diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
index 1dfba68596..2df18f4f57 100755
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {Rule, SchematicContext, SchematicsException, Tree, apply, applyTemplates
 import {getWorkspacePath} from '@schematics/angular/utility/config';
 import {findPropertyInAstObject, insertPropertyInAstObjectInOrder} from '@schematics/angular/utility/json-utils';
 import {validateProjectName} from '@schematics/angular/utility/validation';
-import {isJsonAstObject, removeKeyValueInAstObject as removeKeyValueInAstObject, replacePropertyInAstObject} from '../utility/json-utils';
+import {isJsonAstObject, removeKeyValueInAstObject, replacePropertyInAstObject} from '../utility/json-utils';
 import {Schema} from './schema';
 
 /**
@@ -257,6 +257,47 @@ function updateTsconfigJson(): Rule {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * @angular/bazel requires minimum version of rxjs to be 6.4.0. This function
+ * upgrades the version of rxjs in package.json if necessary.
+ */
+function upgradeRxjs() {
+  return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+    const packageJson = 'package.json';
+    if (!host.exists(packageJson)) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not find ${packageJson}`);
+    }
+    const content = host.read(packageJson).toString();
+    const jsonAst = parseJsonAst(content);
+    if (!isJsonAstObject(jsonAst)) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to parse JSON for ${packageJson}`);
+    }
+    const deps = findPropertyInAstObject(jsonAst, 'dependencies');
+    if (!isJsonAstObject(deps)) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to find dependencies in ${packageJson}`);
+    }
+    const rxjs = findPropertyInAstObject(deps, 'rxjs');
+    if (!rxjs) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to find rxjs in dependencies of ${packageJson}`);
+    }
+    const value = rxjs.value as string;  // value can be version or range
+    const match = value.match(/(\d)+\.(\d)+.(\d)+$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const [_, major, minor] = match;
+      if (major < '6' || (major === '6' && minor < '4')) {
+        const recorder = host.beginUpdate(packageJson);
+        replacePropertyInAstObject(recorder, deps, 'rxjs', '~6.4.0');
+        host.commitUpdate(recorder);
+      }
+    } else {
+      context.logger.info(
+          'Could not determine version of rxjs. \n' +
+          'Please make sure that version is at least 6.4.0.');
+    }
+    return host;
+  };
+}
+
 export default function(options: Schema): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     validateProjectName(options.name);
@@ -270,6 +311,7 @@ export default function(options: Schema): Rule {
       updateAngularJsonToUseBazelBuilder(options),
       updateGitignore(),
       updateTsconfigJson(),
+      upgradeRxjs(),
     ]);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index_spec.ts b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index_spec.ts
index 9f426bf5ed..7c6a2dd482 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index_spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('ng-add schematic', () => {
       name: 'demo',
       dependencies: {
         '@angular/core': '1.2.3',
+        'rxjs': '~6.3.3',
       },
       devDependencies: {
         'typescript': '3.2.2',
@@ -198,4 +199,44 @@ describe('ng-add schematic', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe('rxjs', () => {
+    const cases = [
+      // version|upgrade
+      ['6.3.3', true],
+      ['~6.3.3', true],
+      ['^6.3.3', true],
+      ['~6.3.11', true],
+      ['6.4.0', false],
+      ['~6.4.0', false],
+      ['~6.4.1', false],
+      ['6.5.0', false],
+      ['~6.5.0', false],
+      ['^6.5.0', false],
+      ['~7.0.1', false],
+    ];
+    for (const [version, upgrade] of cases) {
+      it(`should ${upgrade ? '' : 'not '}upgrade v${version}')`, () => {
+        host.overwrite('package.json', JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'demo',
+          dependencies: {
+            '@angular/core': '1.2.3',
+            'rxjs': version,
+          },
+          devDependencies: {
+            'typescript': '3.2.2',
+          },
+        }));
+        host = schematicRunner.runSchematic('ng-add', defaultOptions, host);
+        expect(host.files).toContain('/package.json');
+        const content = host.readContent('/package.json');
+        const json = JSON.parse(content);
+        if (upgrade) {
+          expect(json.dependencies.rxjs).toBe('~6.4.0');
+        } else {
+          expect(json.dependencies.rxjs).toBe(version);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  });
 });