diff --git a/dev-infra/BUILD.bazel b/dev-infra/BUILD.bazel
index d1272fcd5c..0e8666105e 100644
--- a/dev-infra/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dev-infra/BUILD.bazel
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ genrule(
 pkg_npm(
     name = "npm_package",
     srcs = [
-        "BUILD.bazel",
+        "index.bzl",
         "//dev-infra/bazel:files",
         "//dev-infra/benchmark:files",
     ],
diff --git a/dev-infra/index.bzl b/dev-infra/index.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd495e8552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-infra/index.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# 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.io/license
+
+# File is currently empty but serves as indicator for `rules_nodejs` and instructs it to
+# preserve the content output in the NPM install workspace. This allows consumers to use
+# rules and targets from within Bazel. e.g. by using `@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private/<..>`.
+# See: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/commit/4f508b1a0be1f5444e9c13b0439e649449792fef.