diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
index c8b957890e9f..7c1b2026c7ce 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { analytics, logging, schema, strings } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import {
+  Arguments,
   ArgumentsCamelCase,
   Argv,
   CamelCaseKey,
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ export abstract class CommandModule<T extends {} = {}> implements CommandModuleI
    * **Note:** This method should be called from the command bundler method.
    */
   protected addSchemaOptionsToCommand<T>(localYargs: Argv<T>, options: Option[]): Argv<T> {
+    const booleanOptionsWithNoPrefix = new Set<string>();
+
     for (const option of options) {
       const {
         default: defaultVal,
@@ -223,13 +226,27 @@ export abstract class CommandModule<T extends {} = {}> implements CommandModuleI
         ...(this.context.args.options.help ? { default: defaultVal } : {}),
       };
 
+      // TODO(alanagius4): remove in a major version.
+      // the below is an interim workaround to handle options which have been defined in the schema with `no` prefix.
+      let dashedName = strings.dasherize(name);
+      if (type === 'boolean' && dashedName.startsWith('no-')) {
+        dashedName = dashedName.slice(3);
+        booleanOptionsWithNoPrefix.add(dashedName);
+
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.warn(
+          `Warning: '${name}' option has been declared with a 'no' prefix in the schema.` +
+            'Please file an issue with the author of this package.',
+        );
+      }
+
       if (positional === undefined) {
-        localYargs = localYargs.option(strings.dasherize(name), {
+        localYargs = localYargs.option(dashedName, {
           type,
           ...sharedOptions,
         });
       } else {
-        localYargs = localYargs.positional(strings.dasherize(name), {
+        localYargs = localYargs.positional(dashedName, {
           type: type === 'array' || type === 'count' ? 'string' : type,
           ...sharedOptions,
         });
@@ -241,6 +258,19 @@ export abstract class CommandModule<T extends {} = {}> implements CommandModuleI
       }
     }
 
+    // TODO(alanagius4): remove in a major version.
+    // the below is an interim workaround to handle options which have been defined in the schema with `no` prefix.
+    if (booleanOptionsWithNoPrefix.size) {
+      localYargs.middleware((options: Arguments) => {
+        for (const key of booleanOptionsWithNoPrefix) {
+          if (key in options) {
+            options[`no-${key}`] = !options[key];
+            delete options[key];
+          }
+        }
+      }, false);
+    }
+
     return localYargs;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/collection.json b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/collection.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..828a709d114d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/collection.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "schematics": {
+    "test": {
+      "factory": "./index.js",
+      "schema": "./schema.json",
+      "description": "test schematic that logs the options in the console."
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/index.js b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59be5fd230ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.default = (options) => console.log(options);
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/package.json b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5cd8325bef0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "schematic-boolean-option",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "schematics": "./collection.json"
+}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/schema.json b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f455fb6a53bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/assets/schematic-boolean-option-negated/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+  "type": "object",
+  "description": "test schematic that logs the options in the console.",
+  "properties": {
+    "noWatch": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/misc/negated-boolean-options.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/misc/negated-boolean-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ad94de1c907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/misc/negated-boolean-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { copyAssets } from '../../utils/assets';
+import { execAndWaitForOutputToMatch } from '../../utils/process';
+
+export default async function () {
+  await copyAssets('schematic-boolean-option-negated', 'schematic-boolean-option-negated');
+
+  await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
+    'ng',
+    ['generate', './schematic-boolean-option-negated:test', '--no-watch'],
+    /noWatch: true/,
+  );
+
+  await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
+    'ng',
+    ['generate', './schematic-boolean-option-negated:test', '--watch'],
+    /noWatch: false/,
+  );
+
+  await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
+    'ng',
+    ['generate', './schematic-boolean-option-negated:test'],
+    /'noWatch' option has been declared with a 'no' prefix in the schema/,
+  );
+}