diff --git a/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-vitest.spec.ts.snap b/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-vitest.spec.ts.snap
index 5c65c5dbb0d49..aa717d6f3ba12 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-vitest.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-vitest.spec.ts.snap
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ exports[`@nx/vite/plugin root project should create nodes 1`] = `
             },
             "typecheck": {
               "cache": true,
-              "command": "tsc --noEmit",
+              "command": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.lib.json",
               "inputs": [
                 "production",
                 "^production",
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-with-test.spec.ts.snap b/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-with-test.spec.ts.snap
index ad8da91a728b4..d41dfa2c2433d 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-with-test.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/vite/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin-with-test.spec.ts.snap
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ exports[`@nx/vite/plugin with test node root project should create nodes - with
             },
             "typecheck": {
               "cache": true,
-              "command": "tsc --noEmit",
+              "command": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.lib.json",
               "inputs": [
                 "production",
                 "^production",
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/vite/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index 03cc61d914a87..3653abd62b8d6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -206,18 +206,19 @@ async function buildViteTargets(
   }
 
   if (tsConfigFiles.length) {
-    const tsconfigToUse = tsConfigFiles.includes('tsconfig.lib.json')
-      ? 'tsconfig.lib.json'
-      : tsConfigFiles[0];
+    const tsConfigToUse =
+      ['tsconfig.app.json', 'tsconfig.lib.json', 'tsconfig.json'].find((t) =>
+        tsConfigFiles.includes(t)
+      ) ?? tsConfigFiles[0];
     targets[options.typecheckTargetName] = {
       cache: true,
       inputs: ['production', '^production'],
-      command: 'tsc --noEmit',
+      command: `tsc --noEmit -p ${tsConfigToUse}`,
       options: { cwd: joinPathFragments(projectRoot) },
       metadata: {
         description: `Run Typechecking`,
         help: {
-          command: `${pmc.exec} tsc --help -p ${tsconfigToUse}`,
+          command: `${pmc.exec} tsc --help -p ${tsConfigToUse}`,
           example: {
             options: {
               noEmit: true,