diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
index da7fbf8f526c..3324c5627cc1 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ export function insertImport(
   // if there are no imports or 'use strict' statement, insert import at beginning of file
   const insertAtBeginning = allImports.length === 0 && useStrict.length === 0;
   const separator = insertAtBeginning ? '' : `;${eol}`;
+  const escapedFileName = fileName
+    .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
+    .replace(/'/g, "\\'")
+    .replace(/\n/g, '\\n')
+    .replace(/\r/g, '\\r');
   const toInsert =
     `${separator}import ${open}${importExpression}${close}` +
-    ` from '${fileName}'${insertAtBeginning ? `;${eol}` : ''}`;
+    ` from '${escapedFileName}'${insertAtBeginning ? `;${eol}` : ''}`;
 
   return insertAfterLastOccurrence(
     allImports,
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils_spec.ts
index c937d7124ebe..ead53d29d5b8 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/ast-utils_spec.ts
@@ -768,6 +768,24 @@ describe('ast utils', () => {
 
       expect(result).toBe(fileContent);
     });
+
+    it('should escape single quotes and backslashes in the module specifier', () => {
+      const fileContent = '';
+      const source = getTsSource(filePath, fileContent);
+      const change = insertImport(source, filePath, 'Component', "foo'bar\\baz");
+      const result = applyChanges(filePath, fileContent, [change]).trim();
+
+      expect(result).toBe("import { Component } from 'foo\\'bar\\\\baz';");
+    });
+
+    it('should escape newlines and carriage returns in the module specifier', () => {
+      const fileContent = '';
+      const source = getTsSource(filePath, fileContent);
+      const change = insertImport(source, filePath, 'Component', 'foo\nbar\rbaz');
+      const result = applyChanges(filePath, fileContent, [change]).trim();
+
+      expect(result).toBe(`import { Component } from 'foo\\nbar\\rbaz';`);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('hasTopLevelIdentifier', () => {