diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/controller/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/controller/index.js
index e303381414c2..eebc70f638b3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/controller/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/controller/index.js
@@ -236,13 +236,7 @@ module.exports = class ControllerGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
       debug(`artifactInfo: ${inspect(this.artifactInfo)}`);
       debug(`Copying artifact to: ${dest}`);
     }
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
-      source,
-      dest,
-      this.artifactInfo,
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
-    );
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(source, dest, this.artifactInfo);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/datasource/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/datasource/index.js
index 0d8509dead5b..141894401a7c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/datasource/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/datasource/index.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ module.exports = class DataSourceGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
 
     // Copy Templates
     this.fs.writeJSON(jsonPath, ds);
-    this.fs.copyTpl(classTemplatePath, tsPath, this.artifactInfo);
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(classTemplatePath, tsPath, this.artifactInfo);
   }
 
   install() {
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/model/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/model/index.js
index f06a85cbd637..1704bb1e6aaa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/model/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/model/index.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ module.exports = class ModelGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
       }
     });
 
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(
       this.templatePath(MODEL_TEMPLATE_PATH),
       tsPath,
       this.artifactInfo,
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/openapi/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/openapi/index.js
index 3a1087a449ae..d48e34502aa7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/openapi/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/openapi/index.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = class OpenApiGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
       if (debug.enabled) {
         debug('Copying artifact to: %s', dest);
       }
-      this.fs.copyTpl(source, dest, c, {}, {globOptions: {dot: true}});
+      this.copyTemplatedFiles(source, dest, c);
     }
   }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ module.exports = class OpenApiGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
         debug('Copying artifact to: %s', dest);
       }
       const source = m.kind === 'class' ? modelSource : typeSource;
-      this.fs.copyTpl(source, dest, m, {}, {globOptions: {dot: true}});
+      this.copyTemplatedFiles(source, dest, m);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/repository/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/repository/index.js
index bd96fc4e8230..429cf9c67643 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/repository/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/repository/index.js
@@ -401,13 +401,7 @@ module.exports = class RepositoryGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
       debug(`artifactInfo: ${inspect(this.artifactInfo)}`);
       debug(`Copying artifact to: ${dest}`);
     }
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
-      source,
-      dest,
-      this.artifactInfo,
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
-    );
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(source, dest, this.artifactInfo);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/service/index.js b/packages/cli/generators/service/index.js
index bcb758032276..8a67f87c2ca7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/service/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/service/index.js
@@ -233,13 +233,7 @@ module.exports = class ServiceGenerator extends ArtifactGenerator {
     debug(`artifactInfo: ${inspect(this.artifactInfo)}`);
     debug(`Copying artifact to: ${dest}`);
 
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
-      source,
-      dest,
-      this.artifactInfo,
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
-    );
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(source, dest, this.artifactInfo);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/artifact-generator.js b/packages/cli/lib/artifact-generator.js
index f843660f73be..8e7af1b839ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/artifact-generator.js
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/artifact-generator.js
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ module.exports = class ArtifactGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
 
     // Copy template files from ./templates
     // Renaming of the files should be done in the generator inheriting from this one
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(
       this.templatePath('**/*'),
       this.destinationPath(),
       this.artifactInfo,
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/base-generator.js b/packages/cli/lib/base-generator.js
index 05cbe10cecff..4c300ad06c9d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/base-generator.js
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/base-generator.js
@@ -267,6 +267,42 @@ module.exports = class BaseGenerator extends Generator {
     this.npmInstall(null, opts, spawnOpts);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Wrapper for mem-fs-editor.copyTpl() to ensure consistent options
+   *
+   * See https://github.com/SBoudrias/mem-fs-editor/blob/master/lib/actions/copy-tpl.js
+   *
+   * @param {string} from
+   * @param {string} to
+   * @param {object} context
+   * @param {object} templateOptions
+   * @param {object} copyOptions
+   */
+  copyTemplatedFiles(
+    from,
+    to,
+    context,
+    templateOptions = {},
+    copyOptions = {
+      // See https://github.com/mrmlnc/fast-glob#options-1
+      globOptions: {
+        // Allow patterns to match filenames starting with a period (files &
+        // directories), even if the pattern does not explicitly have a period
+        // in that spot.
+        dot: true,
+        // Disable expansion of brace patterns ({a,b}, {1..3}).
+        nobrace: true,
+        // Disable extglob support (patterns like +(a|b)), so that extglobs
+        // are regarded as literal characters. This flag allows us to support
+        // Windows paths such as
+        // `D:\Users\BKU\oliverkarst\AppData(Roaming)\npm\node_modules\@loopback\cli`
+        noext: true,
+      },
+    },
+  ) {
+    return this.fs.copyTpl(from, to, context, templateOptions, copyOptions);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Checks if current directory is a LoopBack project by checking for
    * keyword 'loopback' under 'keywords' attribute in package.json.
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/project-generator.js b/packages/cli/lib/project-generator.js
index 3c5cf7024e32..bb640e756438 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/project-generator.js
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/project-generator.js
@@ -192,14 +192,12 @@ module.exports = class ProjectGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
     if (this.shouldExit()) return false;
 
     // First copy common files from ../../project/templates
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(
       this.templatePath('../../project/templates/**/*'),
       this.destinationPath(''),
       {
         project: this.projectInfo,
       },
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
     );
 
     // Rename `_.gitignore` back to `.gitignore`.
@@ -211,14 +209,12 @@ module.exports = class ProjectGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
     );
 
     // Copy project type specific files from ./templates
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
+    this.copyTemplatedFiles(
       this.templatePath('**/*'),
       this.destinationPath(''),
       {
         project: this.projectInfo,
       },
-      {},
-      {globOptions: {dot: true}},
     );
 
     if (!this.projectInfo.tslint) {