diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
index 4de61e9142090..940d6fdb5bc32 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
         "description": "Skip formatting files.",
         "default": true,
         "x-priority": "internal"
+      },
+      "tsConfigName": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "Customize the generated tsconfig file name.",
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "presets": []
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace.test.ts b/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace.test.ts
index df0c805f00c62..f837062a7a1a5 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace', () => {
 
     checkFilesExist('package.json');
     checkFilesExist('src/app/app.routes.ts');
+    checkFilesDoNotExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     checkFilesExist('project.json');
   });
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace', () => {
     checkFilesExist('package.json');
     checkFilesExist('project.json');
     checkFilesExist('vite.config.ts');
+    checkFilesDoNotExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
 
   it('should create a workspace with a single react app with webpack at the root', () => {
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace', () => {
     checkFilesExist('package.json');
     checkFilesExist('project.json');
     checkFilesExist('webpack.config.js');
+    checkFilesDoNotExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
 
   it('should be able to create an empty workspace built for apps', () => {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts
index 0eb7f707c4bd3..7c56689b7e990 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export async function angularInitGenerator(
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
   setDefaults(host, options);
   await jsInitGenerator(host, {
+    ...options,
+    tsConfigName: options.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
     js: false,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Required<Schema> {
     skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson ?? false,
     style: options.style ?? 'css',
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner ?? UnitTestRunner.Jest,
+    rootProject: options.rootProject,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts
index 8e50f0aa89a89..171b5d834e187 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   style?: Styles;
   linter?: Linter;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  rootProject?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
index b7424f070eb3e..9fd2120d943a6 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export async function angularInitGenerator(
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
   setDefaults(tree, options);
   await jsInitGenerator(tree, {
+    ...options,
+    tsConfigName: options.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
     js: false,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Required<Schema> {
     skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson ?? false,
     style: options.style ?? 'css',
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner ?? UnitTestRunner.Jest,
+    rootProject: options.rootProject,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 8e50f0aa89a89..171b5d834e187 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   style?: Styles;
   linter?: Linter;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
+  rootProject?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/files/tsconfig.base.json b/packages/js/src/generators/init/files/__fileName__
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/js/src/generators/init/files/tsconfig.base.json
rename to packages/js/src/generators/init/files/__fileName__
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
index b771a2d8adc32..4519d09071354 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ export async function initGenerator(
   }
 
   // add tsconfig.base.json
-  if (!getRootTsConfigFileName()) {
-    generateFiles(host, joinPathFragments(__dirname, './files'), '.', {});
+  if (!getRootTsConfigFileName(host)) {
+    generateFiles(host, joinPathFragments(__dirname, './files'), '.', {
+      fileName: schema.tsConfigName ?? 'tsconfig.base.json',
+    });
   }
 
   if (!schema.skipFormat) {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 6fef81d0b67dc..53f33ec06a152 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export interface InitSchema {
   js?: boolean;
   skipFormat?: boolean;
+  tsConfigName?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
index 3b4fe1cba57ae..ca257c4c2d15c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
       "description": "Skip formatting files.",
       "default": true,
       "x-priority": "internal"
+    },
+    "tsConfigName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Customize the generated tsconfig file name.",
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-config.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-config.ts
index a8b3fc4f75fdc..e52f146a3a210 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-config.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-config.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ export function getRelativePathToRootTsConfig(
   return offsetFromRoot(targetPath) + getRootTsConfigPathInTree(tree);
 }
 
-export function getRootTsConfigFileName(): string | null {
+export function getRootTsConfigFileName(tree: Tree): string | null {
   for (const tsConfigName of ['tsconfig.base.json', 'tsconfig.json']) {
-    const tsConfigPath = join(workspaceRoot, tsConfigName);
-    if (existsSync(tsConfigPath)) {
+    if (tree.exists(tsConfigName)) {
       return tsConfigName;
     }
   }
@@ -53,12 +52,6 @@ export function getRootTsConfigFileName(): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-export function getRootTsConfigPath(): string | null {
-  const tsConfigFileName = getRootTsConfigFileName();
-
-  return tsConfigFileName ? join(workspaceRoot, tsConfigFileName) : null;
-}
-
 export function updateRootTsConfig(
   host: Tree,
   options: {
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 79422b4676e08..5ed81aafc8743 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
 
   const initTask = await initGenerator(tree, {
-    ...options,
+    ...schema,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
   tasks.push(initTask);
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 0147cb4124b79..e0d01515404f2 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ function normalizeOptions(schema: Schema) {
 export async function initGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
   await jsInitGenerator(tree, {
+    ...schema,
+    tsConfigName: schema.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
     js: schema.js,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 2216c6dbc28be..ef7515a08cbfa 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   unitTestRunner?: 'jest' | 'none';
   skipFormat?: boolean;
   js?: boolean;
+  rootProject?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 9675642a6fa97..c0af386ef17d9 100755
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ function initRootBabelConfig(tree: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
 
 export async function reactInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
   await jsInitGenerator(host, {
+    ...schema,
+    tsConfigName: schema.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
     js: schema.js,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 1d339905bcb6a..b89e5ad49986f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ export interface InitSchema {
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
   skipHelperLibs?: boolean;
   js?: boolean;
+
+  rootProject?: boolean;
 }