diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/builder.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/builder.ts
index e86895fdf579..aeae8a1cfb77 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/builder.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ export async function* execute(
       instance ??= await startVitest('test', undefined /* cliFilters */, undefined /* options */, {
         test: {
           root: outputPath,
+          globals: true,
           setupFiles,
           // Use `jsdom` if no browsers are explicitly configured.
           // `node` is effectively no "environment" and the default.