diff --git a/integration/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel b/integration/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
index bcc424e978..b5fa77975b 100644
--- a/integration/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/integration/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ exports_files(["tsconfig.json"])
 ng_module(
     name = "src",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "//src/hello-world",
         "@npm//@angular/common",
diff --git a/integration/bazel/src/hello-world/BUILD.bazel b/integration/bazel/src/hello-world/BUILD.bazel
index ac31c92e07..0afa1133a2 100644
--- a/integration/bazel/src/hello-world/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/integration/bazel/src/hello-world/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ng_module(
         exclude = ["*.spec.ts"],
     ),
     assets = [":hello-world-styles"],
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "@npm//@angular/core",
         "@npm//@types",
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/class_bindings/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/class_bindings/BUILD.bazel
index 3d31a6e196..c50b483053 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/class_bindings/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/class_bindings/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*.spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "//packages:types",
         "//packages/common",
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/expanding_rows/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/expanding_rows/BUILD.bazel
index ea7b593633..19ba89b5a4 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/expanding_rows/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/expanding_rows/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*.spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "//packages:types",
         "//packages/common",
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/largeform/ng2/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/largeform/ng2/BUILD.bazel
index 8ede44f9fe..59f0413ccd 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/largeform/ng2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/largeform/ng2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//modules/benchmarks:__subpackages__"])
 ng_module(
     name = "ng2",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # FIXME-IVY(FW-998): ExpressionTranslatorVisitor#visitWriteKeyExpr is not implemented.
     tags = ["fixme-ivy-aot"],
     tsconfig = "//modules/benchmarks:tsconfig-build.json",
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2/BUILD.bazel
index 4e9cc0a8fa..933b10f7f4 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//modules/benchmarks:__subpackages__"])
 ng_module(
     name = "ng2",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     tsconfig = "//modules/benchmarks:tsconfig-build.json",
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
index 73d85effd7..a0a4d2e4b0 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/largetable/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//modules/benchmarks:__subpackages__"])
 ng_module(
     name = "ng2_switch",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     tsconfig = "//modules/benchmarks:tsconfig-build.json",
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2/BUILD.bazel
index ca4df157bc..c5fe531e3c 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//modules/benchmarks:__subpackages__"])
 ng_module(
     name = "ng2",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     tsconfig = "//modules/benchmarks:tsconfig-build.json",
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
index 75ca9fe25d..17844d3970 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_switch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//modules/benchmarks:__subpackages__"])
 ng_module(
     name = "ng2_switch",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     tsconfig = "//modules/benchmarks:tsconfig-build.json",
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/views/BUILD.bazel b/modules/benchmarks/src/views/BUILD.bazel
index f6f3e0a197..aacd52d789 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/views/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/views/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*.spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "//packages:types",
         "//packages/common",
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/src/BUILD.bazel.template b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/src/BUILD.bazel.template
index 55ce79d62e..442e9ffa8b 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/src/BUILD.bazel.template
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/src/BUILD.bazel.template
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ng_module(
       "**/*.css",
       "**/*.html",
     ]) + ([":styles"] if len(glob(["**/*.scss"])) else []),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "@npm//@angular/core",
         "@npm//@angular/platform-browser",
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/ng_module.bzl b/packages/bazel/src/ng_module.bzl
index fa7734c0c3..0c8fc222c4 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/ng_module.bzl
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/ng_module.bzl
@@ -208,11 +208,14 @@ def _expected_outs(ctx):
         if short_path.endswith(".ts") and not short_path.endswith(".d.ts"):
             basename = short_path[len(package_prefix):-len(".ts")]
             if (len(factory_basename_set.to_list()) == 0 or basename in factory_basename_set.to_list()):
-                devmode_js = [
-                    ".ngfactory.js",
-                    ".ngsummary.js",
-                    ".js",
-                ]
+                if _generate_ve_shims(ctx):
+                    devmode_js = [
+                        ".ngfactory.js",
+                        ".ngsummary.js",
+                        ".js",
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    devmode_js = [".js"]
 
                 # Only ngc produces .json files, they're not needed in Ivy.
                 if is_legacy_ngc:
@@ -293,7 +296,18 @@ def _expected_outs(ctx):
         i18n_messages = i18n_messages_files,
     )
 
+# Determines if we need to generate View Engine shims (.ngfactory and .ngsummary files)
+def _generate_ve_shims(ctx):
+    # we are checking the workspace name here, because otherwise this would be a breaking change
+    # (the shims used to be on by default)
+    # we can remove this check once angular/components and angular/angular-cli repos no longer depend
+    # on the presence of shims, or if they explicitly opt-in to their generation via ng_modules' generate_ve_shims attr
+    return _is_bazel() and _is_view_engine_enabled(ctx) or (
+        getattr(ctx.attr, "generate_ve_shims", False) == True or ctx.workspace_name != "angular"
+    )
+
 def _ngc_tsconfig(ctx, files, srcs, **kwargs):
+    generate_ve_shims = _generate_ve_shims(ctx)
     outs = _expected_outs(ctx)
     is_legacy_ngc = _is_view_engine_enabled(ctx)
     if "devmode_manifest" in kwargs:
@@ -305,8 +319,8 @@ def _ngc_tsconfig(ctx, files, srcs, **kwargs):
         "enableResourceInlining": ctx.attr.inline_resources,
         "generateCodeForLibraries": False,
         "allowEmptyCodegenFiles": True,
-        "generateNgFactoryShims": True,
-        "generateNgSummaryShims": True,
+        "generateNgFactoryShims": True if generate_ve_shims else False,
+        "generateNgSummaryShims": True if generate_ve_shims else False,
         # Summaries are only enabled if Angular outputs are to be produced.
         "enableSummariesForJit": is_legacy_ngc,
         "enableIvy": _is_ivy_enabled(ctx),
@@ -771,6 +785,8 @@ NG_MODULE_RULE_ATTRS = dict(dict(COMMON_ATTRIBUTES, **NG_MODULE_ATTRIBUTES), **{
         executable = True,
         cfg = "host",
     ),
+    # Should the rule generate ngfactory and ngsummary shim files?
+    "generate_ve_shims": attr.bool(default = False),
 })
 
 ng_module = rule(
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/BUILD.bazel
index a692dcbd9f..51520c6e29 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ng_module(
             "src/**/*.ts",
         ],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     module_name = "app_built",
     deps = [
         "//packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/lib2",
diff --git a/packages/examples/common/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/common/BUILD.bazel
index 552dc825ef..d048b59e14 100644
--- a/packages/examples/common/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/common/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*_spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
index 7b74d1738a..212ec97079 100644
--- a/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ng_module(
             "**/*_howto.ts",
         ],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/forms/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/forms/BUILD.bazel
index 367aa52f2d..2166e514bc 100644
--- a/packages/examples/forms/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/forms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*_spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/router/activated-route/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/router/activated-route/BUILD.bazel
index f55d990320..9abc261f20 100644
--- a/packages/examples/router/activated-route/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/router/activated-route/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ng_module(
     srcs = glob(
         ["**/*.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/service-worker/push/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/service-worker/push/BUILD.bazel
index fc0d167395..32062c838c 100644
--- a/packages/examples/service-worker/push/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/service-worker/push/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*_spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/service-worker/registration-options/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/service-worker/registration-options/BUILD.bazel
index ad62153d4e..12e392dfd6 100644
--- a/packages/examples/service-worker/registration-options/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/service-worker/registration-options/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ng_module(
         ["**/*.ts"],
         exclude = ["**/*_spec.ts"],
     ),
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
     type_check = False,
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/examples/upgrade/upgrade_example.bzl b/packages/examples/upgrade/upgrade_example.bzl
index 51928ead15..8878aa7d8b 100644
--- a/packages/examples/upgrade/upgrade_example.bzl
+++ b/packages/examples/upgrade/upgrade_example.bzl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def create_upgrade_example_targets(name, srcs, e2e_srcs, entry_module, assets =
     ng_module(
         name = "%s_sources" % name,
         srcs = srcs,
+        generate_ve_shims = True,
         # TODO: FW-1004 Type checking is currently not complete.
         type_check = False,
         deps = [
diff --git a/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
index 7f8646ada7..fc804c6b82 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ng_module(
     name = "aot_routing_module",
     testonly = True,
     srcs = ["aot_router_module.ts"],
+    generate_ve_shims = True,
     deps = [
         "//packages/core",
         "//packages/router",