From f7f891074888599562eab06ac4af3b47041e167f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jase88 <804836+jase88@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:36:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(@schematics/angular): prevent adding test dependencies
 when minimal option is enabled

---
 packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts     |  2 +-
 .../schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts     | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
index e84a40530032..730debc71a8e 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function addDependenciesToPackageJson(options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
     );
   }
 
-  if (!options.skipTests) {
+  if (!options.skipTests && !options.minimal) {
     rules.push(...addTestRunnerDependencies(options.testRunner, !!options.skipInstall));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
index 215664398b8e..0fe4d142dc4a 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it(`should not add test dependencies with "minimal" enabled`, async () => {
+    const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic(
+      'application',
+      { ...defaultOptions, minimal: true },
+      workspaceTree,
+    );
+
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('package.json'));
+    expect(packageJson.devDependencies['vitest']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(packageJson.devDependencies['jsdom']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('should install npm dependencies when `skipInstall` is false', async () => {
     await schematicRunner.runSchematic(
       'application',