diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/generators/REACT/index.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/generators/REACT/index.ts
index 0bf8bb0ba23b..c37ebc323f99 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/generators/REACT/index.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/generators/REACT/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+import { detectLanguage } from '../../detect';
+import { SupportedLanguage } from '../../project_types';
 import { baseGenerator } from '../baseGenerator';
 import type { Generator } from '../types';
 
 const generator: Generator = async (packageManager, npmOptions, options) => {
-  await baseGenerator(packageManager, npmOptions, options, 'react');
+  // Add prop-types dependency if not using TypeScript
+  const language = detectLanguage();
+  const extraPackages = language === SupportedLanguage.JAVASCRIPT ? ['prop-types'] : [];
+
+  await baseGenerator(packageManager, npmOptions, options, 'react', {
+    extraPackages,
+  });
 };
 
 export default generator;