diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/ng-generate/drag-drop/index.spec.ts b/src/cdk/schematics/ng-generate/drag-drop/index.spec.ts
index d20459057d12..2c962db32dff 100644
--- a/src/cdk/schematics/ng-generate/drag-drop/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/ng-generate/drag-drop/index.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
     // updating the other tests as well because `createTestApp` is responsible for creating
     // the project.
     project: 'material',
+    module: 'app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
   it('should create drag-drop files and add them to module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('drag-drop', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     const files = tree.files;
 
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.css');
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
   it('should add drag-drop module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('drag-drop', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
 
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('DragDropModule');
   });
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a standalone component', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('drag-drop', {...baseOptions, standalone: true}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
       expect(module).not.toContain('DragDropModule');
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a component with no imports and standalone false', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('drag-drop', {...baseOptions, standalone: false}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
       expect(module).toContain('DragDropModule');
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ describe('CDK drag-drop schematic', () => {
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const test = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.spec.ts');
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
 
       expect(component).toContain('imports: [');
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/utils/build-component.ts b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/build-component.ts
index a3dba2f64f9c..1e1433266e16 100644
--- a/src/cdk/schematics/utils/build-component.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/utils/build-component.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ export function buildComponent(
     options.standalone = await isStandaloneSchematic(host, options);
 
     if (!options.standalone) {
-      options.module = findModuleFromOptions(host, options);
+      // TODO: Remove ext option when the Angular CLI looks for both candidate locations.
+      options.module = findModuleFromOptions(host, {...options, moduleExt: 'module.ts'});
     }
 
     const parsedPath = parseName(options.path!, options.name);
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/address-form/index.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/address-form/index.spec.ts
index f0c5e08b723d..3df760bb565a 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/address-form/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/address-form/index.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
   const baseOptions: Schema = {
     name: 'foo',
     project: 'material',
+    module: 'app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.spec.ts');
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import.*Foo.*from '.\/foo\/foo.component'/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/declarations:\s*\[[^\]]+?,\r?\n\s+FooComponent\r?\n/m);
   });
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
   it('should add address-form imports to module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('address-form', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
 
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatInputModule');
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatButtonModule');
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
         {...baseOptions, standalone: true},
         app,
       );
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const content = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatInputModule',
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
         {...baseOptions, standalone: false},
         app,
       );
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const content = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatInputModule',
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ describe('Material address-form schematic', () => {
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('address-form', baseOptions, app);
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
       expect(component).toContain('imports: [');
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/dashboard/index.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/dashboard/index.spec.ts
index 1d867252f67f..81f1e2ca3109 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/dashboard/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/dashboard/index.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
   const baseOptions: Schema = {
     name: 'foo',
     project: 'material',
+    module: './app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.spec.ts');
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import.*Foo.*from '.\/foo\/foo.component'/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/declarations:\s*\[[^\]]+?,\r?\n\s+FooComponent\r?\n/m);
   });
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
   it('should add dashboard imports to module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('dashboard', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
 
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatGridListModule');
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatCardModule');
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a standalone component', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('dashboard', {...baseOptions, standalone: true}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatButtonModule',
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a component with no imports and standalone false', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('dashboard', {...baseOptions, standalone: false}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatButtonModule',
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ describe('material-dashboard-schematic', () => {
         '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts',
       );
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
       expect(componentContent).toContain('imports: [');
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/navigation/index.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/navigation/index.spec.ts
index 266db2943c87..b7416967e677 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/navigation/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/navigation/index.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
   const baseOptions: Schema = {
     name: 'foo',
     project: 'material',
+    module: './app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
   });
 
   function expectNavigationSchematicModuleImports(tree: UnitTestTree) {
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/MatToolbarModule,\s+/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/MatButtonModule,\s+/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/MatSidenavModule,\s+/);
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.spec.ts');
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import.*Foo.*from '.\/foo\/foo.component'/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/declarations:\s*\[[^\]]+?,\r?\n\s+FooComponent\r?\n/m);
   });
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a standalone component', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('navigation', {...baseOptions, standalone: true}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatToolbarModule',
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
         {...baseOptions, standalone: false},
         app,
       );
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = [
         'MatToolbarModule',
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ describe('material-navigation-schematic', () => {
         '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts',
       );
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
       expect(componentContent).toContain('imports: [');
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/table/index.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/table/index.spec.ts
index 45887d312fd4..d8723a7869a8 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/table/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/table/index.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
   const baseOptions: Schema = {
     name: 'foo',
     project: 'material',
+    module: './app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo-datasource.ts');
 
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import.*Foo.*from '.\/foo\/foo.component'/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/declarations:\s*\[[^\]]+?,\r?\n\s+FooComponent\r?\n/m);
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
   it('should add table imports to module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('table', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
 
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatTableModule');
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatPaginatorModule');
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a standalone component', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('table', {...baseOptions, standalone: true}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = ['MatTableModule', 'MatPaginatorModule', 'MatSortModule'];
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a component with no imports and standalone false', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('table', {...baseOptions, standalone: false}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = ['MatTableModule', 'MatPaginatorModule', 'MatSortModule'];
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ describe('material-table-schematic', () => {
         '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts',
       );
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
       expect(componentContent).toContain('imports: [');
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/tree/index.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/tree/index.spec.ts
index 65f1affbf815..d95582d6f498 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/tree/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/tree/index.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
   const baseOptions: Schema = {
     name: 'foo',
     project: 'material',
+    module: './app-module.ts',
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.spec.ts');
     expect(files).toContain('/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
 
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import.*Foo.*from '.\/foo\/foo.component'/);
     expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/declarations:\s*\[[^\]]+?,\r?\n\s+FooComponent\r?\n/m);
   });
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
   it('should add tree imports to module', async () => {
     const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
     const tree = await runner.runSchematic('tree', baseOptions, app);
-    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
 
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatTreeModule');
     expect(moduleContent).toContain('MatIconModule');
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a standalone component', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('tree', {...baseOptions, standalone: true}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = ['MatTreeModule', 'MatButtonModule', 'MatIconModule'];
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
     it('should generate a component with no imports and standalone false', async () => {
       const app = await createTestApp(runner, {standalone: false});
       const tree = await runner.runSchematic('tree', {...baseOptions, standalone: false}, app);
-      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts');
+      const module = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts');
       const component = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
       const requiredModules = ['MatTreeModule', 'MatButtonModule', 'MatIconModule'];
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Material tree schematic', () => {
         '/projects/material/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts',
       );
 
-      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tree.exists('/projects/material/src/app/app-module.ts')).toBe(false);
       expect(componentContent).toContain('imports: [');
     });
   });
diff --git a/tools/defaults.bzl b/tools/defaults.bzl
index 94536aa7e108..7d033f2935ce 100644
--- a/tools/defaults.bzl
+++ b/tools/defaults.bzl
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Re-export of Bazel rules with repository-wide defaults
 
-load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
-load("@rules_sass//src:index.bzl", _sass_binary = "sass_binary", _sass_library = "sass_library")
-load("@rules_angular//src/ng_package:index.bzl", _ng_package = "ng_package")
-load("//:packages.bzl", "NO_STAMP_NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS", "NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS")
-load("//:pkg-externals.bzl", "PKG_EXTERNALS")
-load("//tools/markdown-to-html:index.bzl", _markdown_to_html = "markdown_to_html")
-load("//tools/extract-tokens:index.bzl", _extract_tokens = "extract_tokens")
-load("//tools/bazel:ng_package_interop.bzl", "ng_package_interop")
+load("@aspect_rules_jasmine//jasmine:defs.bzl", _jasmine_test = "jasmine_test")
+load("@aspect_rules_js//npm:defs.bzl", _npm_package = "npm_package")
 load("@devinfra//bazel/http-server:index.bzl", _http_server = "http_server")
 load("@devinfra//bazel/spec-bundling:index_rjs.bzl", _spec_bundle = "spec_bundle")
-load("//tools/bazel:web_test_suite.bzl", _ng_web_test_suite = "ng_web_test_suite")
-load("@aspect_rules_js//npm:defs.bzl", _npm_package = "npm_package")
+load("@devinfra//bazel/ts_project:index.bzl", "strict_deps_test")
+load("@rules_angular//src/ng_package:index.bzl", _ng_package = "ng_package")
 load("@rules_angular//src/ng_package/text_replace:index.bzl", _text_replace = "text_replace")
 load("@rules_angular//src/ng_project:index.bzl", _ng_project = "ng_project")
 load("@rules_angular//src/ts_project:index.bzl", _ts_project = "ts_project")
-load("@devinfra//bazel/ts_project:index.bzl", "strict_deps_test")
-load("@aspect_rules_jasmine//jasmine:defs.bzl", _jasmine_test = "jasmine_test")
 load("@rules_browsers//src/protractor_test:index.bzl", "protractor_test")
+load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
+load("@rules_sass//src:index.bzl", _sass_binary = "sass_binary", _sass_library = "sass_library")
+load("//:packages.bzl", "NO_STAMP_NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS", "NPM_PACKAGE_SUBSTITUTIONS")
+load("//:pkg-externals.bzl", "PKG_EXTERNALS")
+load("//tools/bazel:ng_package_interop.bzl", "ng_package_interop")
+load("//tools/bazel:web_test_suite.bzl", _ng_web_test_suite = "ng_web_test_suite")
+load("//tools/extract-tokens:index.bzl", _extract_tokens = "extract_tokens")
+load("//tools/markdown-to-html:index.bzl", _markdown_to_html = "markdown_to_html")
 
 # Re-exports to simplify build file load statements
 markdown_to_html = _markdown_to_html
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ def jasmine_test(name, data = [], args = [], **kwargs):
         chdir = native.package_name(),
         fixed_args = [
             "--require=%s/node_modules/source-map-support/register.js" % relative_to_root,
-            "**/*spec.js",
-            "**/*spec.mjs",
-            "**/*spec.cjs",
+            # Escape so that the `js_binary` launcher triggers Bash expansion.
+            "'**/*+(.|_)spec.js'",
+            "'**/*+(.|_)spec.mjs'",
+            "'**/*+(.|_)spec.cjs'",
         ] + args,
         data = data + [
             "//:node_modules/source-map-support",