diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/vite/executors/build.json b/docs/generated/packages/vite/executors/build.json
index 0941b4f2549f8..2b2a671b0188f 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/vite/executors/build.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/vite/executors/build.json
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@
         "description": "Enable re-building when files change.",
         "oneOf": [{ "type": "boolean" }, { "type": "object" }],
         "default": false
+      },
+      "generatePackageJson": {
+        "description": "Generate a package.json for the build output.",
+        "type": "boolean"
+      },
+      "includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson": {
+        "description": "Include devDependencies in the generated package.json.",
+        "type": "boolean"
       }
     },
     "definitions": {},
diff --git a/e2e/vite/src/vite.test.ts b/e2e/vite/src/vite.test.ts
index b0f21ff96522c..cf220859a7814 100644
--- a/e2e/vite/src/vite.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/vite/src/vite.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   newProject,
   promisifiedTreeKill,
   readFile,
+  readJson,
   rmDist,
   runCLI,
   runCLIAsync,
@@ -144,6 +145,55 @@ describe('Vite Plugin', () => {
         expect(fileExists(`dist/apps/${myApp}/package.json`)).toBeFalsy();
         rmDist();
       }, 200_000);
+
+      it('should build application with new package json generation', async () => {
+        runCLI(`build ${myApp} --generatePackageJson`);
+        expect(readFile(`dist/apps/${myApp}/index.html`)).toBeDefined();
+        const fileArray = listFiles(`dist/apps/${myApp}/assets`);
+        const mainBundle = fileArray.find((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
+        expect(
+          readFile(`dist/apps/${myApp}/assets/${mainBundle}`)
+        ).toBeDefined();
+
+        const packageJson = readJson(`dist/apps/${myApp}/package.json`);
+        expect(packageJson).toEqual({
+          name: myApp,
+          version: '0.0.1',
+          type: 'module',
+        });
+        rmDist();
+      }, 200_000);
+
+      it('should build application with existing package json generation', async () => {
+        createFile(
+          `apps/${myApp}/package.json`,
+          JSON.stringify({
+            name: 'my-existing-app',
+            version: '1.0.1',
+            scripts: {
+              start: 'node server.js',
+            },
+          })
+        );
+        runCLI(`build ${myApp} --generatePackageJson`);
+        expect(readFile(`dist/apps/${myApp}/index.html`)).toBeDefined();
+        const fileArray = listFiles(`dist/apps/${myApp}/assets`);
+        const mainBundle = fileArray.find((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
+        expect(
+          readFile(`dist/apps/${myApp}/assets/${mainBundle}`)
+        ).toBeDefined();
+
+        const packageJson = readJson(`dist/apps/${myApp}/package.json`);
+        expect(packageJson).toEqual({
+          name: 'my-existing-app',
+          version: '1.0.1',
+          type: 'module',
+          scripts: {
+            start: 'node server.js',
+          },
+        });
+        rmDist();
+      }, 200_000);
     });
 
     describe('convert @nx/web webpack app to vite using the vite:configuration generator', () => {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
index fbe367427efe9..48779fa937f6b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import { ExecutorContext } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { ExecutorContext, writeJsonFile } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { build, InlineConfig, mergeConfig } from 'vite';
 import {
   getViteBuildOptions,
   getViteSharedConfig,
 } from '../../utils/options-utils';
 import { ViteBuildExecutorOptions } from './schema';
-import { copyAssets } from '@nx/js';
-import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import {
+  copyAssets,
+  createLockFile,
+  createPackageJson,
+  getLockFileName,
+} from '@nx/js';
+import { existsSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { createAsyncIterable } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/async-iterable';
 
@@ -37,8 +42,29 @@ export async function* viteBuildExecutor(
   const rootPackageJson = resolve(context.root, 'package.json');
   const distPackageJson = resolve(normalizedOptions.outputPath, 'package.json');
 
+  // Generate a package.json if option has been set.
+  if (options.generatePackageJson) {
+    const builtPackageJson = createPackageJson(
+      context.projectName,
+      context.projectGraph,
+      {
+        target: context.targetName,
+        root: context.root,
+        isProduction: !options.includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson, // By default we remove devDependencies since this is a production build.
+      }
+    );
+
+    builtPackageJson.type = 'module';
+
+    writeJsonFile(`${options.outputPath}/package.json`, builtPackageJson);
+
+    const lockFile = createLockFile(builtPackageJson);
+    writeFileSync(`${options.outputPath}/${getLockFileName()}`, lockFile, {
+      encoding: 'utf-8',
+    });
+  }
   // For buildable libs, copy package.json if it exists.
-  if (
+  else if (
     !existsSync(distPackageJson) &&
     existsSync(libraryPackageJson) &&
     rootPackageJson !== libraryPackageJson
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.d.ts b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.d.ts
index bdb574454752e..7578e3a3e1a1a 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.d.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ export interface ViteBuildExecutorOptions {
   ssr?: boolean | string;
   watch?: object | boolean;
   target?: string | string[];
+  generatePackageJson?: boolean;
+  includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.json b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.json
index 0668d10a05e76..a9cb452828b65 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.json
+++ b/packages/vite/src/executors/build/schema.json
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@
         }
       ],
       "default": false
+    },
+    "generatePackageJson": {
+      "description": "Generate a package.json for the build output.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson": {
+      "description": "Include devDependencies in the generated package.json.",
+      "type": "boolean"
     }
   },
   "definitions": {},