diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
index 6a9efa145a..60378b0cf3 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.spec.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,130 @@ describe('15.0.0 migration (migrate-to-inputs)', () => {
     const updatedWorkspace = readNxJson(tree);
     expect(updatedWorkspace.namedInputs).not.toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  it('should not override production inputs when migrating "implicitDependencies"', async () => {
+    updateNxJson(tree, {
+      namedInputs: {
+        default: ['{projectRoot}/**/*', 'sharedGlobals'],
+        production: [
+          'default',
+          '!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)',
+          '!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json',
+          '!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s',
+          '!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json',
+        ],
+        sharedGlobals: ['{workspaceRoot}/nx.json'],
+      },
+      implicitDependencies: {
+        '.eslintrc.json': '*',
+      },
+    });
+    await migrateToInputs(tree);
+
+    const updated = readNxJson(tree);
+
+    expect(updated.implicitDependencies).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(updated).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "namedInputs": Object {
+          "default": Array [
+            "{projectRoot}/**/*",
+            "sharedGlobals",
+          ],
+          "production": Array [
+            "default",
+            "!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)",
+            "!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json",
+            "!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s",
+            "!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json",
+          ],
+          "sharedGlobals": Array [
+            "{workspaceRoot}/nx.json",
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('should only preppend "default" to production inputs if missing when migrating "implicitDependencies"', async () => {
+    updateNxJson(tree, {
+      namedInputs: {
+        default: ['{projectRoot}/**/*', 'sharedGlobals'],
+        production: [
+          '!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)',
+          '!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json',
+          '!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s',
+          '!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json',
+        ],
+        sharedGlobals: ['{workspaceRoot}/nx.json'],
+      },
+      implicitDependencies: {
+        '.eslintrc.json': '*',
+      },
+    });
+    await migrateToInputs(tree);
+
+    const updated = readNxJson(tree);
+
+    expect(updated.implicitDependencies).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(updated).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "namedInputs": Object {
+          "default": Array [
+            "{projectRoot}/**/*",
+            "sharedGlobals",
+          ],
+          "production": Array [
+            "default",
+            "!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)",
+            "!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json",
+            "!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s",
+            "!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json",
+          ],
+          "sharedGlobals": Array [
+            "{workspaceRoot}/nx.json",
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('should not modify production inputs if "default" is missing when migrating "implicitDependencies"', async () => {
+    updateNxJson(tree, {
+      namedInputs: {
+        production: [
+          '!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)',
+          '!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json',
+          '!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s',
+          '!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json',
+        ],
+        sharedGlobals: ['{workspaceRoot}/nx.json'],
+      },
+      implicitDependencies: {
+        '.eslintrc.json': '*',
+      },
+    });
+    await migrateToInputs(tree);
+
+    const updated = readNxJson(tree);
+
+    expect(updated.implicitDependencies).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(updated).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "namedInputs": Object {
+          "production": Array [
+            "!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)",
+            "!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json",
+            "!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s",
+            "!{projectRoot}/.eslintrc.json",
+          ],
+          "sharedGlobals": Array [
+            "{workspaceRoot}/nx.json",
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    `);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('15.0.0 migration (migrate-to-inputs) (v1)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.ts b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.ts
index 621bc3a1e9..9942050b6d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/migrations/update-15-0-0/migrate-to-inputs.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree) {
     sharedGlobals: [],
     production: ['default'],
   };
-  nxJson.namedInputs.production = ['default'];
+  if (nxJson.namedInputs.default) {
+    if (!nxJson.namedInputs.production) {
+      nxJson.namedInputs.production = ['default'];
+    } else if (!nxJson.namedInputs.production.includes('default')) {
+      nxJson.namedInputs.production = [
+        'default',
+        ...nxJson.namedInputs.production,
+      ];
+    }
+  }
 
   if (isBuildATarget(tree)) {
     nxJson.targetDefaults ??= {};