diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/app/app__typeSeparator__module.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/app/app__typeSeparator__module.ts.template
index 06ba3eb2a079..f7ad6f2cb515 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/app/app__typeSeparator__module.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/app/app__typeSeparator__module.ts.template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgModule, provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgModule, provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners<% if(!zoneless) { %>, provideZoneChangeDetection<% } %> } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 <% if (routing) { %>
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing<%= typeSeparator %>module';<% } %>
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { App } from './app<%= suffix %>';
     AppRoutingModule<% } %>
   ],
   providers: [
-    provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners()
+    provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners(),<% if(!zoneless) { %>
+    provideZoneChangeDetection({ eventCoalescing: true }),<% } %>
   ],
   bootstrap: [App]
 })
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/main.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/main.ts.template
index 629780834c82..f74887b16867 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/main.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/module-files/src/main.ts.template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { AppModule } from './app/app<%= typeSeparator %>module';
 
 platformBrowser().bootstrapModule(AppModule, {
-  <% if(!zoneless) { %>ngZoneEventCoalescing: true,<% } %><% if(!!viewEncapsulation) { %>
-  defaultEncapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.<%= viewEncapsulation %><% } %>
+  <% if(!!viewEncapsulation) { %> defaultEncapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.<%= viewEncapsulation %><% } %>
 })
   .catch(err => console.error(err));
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
index c2f91d110f27..173a4a0bde56 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
   });
 
   describe('standalone=false', () => {
-    it('should add the ngZoneEventCoalescing option by default with zone.js apps', async () => {
+    it('should add the provideZoneChangeDetection with event coalescing option by default with zone.js apps', async () => {
       const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic(
         'application',
         {
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
         workspaceTree,
       );
 
-      const content = tree.readContent('/projects/foo/src/main.ts');
-      expect(content).toContain('ngZoneEventCoalescing: true');
+      const content = tree.readContent('/projects/foo/src/app/app-module.ts');
+      expect(content).toContain('provideZoneChangeDetection({ eventCoalescing: true })');
     });
 
     it(`should set 'defaultEncapsulation' in main.ts when 'ViewEncapsulation' is provided`, async () => {
@@ -890,6 +890,17 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     });
 
     describe('standalone: false', () => {
+      it('should add the provideZoneChangeDetection with event coalescing option by default with zone.js apps', async () => {
+        const options = {
+          ...defaultOptions,
+          standalone: false,
+          zoneless: false,
+          fileNameStyleGuide: '2016' as const,
+        };
+        const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('application', options, workspaceTree);
+        const content = tree.readContent('/projects/foo/src/app/app.module.ts');
+        expect(content).toContain('provideZoneChangeDetection({ eventCoalescing: true })');
+      });
       it('should create a component with the correct template and style urls', async () => {
         const options = {
           ...defaultOptions,
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/standalone/rules_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/standalone/rules_spec.ts
index 3208ed0d6f04..fe67b6adac65 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/standalone/rules_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/standalone/rules_spec.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ describe('standalone utilities', () => {
       assertContains(content, `import { SOME_TOKEN } from '@my/module';`);
       assertContains(
         content,
-        `providers: [provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners(),{ provide: SOME_TOKEN, useValue: 123 }]`,
+        `providers: [provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners(),{ provide: SOME_TOKEN, useValue: 123 },]`,
       );
     });