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 e830262f190f..ac03d58c6153 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
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 
 import { AppModule } from './app/app.module';
 
-<% if(!!viewEncapsulation) { %>
 platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule, {
-  defaultEncapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.<%= viewEncapsulation %>
+  ngZoneEventCoalescing: true<% if(!!viewEncapsulation) { %>,
+  defaultEncapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.<%= viewEncapsulation %><% } %>
 })
-  .catch(err => console.error(err));<% } else { %>
-platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule)
   .catch(err => console.error(err));
-<% } %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
index ee053372b30b..419f46a6a4f2 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
@@ -540,6 +540,14 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     expect(moduleFiles.length).toEqual(0);
   });
 
+  it('should enable zone event coalescing by default', async () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, standalone: true };
+
+    const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('application', options, workspaceTree);
+    const appConfig = tree.readContent('/projects/foo/src/app/app.config.ts');
+    expect(appConfig).toContain('provideZoneChangeDetection({eventCoalescing: true})');
+  });
+
   it('should create a standalone component', async () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, standalone: true };
 
@@ -575,6 +583,20 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
   });
 
   describe('standalone=false', () => {
+    it('should add the ngZoneEventCoalescing option by default', async () => {
+      const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic(
+        'application',
+        {
+          ...defaultOptions,
+          standalone: false,
+        },
+        workspaceTree,
+      );
+
+      const content = tree.readContent('/projects/foo/src/main.ts');
+      expect(content).toContain('ngZoneEventCoalescing: true');
+    });
+
     it(`should set 'defaultEncapsulation' in main.ts when 'ViewEncapsulation' is provided`, async () => {
       const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic(
         'application',