diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
index d33469a45ef6..3dd968006684 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
@@ -84,13 +84,22 @@ class AngularAssetsMiddleware {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Implementation of serverFile can be found here:
+    // https://github.com/karma-runner/karma/blob/84f85e7016efc2266fa6b3465f494a3fa151c85c/lib/middleware/common.js#L10
     switch (file.origin) {
       case 'disk':
         this.serveFile(file.inputPath, undefined, res, undefined, undefined, /* doNotCache */ true);
         break;
       case 'memory':
         // Include pathname to help with Content-Type headers.
-        this.serveFile(`/unused/${url.pathname}`, undefined, res, undefined, file.contents, true);
+        this.serveFile(
+          `/unused/${url.pathname}`,
+          undefined,
+          res,
+          undefined,
+          file.contents,
+          /* doNotCache */ false,
+        );
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -508,6 +517,7 @@ async function initializeApplication(
       scriptsFiles.push({
         pattern: `${outputPath}/${outputName}`,
         watched: false,
+        included: typeof scriptEntry === 'string' ? true : scriptEntry.inject !== false,
         type: 'js',
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/index.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/index.ts
index d3aefeeff628..036d503cfdf6 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/index.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ function getBuiltInKarmaConfig(
       'karma-jasmine-html-reporter',
       'karma-coverage',
     ].map((p) => workspaceRootRequire(p)),
-    proxies: {
-      '/': '/base/',
-    },
     jasmineHtmlReporter: {
       suppressAll: true, // removes the duplicated traces
     },
diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/tests/options/scripts_spec.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/tests/options/scripts_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..483a05929e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/tests/options/scripts_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import { execute } from '../../index';
+import { BASE_OPTIONS, KARMA_BUILDER_INFO, describeKarmaBuilder } from '../setup';
+
+describeKarmaBuilder(execute, KARMA_BUILDER_INFO, (harness, setupTarget) => {
+  describe('Option: "scripts"', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await setupTarget(harness);
+    });
+
+    it(`should be able to access non injected script`, async () => {
+      await harness.writeFiles({
+        'src/test.js': `console.log('hello from test script.')`,
+        'src/app/app.component.ts': `
+          import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'app-root',
+            standalone: false,
+            template: '<p>Hello World</p>'
+          })
+          export class AppComponent {
+            loadScript() {
+              return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+                const script = document.createElement('script');
+                script.onload = () => resolve();
+                script.onerror  = reject;
+                script.src = 'test.js';
+                document.body.appendChild(script);
+              });
+            }
+          }
+         `,
+        'src/app/app.component.spec.ts': `
+          import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+          import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
+
+          describe('AppComponent', () => {
+            beforeEach(() => TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+              declarations: [AppComponent]
+            }));
+
+            it('should load script', async () => {
+              const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
+              fixture.detectChanges();
+
+              await expectAsync(fixture.componentInstance.loadScript()).toBeResolved();
+            });
+          });`,
+      });
+
+      harness.useTarget('test', {
+        ...BASE_OPTIONS,
+        scripts: [
+          {
+            input: 'src/test.js',
+            bundleName: 'test',
+            inject: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const { result } = await harness.executeOnce();
+      expect(result?.success).toBeTrue();
+    });
+  });
+});