diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
index 9706b94d36c6..cd9a07e81fc8 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ interface OutputFileRecord {
   type: BuildOutputFileType;
 }
 
+interface DevServerExternalResultMetadata extends Omit<ExternalResultMetadata, 'explicit'> {
+  explicitBrowser: string[];
+  explicitServer: string[];
+}
+
 export type BuilderAction = (
   options: ApplicationBuilderInternalOptions,
   context: BuilderContext,
@@ -140,10 +145,11 @@ export async function* serveWithVite(
   let hadError = false;
   const generatedFiles = new Map<string, OutputFileRecord>();
   const assetFiles = new Map<string, string>();
-  const externalMetadata: ExternalResultMetadata = {
+  const externalMetadata: DevServerExternalResultMetadata = {
     implicitBrowser: [],
     implicitServer: [],
-    explicit: [],
+    explicitBrowser: [],
+    explicitServer: [],
   };
 
   // Add cleanup logic via a builder teardown.
@@ -236,17 +242,20 @@ export async function* serveWithVite(
       }
 
       // Empty Arrays to avoid growing unlimited with every re-build.
-      externalMetadata.explicit.length = 0;
+      externalMetadata.explicitBrowser.length = 0;
+      externalMetadata.explicitServer.length = 0;
       externalMetadata.implicitServer.length = 0;
       externalMetadata.implicitBrowser.length = 0;
 
-      externalMetadata.explicit.push(...explicit);
+      externalMetadata.explicitBrowser.push(...explicit);
+      externalMetadata.explicitServer.push(...explicit, ...nodeJsBuiltinModules);
       externalMetadata.implicitServer.push(...implicitServerFiltered);
       externalMetadata.implicitBrowser.push(...implicitBrowserFiltered);
 
       // The below needs to be sorted as Vite uses these options are part of the hashing invalidation algorithm.
       // See: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/blob/0873bae0cfe0f0718ad2f5743dd34a17e4ab563d/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts#L1203-L1239
-      externalMetadata.explicit.sort();
+      externalMetadata.explicitBrowser.sort();
+      externalMetadata.explicitServer.sort();
       externalMetadata.implicitServer.sort();
       externalMetadata.implicitBrowser.sort();
     }
@@ -494,7 +503,7 @@ export async function setupServer(
   outputFiles: Map<string, OutputFileRecord>,
   assets: Map<string, string>,
   preserveSymlinks: boolean | undefined,
-  externalMetadata: ExternalResultMetadata,
+  externalMetadata: DevServerExternalResultMetadata,
   ssr: boolean,
   prebundleTransformer: JavaScriptTransformer,
   target: string[],
@@ -573,18 +582,18 @@ export async function setupServer(
       },
       // This is needed when `externalDependencies` is used to prevent Vite load errors.
       // NOTE: If Vite adds direct support for externals, this can be removed.
-      preTransformRequests: externalMetadata.explicit.length === 0,
+      preTransformRequests: externalMetadata.explicitBrowser.length === 0,
     },
     ssr: {
       // Note: `true` and `/.*/` have different sematics. When true, the `external` option is ignored.
       noExternal: /.*/,
       // Exclude any Node.js built in module and provided dependencies (currently build defined externals)
-      external: externalMetadata.explicit,
+      external: externalMetadata.explicitServer,
       optimizeDeps: getDepOptimizationConfig({
         // Only enable with caching since it causes prebundle dependencies to be cached
         disabled: serverOptions.prebundle === false,
         // Exclude any explicitly defined dependencies (currently build defined externals and node.js built-ins)
-        exclude: externalMetadata.explicit,
+        exclude: externalMetadata.explicitServer,
         // Include all implict dependencies from the external packages internal option
         include: externalMetadata.implicitServer,
         ssr: true,
@@ -603,19 +612,19 @@ export async function setupServer(
         outputFiles,
         assets,
         ssr,
-        external: externalMetadata.explicit,
+        external: externalMetadata.explicitBrowser,
         indexHtmlTransformer,
         extensionMiddleware,
         normalizePath,
       }),
-      createRemoveIdPrefixPlugin(externalMetadata.explicit),
+      createRemoveIdPrefixPlugin(externalMetadata.explicitBrowser),
     ],
     // Browser only optimizeDeps. (This does not run for SSR dependencies).
     optimizeDeps: getDepOptimizationConfig({
       // Only enable with caching since it causes prebundle dependencies to be cached
       disabled: serverOptions.prebundle === false,
       // Exclude any explicitly defined dependencies (currently build defined externals)
-      exclude: externalMetadata.explicit,
+      exclude: externalMetadata.explicitBrowser,
       // Include all implict dependencies from the external packages internal option
       include: externalMetadata.implicitBrowser,
       ssr: false,