diff --git a/e2e/expo/src/expo-legacy.test.ts b/e2e/expo/src/expo-legacy.test.ts
index 22bb7167a7b7b..01ccc09b94756 100644
--- a/e2e/expo/src/expo-legacy.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/expo/src/expo-legacy.test.ts
@@ -146,12 +146,26 @@ describe('@nx/expo (legacy)', () => {
 
   it('should install', async () => {
     // run install command
-    const installResults = await runCLIAsync(
+    let installResults = await runCLIAsync(
       `install ${appName} --no-interactive`
     );
     expect(installResults.combinedOutput).toContain(
       'Successfully ran target install'
     );
+
+    installResults = await runCLIAsync(
+      `install ${appName} --packages=@react-native-async-storage/async-storage,react-native-image-picker --no-interactive`
+    );
+    expect(installResults.combinedOutput).toContain(
+      'Successfully ran target install'
+    );
+    const packageJson = readJson(join('apps', appName, 'package.json'));
+    expect(packageJson).toMatchObject({
+      dependencies: {
+        '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage': '*',
+        'react-native-image-picker': '*',
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it('should start', async () => {
diff --git a/e2e/expo/src/expo.test.ts b/e2e/expo/src/expo.test.ts
index 388f5fec1660a..e46ed9ccfc109 100644
--- a/e2e/expo/src/expo.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/expo/src/expo.test.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,30 @@ describe('@nx/expo', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should install', async () => {
+    // run install command
+    let installResults = await runCLIAsync(
+      `install ${appName} --no-interactive`
+    );
+    expect(installResults.combinedOutput).toContain(
+      'Successfully ran target install'
+    );
+
+    installResults = await runCLIAsync(
+      `install ${appName} --packages=@react-native-async-storage/async-storage,react-native-image-picker --no-interactive`
+    );
+    expect(installResults.combinedOutput).toContain(
+      'Successfully ran target install'
+    );
+    const packageJson = readJson(join(appName, 'package.json'));
+    expect(packageJson).toMatchObject({
+      dependencies: {
+        '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage': '*',
+        'react-native-image-picker': '*',
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should run e2e for cypress', async () => {
     if (runE2ETests()) {
       const results = runCLI(`e2e ${appName}-e2e`);
diff --git a/packages/expo/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/expo/plugins/plugin.ts
index 95939d5c1e71c..70bd15590d8d4 100644
--- a/packages/expo/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ function buildExpoTargets(
       outputs: [getOutputs(projectRoot, 'dist')],
     },
     [options.installTargetName]: {
-      command: `expo install`,
-      options: { cwd: workspaceRoot }, // install at workspace root
+      executor: '@nx/expo:install',
     },
     [options.prebuildTargetName]: {
       executor: `@nx/expo:prebuild`,
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/executors/install/install.impl.ts b/packages/expo/src/executors/install/install.impl.ts
index b78c51bad8629..c180711b7705e 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/executors/install/install.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/executors/install/install.impl.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { ExecutorContext, names } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { readJsonFile } from 'nx/src/utils/fileutils';
 import { ChildProcess, fork } from 'child_process';
 
 import { ExpoInstallOptions } from './schema';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import {
+  displayNewlyAddedDepsMessage,
+  syncDeps,
+} from '../sync-deps/sync-deps.impl';
 
 export interface ExpoInstallOutput {
   success: boolean;
@@ -13,12 +19,8 @@ export default async function* installExecutor(
   options: ExpoInstallOptions,
   context: ExecutorContext
 ): AsyncGenerator<ExpoInstallOutput> {
-  const projectRoot =
-    context.projectsConfigurations.projects[context.projectName].root;
-
   try {
-    await installAsync(context.root, options);
-
+    await installAndUpdatePackageJson(context, options);
     yield {
       success: true,
     };
@@ -29,6 +31,40 @@ export default async function* installExecutor(
   }
 }
 
+export async function installAndUpdatePackageJson(
+  context: ExecutorContext,
+  options: ExpoInstallOptions
+) {
+  await installAsync(context.root, options);
+
+  const projectRoot =
+    context.projectsConfigurations.projects[context.projectName].root;
+  const workspacePackageJsonPath = join(context.root, 'package.json');
+  const projectPackageJsonPath = join(
+    context.root,
+    projectRoot,
+    'package.json'
+  );
+
+  const workspacePackageJson = readJsonFile(workspacePackageJsonPath);
+  const projectPackageJson = readJsonFile(projectPackageJsonPath);
+  const packages =
+    typeof options.packages === 'string'
+      ? options.packages.split(',')
+      : options.packages;
+  displayNewlyAddedDepsMessage(
+    context.projectName,
+    await syncDeps(
+      context.projectName,
+      projectPackageJson,
+      projectPackageJsonPath,
+      workspacePackageJson,
+      context.projectGraph,
+      packages
+    )
+  );
+}
+
 export function installAsync(
   workspaceRoot: string,
   options: ExpoInstallOptions
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/executors/update/update.impl.ts b/packages/expo/src/executors/update/update.impl.ts
index d5efb8a3f444a..3bb069403c07d 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/executors/update/update.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/executors/update/update.impl.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-import { ExecutorContext, names, readJsonFile } from '@nx/devkit';
-import { join, resolve as pathResolve } from 'path';
+import { ExecutorContext, names } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { resolve as pathResolve } from 'path';
 import { ChildProcess, fork } from 'child_process';
 
 import { resolveEas } from '../../utils/resolve-eas';
-import {
-  displayNewlyAddedDepsMessage,
-  syncDeps,
-} from '../sync-deps/sync-deps.impl';
-import { installAsync } from '../install/install.impl';
+import { installAndUpdatePackageJson } from '../install/install.impl';
 
 import { ExpoEasUpdateOptions } from './schema';
 
@@ -23,30 +19,11 @@ export default async function* buildExecutor(
 ): AsyncGenerator<ReactNativeUpdateOutput> {
   const projectRoot =
     context.projectsConfigurations.projects[context.projectName].root;
-  const workspacePackageJsonPath = join(context.root, 'package.json');
-  const projectPackageJsonPath = join(
-    context.root,
-    projectRoot,
-    'package.json'
-  );
-
-  const workspacePackageJson = readJsonFile(workspacePackageJsonPath);
-  const projectPackageJson = readJsonFile(projectPackageJsonPath);
-
-  await installAsync(context.root, { packages: ['expo-updates'] });
-  displayNewlyAddedDepsMessage(
-    context.projectName,
-    await syncDeps(
-      context.projectName,
-      projectPackageJson,
-      projectPackageJsonPath,
-      workspacePackageJson,
-      context.projectGraph,
-      ['expo-updates']
-    )
-  );
 
   try {
+    await installAndUpdatePackageJson(context, {
+      packages: ['expo-updates'],
+    });
     await runCliUpdate(context.root, projectRoot, options);
     yield { success: true };
   } finally {