diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/angular/executors/dev-server.json b/docs/generated/packages/angular/executors/dev-server.json
index 8583a356e756f..f3178390d9767 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/angular/executors/dev-server.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/angular/executors/dev-server.json
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "Read buildable libraries from source instead of building them separately. If not set, it will take the value specified in the `browserTarget` options, or it will default to `true` if it's also not set in the `browserTarget` options.",
         "x-priority": "important"
+      },
+      "esbuildMiddleware": {
+        "description": "A list of HTTP request middleware functions. _Note: this is only supported in Angular versions >= 17.0.0_.",
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The path to the middleware function. Relative to the workspace root."
+        }
       }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/angular/.eslintrc.json b/packages/angular/.eslintrc.json
index 4e8a9ae472327..7361c3db07843 100644
--- a/packages/angular/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/packages/angular/.eslintrc.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
             "ignoredDependencies": [
               "nx",
               "eslint",
+              "vite",
               "rxjs",
               "semver",
               // These are installed by ensurePackage so missing in package.json
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
index 8e9f7adada233..fdd7409e993a7 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
   normalizePath,
   parseTargetString,
   readCachedProjectGraph,
+  stripIndents,
   type Target,
-  targetToTargetString,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { getRootTsConfigPath } from '@nx/js';
 import type { DependentBuildableProjectNode } from '@nx/js/src/utils/buildable-libs-utils';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { combineLatest, from } from 'rxjs';
 import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../../executors/utilities/angular-version-utils';
 import {
+  loadMiddleware,
   loadPlugins,
   type PluginSpec,
 } from '../../executors/utilities/esbuild-extensions';
@@ -45,12 +46,22 @@ type BuildTargetOptions = {
   customWebpackConfig?: { path?: string };
   indexFileTransformer?: string;
   plugins?: string[] | PluginSpec[];
+  esbuildMiddleware?: string[];
 };
 
 export function executeDevServerBuilder(
   rawOptions: Schema,
   context: import('@angular-devkit/architect').BuilderContext
 ) {
+  if (rawOptions.esbuildMiddleware) {
+    const { major: angularMajorVersion, version: angularVersion } =
+      getInstalledAngularVersionInfo();
+    if (angularMajorVersion < 17) {
+      throw new Error(stripIndents`The "esbuildMiddleware" option is only supported in Angular >= 17.0.0. You are currently using "${angularVersion}".
+        You can resolve this error by removing the "esbuildMiddleware" option or by migrating to Angular 17.0.0.`);
+    }
+  }
+
   process.env.NX_TSCONFIG_PATH = getRootTsConfigPath();
 
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
@@ -164,8 +175,11 @@ export function executeDevServerBuilder(
   return combineLatest([
     from(import('@angular-devkit/build-angular')),
     from(loadPlugins(buildTargetOptions.plugins, buildTargetOptions.tsConfig)),
+    from(
+      loadMiddleware(options.esbuildMiddleware, buildTargetOptions.tsConfig)
+    ),
   ]).pipe(
-    switchMap(([{ executeDevServerBuilder }, plugins]) =>
+    switchMap(([{ executeDevServerBuilder }, plugins, middleware]) =>
       executeDevServerBuilder(
         delegateBuilderOptions,
         context,
@@ -217,6 +231,7 @@ export function executeDevServerBuilder(
         },
         {
           buildPlugins: plugins,
+          middleware,
         }
       )
     )
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.d.ts
index 88e50eda311f2..6ca097e205a3f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface BaseSchema {
   watch?: boolean;
   poll?: number;
   buildLibsFromSource?: boolean;
+  esbuildMiddleware?: string[];
 }
 
 export type SchemaWithBrowserTarget = BaseSchema & {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.json
index f4281250a2279..ab5142d7e511e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/builders/dev-server/schema.json
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Read buildable libraries from source instead of building them separately. If not set, it will take the value specified in the `browserTarget` options, or it will default to `true` if it's also not set in the `browserTarget` options.",
       "x-priority": "important"
+    },
+    "esbuildMiddleware": {
+      "description": "A list of HTTP request middleware functions. _Note: this is only supported in Angular versions >= 17.0.0_.",
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "The path to the middleware function. Relative to the workspace root."
+      }
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/esbuild-extensions.ts b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/esbuild-extensions.ts
index 8127c94b1014a..b598e9f8471f0 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/esbuild-extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/executors/utilities/esbuild-extensions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { registerTsProject } from '@nx/js/src/internal';
 import type { Plugin } from 'esbuild';
+import type { Connect } from 'vite';
 import { loadModule } from './module-loader';
 
 export type PluginSpec = {
@@ -39,3 +40,19 @@ async function loadPlugin(pluginSpec: string | PluginSpec): Promise<Plugin> {
 
   return plugin;
 }
+
+export async function loadMiddleware(
+  middlewareFns: string[] | undefined,
+  tsConfig: string
+): Promise<Connect.NextHandleFunction[]> {
+  if (!middlewareFns?.length) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const cleanupTranspiler = registerTsProject(tsConfig);
+
+  try {
+    return await Promise.all(middlewareFns.map((fnPath) => loadModule(fnPath)));
+  } finally {
+    cleanupTranspiler();
+  }
+}