diff --git a/packages/angular/pwa/pwa/index.ts b/packages/angular/pwa/pwa/index.ts
index 4558eb42b5..4d79a1fe63 100644
--- a/packages/angular/pwa/pwa/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/pwa/pwa/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Path, join } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import {
   Rule,
   SchematicContext,
+  SchematicsException,
   Tree,
   apply,
   branchAndMerge,
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ export default function (options: PwaOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
     const workspace = getWorkspace(host);
     const project = workspace.projects[options.project];
+    if (project.projectType !== 'application') {
+      throw new SchematicsException(`PWA requires a project type of "application".`);
+    }
 
     const assetPath = join(project.root as Path, 'src', 'assets');
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
index 4911bb18d5..99077dd185 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ function validateProject(options: AppShellOptions): Rule {
     const routerOutletCheckRegex = /<router\-outlet.*?>([\s\S]*?)<\/router\-outlet>/;
 
     const clientProject = getClientProject(host, options);
+    if (clientProject.projectType !== 'application') {
+      throw new SchematicsException(`App shell requires a project type of "application".`);
+    }
     const componentPath = getBootstrapComponentPath(host, clientProject);
     const tmpl = getComponentTemplateInfo(host, componentPath);
     const template = getComponentTemplate(host, componentPath, tmpl);
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
index 0845a3009f..ba6276bd90 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ export default function (options: ServiceWorkerOptions): Rule {
     if (!project) {
       throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid project name (${options.project})`);
     }
+    if (project.projectType !== 'application') {
+      throw new SchematicsException(`Service worker requires a project type of "application".`);
+    }
 
     const templateSource = apply(url('./files'), [
       template({...options}),
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
index 2293b35ad0..8b0a2ec08e 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ function getTsConfigOutDir(host: Tree, architect: experimental.workspace.Workspa
 export default function (options: UniversalOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
     const clientProject = getClientProject(host, options);
+    if (clientProject.projectType !== 'application') {
+      throw new SchematicsException(`Universal requires a project type of "application".`);
+    }
     const clientArchitect = getClientArchitect(host, options);
     const outDir = getTsConfigOutDir(host, clientArchitect);
     const tsConfigExtends = basename(clientArchitect.build.options.tsConfig);