diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_private_export.ts
index 9ef6d446bb7269..0734acee89d8b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_private_export.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export {
   PendingTasksInternal as ɵPendingTasks, // TODO(atscott): remove once there is a release with PendingTasksInternal so adev can be updated
   PendingTasksInternal as ɵPendingTasksInternal,
 } from './pending_tasks';
+export {DISABLE_COMPONENT_BOOTSTRAP as ɵDISABLE_COMPONENT_BOOTSTRAP} from './platform/bootstrap';
 export {ALLOW_MULTIPLE_PLATFORMS as ɵALLOW_MULTIPLE_PLATFORMS} from './platform/platform';
 export {ReflectionCapabilities as ɵReflectionCapabilities} from './reflection/reflection_capabilities';
 export {AnimationRendererType as ɵAnimationRendererType} from './render/api';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/platform/bootstrap.ts b/packages/core/src/platform/bootstrap.ts
index c9d802754770d6..e79158fbb56d7a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/platform/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/platform/bootstrap.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs';
 
 import {PROVIDED_NG_ZONE} from '../change_detection/scheduling/ng_zone_scheduling';
-import {EnvironmentInjector, R3Injector} from '../di/r3_injector';
+import {R3Injector} from '../di/r3_injector';
 import {ErrorHandler} from '../error_handler';
 import {RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorCode} from '../errors';
 import {DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID} from '../i18n/localization';
@@ -22,10 +22,29 @@ import {NgZone} from '../zone/ng_zone';
 import {ApplicationInitStatus} from '../application/application_init';
 import {_callAndReportToErrorHandler, ApplicationRef, remove} from '../application/application_ref';
 import {PROVIDED_ZONELESS} from '../change_detection/scheduling/zoneless_scheduling';
-import {Injector} from '../di';
+import {InjectionToken, Injector} from '../di';
 import {InternalNgModuleRef, NgModuleRef} from '../linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {stringify} from '../util/stringify';
 
+/**
+ * InjectionToken used to disable the bootstrap of components.
+ *
+ * This token is used by the Angular CLI in the `@angular/ssr` package to control
+ * whether components should be bootstrapped during the application initialization process.
+ * Specifically, it is used during route extraction when server-side rendering is enabled.
+ *
+ * By setting this token to `true`, Angular prevents the root component from being bootstrapped
+ * and avoids invoking it during the route extraction phase, which is necessary for SSR
+ * to extract routes without requiring new APIs to be exposed. This mechanism helps separate
+ * the logic for route extraction and component bootstrapping during SSR rendering.
+ *
+ * When not provided or set to `false`, Angular will continue with the default behavior
+ * of bootstrapping the root component(s) during initialization.
+ */
+export const DISABLE_COMPONENT_BOOTSTRAP = new InjectionToken<boolean>(
+  ngDevMode ? '' : 'DISABLE_ROOT_COMPONENT_BOOTSTRAP',
+);
+
 export interface BootstrapConfig {
   platformInjector: Injector;
 }
@@ -125,6 +144,19 @@ export function bootstrap<M>(
         // If the `LOCALE_ID` provider is defined at bootstrap then we set the value for ivy
         const localeId = envInjector.get(LOCALE_ID, DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID);
         setLocaleId(localeId || DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID);
+
+        const disableComponentsBootstrap = envInjector.get(DISABLE_COMPONENT_BOOTSTRAP, false, {
+          optional: true,
+        });
+        if (disableComponentsBootstrap) {
+          if (isApplicationBootstrapConfig(config)) {
+            return envInjector.get(ApplicationRef);
+          }
+
+          config.allPlatformModules.push(config.moduleRef);
+          return config.moduleRef;
+        }
+
         if (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) {
           const imagePerformanceService = envInjector.get(ImagePerformanceWarning);
           imagePerformanceService.start();