diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/styles.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/styles.ts
index f96ae4382155..4a17ebb1e508 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/styles.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,27 @@ export function getStylesConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
       );
     }
     if (tailwindPackagePath) {
-      extraPostcssPlugins.push(require(tailwindPackagePath)({ config: tailwindConfigPath }));
+      const tailwindConfig = require(tailwindConfigPath);
+      if (typeof tailwindConfig !== 'function') {
+        if (!tailwindConfig.purge) {
+          tailwindConfig.purge = {};
+        }
+        if (Array.isArray(tailwindConfig.purge)) {
+          tailwindConfig.purge = {
+            content: [...tailwindConfig.purge],
+          };
+        }
+        if (typeof tailwindConfig.purge.enabled === 'undefined') {
+          tailwindConfig.purge.enabled = !!buildOptions.optimization?.styles.minify;
+        }
+
+      } else {
+        wco.logger.warn(
+          `Tailwind CSS configuration file export function instead of object.` +
+            ` To enable Purge in Tailwind CSS, please make sure to export an object.`,
+        );
+      }
+      extraPostcssPlugins.push(require(tailwindPackagePath)(tailwindConfig));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/build/styles/tailwind.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/build/styles/tailwind.ts
index 00818606c932..ea5be365e0eb 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/build/styles/tailwind.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/build/styles/tailwind.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { deleteFile, expectFileToMatch, writeFile } from '../../../utils/fs';
+import { deleteFile, expectFileToMatch, replaceInFile, writeFile } from '../../../utils/fs';
 import { installPackage, uninstallPackage } from '../../../utils/packages';
 import { ng, silentExec } from '../../../utils/process';
+import { updateJsonFile } from '../../../utils/project';
 import { expectToFail } from '../../../utils/utils';
 
 export default async function () {
@@ -14,12 +15,18 @@ export default async function () {
 
   // Create configuration file
   await silentExec('npx', 'tailwindcss', 'init');
+  await replaceInFile('tailwind.config.js', `purge: [],`, `purge: ['./src/**/*.{html,ts}'],`);
+  await updateJsonFile('angular.json', json => {
+    json.projects['test-project'].architect.build.configurations.production.budgets = [
+      { type: 'all', maximumError: '100mb' },
+    ];
+  });
 
   // Add Tailwind directives to a component style
-  await writeFile('src/app/app.component.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
+  await writeFile('src/app/app.component.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
 
   // Add Tailwind directives to a global style
-  await writeFile('src/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
+  await writeFile('src/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
 
   // Build should succeed and process Tailwind directives
   await ng('build');
@@ -28,19 +35,66 @@ export default async function () {
   await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /::placeholder/);
   await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /::placeholder/);
   await expectToFail(() =>
-    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;'),
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities'),
   );
   await expectToFail(() =>
-    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;'),
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities'),
   );
 
+  
+  await writeFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<div class="py-2 px-4 rounded-md bg-red-400">Test</div>');
+  await ng('build', '--prod', '--output-hashing=none');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.rounded-md/);
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.rounded-md/);
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  await replaceInFile('tailwind.config.js', `purge: ['./src/**/*.{html,ts}'],`, `purge: {
+    content: [
+      './src/**/*.{html,ts}',
+    ]
+  },`);
+  await ng('build', '--prod', '--output-hashing=none');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.rounded-md/);
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.rounded-md/);
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  
+  await replaceInFile('tailwind.config.js', `purge: {`, `purge: { enabled: false,`);
+  await ng('build', '--prod', '--output-hashing=none');
+  expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.py-3/),
+  expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.py-3/),
+  await replaceInFile('tailwind.config.js', `purge: { enabled: false,`, `purge: { enabled: true,`);
+  await ng('build');
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  await expectToFail(() =>
+    expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', /\.py-3/),
+  );
+  
+
+  await writeFile('tailwind.config.js', 'module.exports = () => {}');
+  const { stderr: _err } = await ng('build');
+  if (!_err.includes("file export function instead of object")) {
+    throw new Error('Expected tailwind config error');
+  }
+
+
   // Remove configuration file
   await deleteFile('tailwind.config.js');
 
   // Ensure Tailwind is disabled when no configuration file is present
   await ng('build');
-  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
-  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
 
   // Recreate configuration file
   await silentExec('npx', 'tailwindcss', 'init');
@@ -55,6 +109,6 @@ export default async function () {
   }
 
   // Tailwind directives should be unprocessed with missing package
-  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
-  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components;');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/styles.css', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
+  await expectFileToMatch('dist/test-project/main.js', '@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities');
 }