diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service/files/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/service/files/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.ts.template
index de24346572c2..2c68b26e7c31 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service/files/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service/files/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.ts.template
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
-@Injectable({
+<% if (!skipProvidedIn) { %>@Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
-})
-export class <%= classifiedName %> {
-  
-}
+})<% } else { %>@Injectable()<% } %>
+export class <%= classifiedName %> {}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/service/index_spec.ts
index 56ae5edd2428..0ea6eca11eea 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service/index_spec.ts
@@ -121,4 +121,22 @@ describe('Service Schematic', () => {
     expect(content).toContain('export class FooService {');
     expect(testContent).toContain("describe('FooService', () => {");
   });
+
+  it('should allow skipping providedIn when skipProvidedIn is true', async () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, skipProvidedIn: true };
+
+    const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('service', options, appTree);
+    const content = tree.readContent('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.ts');
+    expect(content).not.toMatch(/providedIn/);
+    expect(content).toMatch(/^@Injectable\(\)$/m);
+  });
+
+  it('should include providedIn: "root" by default', async () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions };
+
+    const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('service', options, appTree);
+    const content = tree.readContent('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.ts');
+    expect(content).toMatch(/providedIn: 'root'/);
+    expect(content).toMatch(/^@Injectable\({$/m);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/service/schema.json
index 19afac150262..19e0005c3ce0 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service/schema.json
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
       "description": "Skip the generation of a unit test file `spec.ts` for the service.",
       "default": false
     },
+    "skipProvidedIn": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "When true, does not add the providedIn property to the @Injectable decorator. The service must then be provided manually"
+    },
     "type": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Append a custom type to the service's filename. For example, if you set the type to `service`, the file will be named `my-service.service.ts`."