diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/bazel-workspace/files/WORKSPACE.template b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/bazel-workspace/files/WORKSPACE.template
index def596f5a1..393f2947d1 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/bazel-workspace/files/WORKSPACE.template
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/bazel-workspace/files/WORKSPACE.template
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # imports also make sense when referencing the published package.
 workspace(name = "<%= utils.underscore(name) %>")
 
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
 # The @angular repo contains rule for building Angular applications
 # Provides "build_bazel_rules_typescript"
 ANGULAR_VERSION = "<%= ANGULAR_VERSION %>"
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_typescript//:package.bzl", "rules_typescript_dependenci
 rules_typescript_dependencies()
 # build_bazel_rules_nodejs is loaded transitively through rules_typescript_dependencies.
 
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dependencies")
+rules_nodejs_dependencies()
+
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 # 0.18.0 is needed for .bazelignore
 check_bazel_version("0.18.0")