diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a25c71729a40..a3cffd0ea50f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/angular-cli",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-cli/ast-tools": "^1.0.0",
+    "@angular-cli/base-href-webpack": "^1.0.6",
     "@angular/common": "~2.1.0",
     "@angular/compiler": "~2.1.0",
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "~2.1.0",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser": "~2.1.0",
     "@angular/platform-server": "~2.1.0",
     "@angular/tsc-wrapped": "^0.3.0",
+    "@ngtools/webpack": "^1.1.4",
     "angular2-template-loader": "^0.5.0",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "^2.2.3",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
index c1fd6850d710..1c05de89e75e 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export interface CliConfig {
          * Global scripts to be included in the build.
          */
         scripts?: string[];
+        /**
+         * Global scripts to be used internally.
+         * See https://webpack.github.io/docs/library-and-externals.html
+         */
+        externals: {[name: string]: string};
         /**
          * Name and corresponding file for environment config.
          */
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
index b02dbb6c1026..75c2a1ea899b 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/lib/config/schema.json
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
             },
             "additionalProperties": false
           },
+          "externals": {
+            "description": "Global scripts to be used internally.",
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": true
+          },
           "environments": {
             "description": "Name and corresponding file for environment config.",
             "type": "object",
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts b/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
index c2c90f91f1e5..71abf3bdcfc0 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/models/webpack-build-common.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function getWebpackCommonConfig(
   const scripts = appConfig.scripts
                 ? appConfig.scripts.map((script: string) => path.resolve(appRoot, script))
                 : [];
+  const externals = appConfig.externals || {};
 
   let entry: { [key: string]: string[] } = {
     main: [appMain]
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export function getWebpackCommonConfig(
       path: path.resolve(projectRoot, appConfig.outDir),
       filename: '[name].bundle.js'
     },
+    externals: externals,
     module: {
       rules: [
         {