diff --git a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.di.ts b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.di.ts
index c4320c6369f3b..274f0090a718d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.di.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.di.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-import { FactoryProvider } from 'injection-js';
+import type { FactoryProvider } from 'injection-js';
 import { STYLESHEET_PROCESSOR_TOKEN } from 'ng-packagr/lib/styles/stylesheet-processor.di';
-import { StylesheetProcessor } from './stylesheet-processor';
+import { getInstalledPackageVersionInfo } from '../angular-version-utils';
+import {
+  AsyncStylesheetProcessor,
+  StylesheetProcessor,
+} from './stylesheet-processor';
 
 export const STYLESHEET_PROCESSOR: FactoryProvider = {
   provide: STYLESHEET_PROCESSOR_TOKEN,
-  useFactory: () => StylesheetProcessor,
+  useFactory: () => {
+    const { version: ngPackagrVersion } =
+      getInstalledPackageVersionInfo('ng-packagr');
+
+    return ngPackagrVersion !== '17.2.0'
+      ? StylesheetProcessor
+      : AsyncStylesheetProcessor;
+  },
   deps: [],
 };
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.ts b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.ts
index 5b8e94ac44257..cc8de61dd7cfa 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/ng-packagr/stylesheet-processor.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,110 @@ export class StylesheetProcessor {
     ];
   }
 
+  async process({
+    filePath,
+    content,
+  }: {
+    filePath: string;
+    content: string;
+  }): Promise<string> {
+    this.createRenderWorker();
+
+    return this.renderWorker.run({ content, filePath });
+  }
+
+  /** Destory workers in pool. */
+  destroy(): void {
+    void this.renderWorker?.destroy();
+  }
+
+  private createRenderWorker(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.renderWorker) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const styleIncludePaths = [...this.includePaths];
+    let prevDir = null;
+    let currentDir = this.basePath;
+
+    while (currentDir !== prevDir) {
+      const p = join(currentDir, 'node_modules');
+      if (existsSync(p)) {
+        styleIncludePaths.push(p);
+      }
+
+      prevDir = currentDir;
+      currentDir = dirname(prevDir);
+    }
+
+    const browserslistData = browserslist(undefined, { path: this.basePath });
+
+    const { version: ngPackagrVersion } =
+      getInstalledPackageVersionInfo('ng-packagr');
+    let postcssConfiguration: PostcssConfiguration | undefined;
+    if (gte(ngPackagrVersion, '17.3.0')) {
+      const {
+        loadPostcssConfiguration,
+      } = require('ng-packagr/lib/styles/postcss-configuration');
+      postcssConfiguration = loadPostcssConfiguration(this.projectBasePath);
+    }
+
+    this.renderWorker = new Piscina({
+      filename: require.resolve(
+        'ng-packagr/lib/styles/stylesheet-processor-worker'
+      ),
+      maxThreads,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        FORCE_COLOR: '' + colors.enabled,
+      },
+      workerData: {
+        postcssConfiguration,
+        tailwindConfigPath: getTailwindConfigPath(
+          this.projectBasePath,
+          workspaceRoot
+        ),
+        projectBasePath: this.projectBasePath,
+        browserslistData,
+        targets: transformSupportedBrowsersToTargets(browserslistData),
+        cacheDirectory: this.cacheDirectory,
+        cssUrl: this.cssUrl,
+        styleIncludePaths,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This class is used when ng-packagr version is 17.2.0. The async `loadPostcssConfiguration` function
+ * introduced in ng-packagr 17.2.0 causes a memory leak due to multiple workers being created. We must
+ * keep this class to support any workspace that might be using ng-packagr 17.2.0 where that function
+ * need to be awaited.
+ */
+export class AsyncStylesheetProcessor {
+  private renderWorker: typeof Piscina | undefined;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly projectBasePath: string,
+    private readonly basePath: string,
+    private readonly cssUrl?: CssUrl,
+    private readonly includePaths?: string[],
+    private readonly cacheDirectory?: string | false
+  ) {
+    // By default, browserslist defaults are too inclusive
+    // https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist/blob/83764ea81ffaa39111c204b02c371afa44a4ff07/index.js#L516-L522
+    // We change the default query to browsers that Angular support.
+    // https://angular.io/guide/browser-support
+    (browserslist.defaults as string[]) = [
+      'last 2 Chrome versions',
+      'last 1 Firefox version',
+      'last 2 Edge major versions',
+      'last 2 Safari major versions',
+      'last 2 iOS major versions',
+      'Firefox ESR',
+    ];
+  }
+
   async process({
     filePath,
     content,
@@ -94,7 +198,7 @@ export class StylesheetProcessor {
     const { version: ngPackagrVersion } =
       getInstalledPackageVersionInfo('ng-packagr');
     let postcssConfiguration: PostcssConfiguration | undefined;
-    if (gte(ngPackagrVersion, '17.2.0')) {
+    if (ngPackagrVersion === '17.2.0') {
       const { loadPostcssConfiguration } = await import(
         'ng-packagr/lib/styles/postcss-configuration'
       );