serializer/value3.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ interface _ {
         environments?: {
             [name: string]: any;
         };
+        /**
+         * To specify the target property of webpack config.
+         */
+        webpackTarget?: string;
     }[];
     /**
      * Configuration reserved for installed third party addons.