diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
index 263d428e61a7..a279b3c96048 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
@@ -121,11 +121,15 @@ export function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
         asset.glob = asset.glob + '/**/*';
       }
 
+      // Escape the input in case it has special charaters and use to make glob absolute
+      const escapedInput = asset.input
+        .replace(/[\\|\*|\?|\!|\(|\)|\[|\]|\{|\}]/g, (substring) => `\\${substring}`);
+
       return {
         context: asset.input,
         to: asset.output,
         from: {
-          glob: asset.glob,
+          glob: path.resolve(escapedInput, asset.glob),
           dot: true
         }
       };