diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/service/index.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/service/index.ts
index e5254aa4f945..23f5cbd34049 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/service/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/service/index.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ export default Blueprint.extend({
       `;
       this._writeStatusToUI(chalk.yellow, 'WARNING', warningMessage);
     } else {
+      if (options.dryRun) {
+        this._writeStatusToUI(chalk.yellow,
+          'update',
+          path.relative(this.project.root, this.pathToModule));
+        return;
+      }
+
       const className = stringUtils.classify(`${options.entity.name}Service`);
       const fileName = stringUtils.dasherize(`${options.entity.name}.service`);
       const fullGeneratePath = path.join(this.project.root, this.generatePath);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/service/service-dry-run.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/service/service-dry-run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b429c3e3cb45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/service/service-dry-run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import {join} from 'path';
+import {ng} from '../../../utils/process';
+import {expectGitToBeClean} from '../../../utils/git';
+
+
+export default function() {
+  return ng('generate', 'service', 'test-service', '--module', 'app.module.ts', '--dry-run')
+    .then(() => expectGitToBeClean());
+}