diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
index 9e26e508dc10..a8b912434c46 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@angular/cli": "<%= version %>",
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "<%= ng4 ? '>=4.0.0-beta <5.0.0' : '^2.4.0' %>",
+    "@angular/language-service": "<%= ng4 ? '>=4.0.0-beta <5.0.0' : '^2.4.0' %>",
     "@types/jasmine": "2.5.38",
     "@types/node": "~6.0.60",
     "codelyzer": "~2.0.0-beta.4",