@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
         commonModule: false,
         flat: true,
         routing: options.routing,
+        routingScope: 'Root',
         sourceDir: options.directory + '/' + options.sourceDir,
         spec: false,
       }),
 
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import { SchematicTestRunner } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/test';
+import { getFileContent } from '../utility/test';
 import { Schema as AppSchema } from './schema';
 
 
@@ -63,4 +64,16 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     expect(files.indexOf('/foo/src/app/app.component.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
   });
 
+  it('should handle the routing flag', () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, routing: true };
+
+    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('application', options);
+    const files = tree.files;
+    expect(files.indexOf('/foo/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(files.indexOf('/foo/src/app/app-routing.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/foo/src/app/app.module.ts');
+    expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import { AppRoutingModule } from '.\/app-routing.module'/);
+    const routingModuleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/foo/src/app/app-routing.module.ts');
+    expect(routingModuleContent).toMatch(/RouterModule.forRoot\(routes\)/);
+  });
 });
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 const routes: Routes = [];
 
 @NgModule({
-  imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
+  imports: [RouterModule.for<%= routingScope %>(routes)],
   exports: [RouterModule]
 })
 export class <%= classify(name) %>RoutingModule { }
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
     const files = tree.files;
     expect(files.indexOf('/src/app/foo/foo.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
     expect(files.indexOf('/src/app/foo/foo-routing.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    const moduleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/src/app/foo/foo.module.ts');
+    expect(moduleContent).toMatch(/import { FooRoutingModule } from '.\/foo-routing.module'/);
+    const routingModuleContent = getFileContent(tree, '/src/app/foo/foo-routing.module.ts');
+    expect(routingModuleContent).toMatch(/RouterModule.forChild\(routes\)/);
   });
 
   it('should respect the spec flag', () => {
@@ -73,6 +77,4 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
     expect(files.indexOf('/src/app/two-word/two-word.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
     expect(files.indexOf('/src/app/two-word/two-word.module.spec.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
   });
-
-
 });
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false
     },
+    "routingScope": {
+      "enum": ["Child", "Root"],
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "Child"
+    },
     "spec": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true