diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.spec.ts
index b76013fca5ff3f..7ee61f7b3aab18 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import pluginGenerator from '../plugin/plugin';
 import { createPackageGenerator } from './create-package';
 import { CreatePackageSchema } from './schema';
 import { setCwd } from '@nx/devkit/internal-testing-utils';
+import { tsLibVersion } from '@nx/js/src/utils/versions';
+import { nxVersion } from 'nx/src/utils/versions';
 
 const getSchema: (
   overrides?: Partial<CreatePackageSchema>
@@ -126,4 +128,21 @@ describe('NxPlugin Create Package Generator', () => {
 
     expect(name).toEqual('create-a-workspace');
   });
+
+  it("should have valid default package.json's dependencies", async () => {
+    await createPackageGenerator(tree, getSchema());
+
+    const { root } = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'create-a-workspace');
+    const { dependencies } = readJson<PackageJson>(
+      tree,
+      joinPathFragments(root, 'package.json')
+    );
+
+    expect(dependencies).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        'create-nx-workspace': nxVersion,
+        tslib: tsLibVersion,
+      })
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.ts
index 8ee3e9217dd11a..ec0784e99a3a25 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/create-package/create-package.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   updateProjectConfiguration,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { libraryGenerator as jsLibraryGenerator } from '@nx/js';
+import { addTsLibDependencies } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/add-tslib-dependencies';
 import { nxVersion } from 'nx/src/utils/versions';
 import generatorGenerator from '../generator/generator';
 import { CreatePackageSchema } from './schema';
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ export async function createPackageGeneratorInternal(
   const options = await normalizeSchema(host, schema);
   const pluginPackageName = await addPresetGenerator(host, options);
 
+  if (options.bundler === 'tsc') {
+    tasks.push(addTsLibDependencies(host));
+  }
+
   const installTask = addDependenciesToPackageJson(
     host,
     {