diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/commands/xi18n-impl.ts b/packages/angular/cli/commands/xi18n-impl.ts
index 59e191dd5259..5412750138df 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/commands/xi18n-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/commands/xi18n-impl.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ export class Xi18nCommand extends ArchitectCommand<Xi18nCommandSchema> {
   public readonly multiTarget: true;
 
   public async run(options: Xi18nCommandSchema & Arguments) {
+    const version = process.version.substr(1).split('.');
+    if (Number(version[0]) === 12 && Number(version[1]) === 0) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        'Due to a defect in Node.js 12.0, the command is not supported on this Node.js version. '
+        + 'Please upgrade to Node.js 12.1 or later.');
+
+      return 1;
+    }
+
     return this.runArchitectTarget(options);
   }
 }