diff --git a/e2e/react/src/react.test.ts b/e2e/react/src/react.test.ts
index 8e5db024e982e..182d38cf56736 100644
--- a/e2e/react/src/react.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/react/src/react.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   listFiles,
   newProject,
   readFile,
+  readJson,
   runCLI,
   runCLIAsync,
   runE2ETests,
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 
 describe('React Applications', () => {
   let proj: string;
-
   describe('Crystal Supported Tests', () => {
     beforeAll(() => {
       proj = newProject({ packages: ['@nx/react'] });
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe('React Applications', () => {
     });
 
     afterAll(() => cleanupProject());
-
     it('should be able to use Vite to build and test apps', async () => {
       const appName = uniq('app');
       const libName = uniq('lib');
@@ -68,13 +67,13 @@ describe('React Applications', () => {
       const libName = uniq('lib');
 
       runCLI(
-        `generate @nx/react:app apps/${appName} --name=${appName} --useTsSolution true --bundler=vite --no-interactive --skipFormat --linter=eslint --unitTestRunner=vitest`
+        `generate @nx/react:app apps/${appName} --name=${appName} --useTsSolution=true --bundler=vite --no-interactive --skipFormat --linter=eslint --unitTestRunner=vitest`
       );
       runCLI(
         `generate @nx/react:lib ${libName} --bundler=none --no-interactive --unit-test-runner=vitest --skipFormat --linter=eslint`
       );
 
-      const nxJson = JSON.parse(readFile('nx.json'));
+      const nxJson = readJson('nx.json');
 
       const jsTypescriptPlugin = nxJson.plugins.find(
         (plugin) => plugin.plugin === '@nx/js/typescript'
diff --git a/e2e/utils/create-project-utils.ts b/e2e/utils/create-project-utils.ts
index 7199e95e8623c..24c0866163692 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/create-project-utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/create-project-utils.ts
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ export function newProject({
   name = uniq('proj'),
   packageManager = getSelectedPackageManager(),
   packages,
+  preset = 'apps',
 }: {
   name?: string;
   packageManager?: 'npm' | 'yarn' | 'pnpm' | 'bun';
   readonly packages?: Array<NxPackage>;
+  preset?: string;
 } = {}): string {
   const newProjectStart = performance.mark('new-project:start');
   try {
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export function newProject({
         'create-nx-workspace:start'
       );
       runCreateWorkspace(projScope, {
-        preset: 'apps',
+        preset,
         packageManager,
       });
       const createNxWorkspaceEnd = performance.mark('create-nx-workspace:end');
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ export function runCreateWorkspace(
   const pm = getPackageManagerCommand({ packageManager });
 
   let command = `${pm.createWorkspace} ${name} --preset=${preset} --nxCloud=skip --no-interactive`;
+
   if (appName) {
     command += ` --appName=${appName}`;
   }
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/expo/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 4c971cbc324b1..a854ca39f2871 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import {
   Tree,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { initGenerator as jsInitGenerator } from '@nx/js';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 import { addLinting } from '../../utils/add-linting';
 import { addJest } from '../../utils/add-jest';
@@ -95,6 +98,12 @@ export async function expoApplicationGeneratorInternal(
       : undefined
   );
 
+  // If we are using the new TS solution
+  // We need to update the workspace file (package.json or pnpm-workspaces.yaml) to include the new project
+  if (options.useTsSolution) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, options.appProjectRoot);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/expo/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 83743bf5a6e44..f301d815dbbc6 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import { ensureDependencies } from '../../utils/ensure-dependencies';
 import { initRootBabelConfig } from '../../utils/init-root-babel-config';
 import { addBuildTargetDefaults } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/target-defaults-utils';
 import { logShowProjectCommand } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/log-show-project-command';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 import { getImportPath } from '@nx/js/src/utils/get-import-path';
 
 export async function expoLibraryGenerator(
@@ -130,6 +133,10 @@ export async function expoLibraryGeneratorInternal(
       : undefined
   );
 
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, `${options.projectRoot}/*`);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
index c726556004337..fda55e24a6ef0 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  detectPackageManager,
   joinPathFragments,
   offsetFromRoot,
   output,
@@ -186,3 +187,36 @@ export function updateTsconfigFiles(
     });
   }
 }
+
+export function addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(
+  tree: Tree,
+  projectDir: string
+) {
+  if (detectPackageManager() === 'pnpm') {
+    const { load, dump } = require('@zkochan/js-yaml');
+    if (tree.exists('pnpm-workspace.yaml')) {
+      const workspaceFile = tree.read('pnpm-workspace.yaml', 'utf-8');
+      const yamlData = load(workspaceFile);
+
+      if (!yamlData?.packages) {
+        yamlData.packages = [];
+      }
+
+      if (!yamlData.packages.includes(projectDir)) {
+        yamlData.packages.push(projectDir);
+        tree.write('pnpm-workspace.yaml', dump(yamlData, { indent: 2 }));
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Update package.json
+    const packageJson = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+    if (!packageJson.workspaces) {
+      packageJson.workspaces = [];
+    }
+
+    if (!packageJson.workspaces.includes(projectDir)) {
+      packageJson.workspaces.push(projectDir);
+      tree.write('package.json', JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
index c17d968e74df5..e9b3adb33f244 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import { updateCypressTsConfig } from './lib/update-cypress-tsconfig';
 import { showPossibleWarnings } from './lib/show-possible-warnings';
 import { tsLibVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
 import { logShowProjectCommand } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/log-show-project-command';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   return await applicationGeneratorInternal(host, {
@@ -132,6 +135,12 @@ export async function applicationGeneratorInternal(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     options.src ? 'src' : '.'
   );
 
+  // If we are using the new TS solution
+  // We need to update the workspace file (package.json or pnpm-workspaces.yaml) to include the new project
+  if (options.useTsSolution) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, options.appProjectRoot);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
index a77b07a9623fe..cc2d85876ecc5 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import {
   ensureProjectName,
 } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils';
 import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { isUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export interface NormalizedSchema extends Schema {
   importPath: string;
   projectRoot: string;
+  isUsingTsSolutionConfig: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function normalizeOptions(
@@ -35,5 +37,6 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
     ...options,
     importPath,
     projectRoot,
+    isUsingTsSolutionConfig: isUsingTsSolutionSetup(host),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 0269a3cf36a2c..c2c10e8746f81 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import { nextInitGenerator } from '../init/init';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 import { normalizeOptions } from './lib/normalize-options';
 import { eslintConfigNextVersion, tsLibVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export async function libraryGenerator(host: Tree, rawOptions: Schema) {
   return await libraryGeneratorInternal(host, {
@@ -154,6 +157,10 @@ export async function libraryGeneratorInternal(host: Tree, rawOptions: Schema) {
       : undefined
   );
 
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, `${options.projectRoot}/*`);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 5518a43a0347a..bec9a0421c8a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import { Schema } from './schema';
 import { ensureDependencies } from '../../utils/ensure-dependencies';
 import { syncDeps } from '../../executors/sync-deps/sync-deps.impl';
 import { PackageJson } from 'nx/src/utils/package-json';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export async function reactNativeApplicationGenerator(
   host: Tree,
@@ -143,6 +146,12 @@ export async function reactNativeApplicationGeneratorInternal(
       : undefined
   );
 
+  // If we are using the new TS solution
+  // We need to update the workspace file (package.json or pnpm-workspaces.yaml) to include the new project
+  if (options.useTsSolution) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, options.appProjectRoot);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 227cd2d302431..0b981e9243142 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { Schema } from './schema';
 import { ensureDependencies } from '../../utils/ensure-dependencies';
 import { logShowProjectCommand } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/log-show-project-command';
 import {
-  isUsingTsSolutionSetup,
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
   updateTsconfigFiles,
 } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 import { getImportPath } from '@nx/js/src/utils/get-import-path';
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ export async function reactNativeLibraryGeneratorInternal(
       : undefined
   );
 
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, `${options.projectRoot}/*`);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 874abcde48376..10dfefaab6401 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
 import { Linter } from '@nx/eslint';
 import { applicationGenerator } from './application';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
+const { load } = require('@zkochan/js-yaml');
 // need to mock cypress otherwise it'll use the nx installed version from package.json
 //  which is v9 while we are testing for the new v10 version
 jest.mock('@nx/cypress/src/utils/cypress-version');
@@ -1247,6 +1248,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
   describe('TS solution setup', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       appTree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+      appTree.write('pnpm-workspace.yaml', `packages:`);
       updateJson(appTree, 'package.json', (json) => {
         json.workspaces = ['packages/*', 'apps/*'];
         return json;
@@ -1418,5 +1420,22 @@ describe('app', () => {
         }
       `);
     });
+
+    it('should add project to workspaces when using TS solution', async () => {
+      await applicationGenerator(appTree, {
+        directory: 'myapp',
+        addPlugin: true,
+        linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        style: 'none',
+        bundler: 'vite',
+        unitTestRunner: 'none',
+        e2eTestRunner: 'none',
+      });
+
+      const pnpmContent = appTree.read('pnpm-workspace.yaml', 'utf-8');
+      const pnpmWorkspaceFile = load(pnpmContent);
+
+      expect(pnpmWorkspaceFile.packages).toEqual(['myapp']);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
index c9a421896e46a..3248278822092 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { setDefaults } from './lib/set-defaults';
 import { addStyledModuleDependencies } from '../../rules/add-styled-dependencies';
 import {
   addDependenciesToPackageJson,
+  detectPackageManager,
   ensurePackage,
   formatFiles,
   GeneratorCallback,
@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@ import { initGenerator as jsInitGenerator } from '@nx/js';
 import { logShowProjectCommand } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/log-show-project-command';
 import { setupTailwindGenerator } from '../setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind';
 import { useFlatConfig } from '@nx/eslint/src/utils/flat-config';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  isUsingTsSolutionSetup,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 async function addLinting(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ export async function applicationGeneratorInternal(
     ...schema,
     tsConfigName: schema.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
     skipFormat: true,
-    addTsPlugin: schema.useTsSolution,
+    addTsPlugin: schema.useTsSolution ?? isUsingTsSolutionSetup(host),
     formatter: schema.formatter,
   });
   tasks.push(jsInitTask);
@@ -367,6 +372,12 @@ export async function applicationGeneratorInternal(
     moduleResolution: 'bundler',
   });
 
+  // If we are using the new TS solution
+  // We need to update the workspace file (package.json or pnpm-workspaces.yaml) to include the new project
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, options.appProjectRoot);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 76233f3dd833b..9110d3f1a4d7f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 import { assertValidStyle } from '../../../utils/assertion';
 import { NormalizedSchema, Schema } from '../schema';
 import { isUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
-import { promptWhenInteractive } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/prompt';
 
 export async function normalizeOptions(
   host: Tree,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index be647296211fb..119171fad35c8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { nxVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
 import applicationGenerator from '../application/application';
 import libraryGenerator from './library';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
+const { load } = require('@zkochan/js-yaml');
 // need to mock cypress otherwise it'll use the nx installed version from package.json
 //  which is v9 while we are testing for the new v10 version
 jest.mock('@nx/cypress/src/utils/cypress-version');
@@ -910,6 +911,7 @@ module.exports = withNx(
   describe('TS solution setup', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+      tree.write('pnpm-workspace.yaml', `packages:`);
       updateJson(tree, 'package.json', (json) => {
         json.workspaces = ['packages/*', 'apps/*'];
         return json;
@@ -1186,5 +1188,20 @@ module.exports = withNx(
         "
       `);
     });
+
+    it('should add project to workspaces when using TS solution', async () => {
+      await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+        ...defaultSchema,
+        bundler: 'rollup',
+        unitTestRunner: 'none',
+        directory: 'mylib',
+        name: 'mylib',
+      });
+
+      const pnpmContent = tree.read('pnpm-workspace.yaml', 'utf-8');
+      const pnpmWorkspaceFile = load(pnpmContent);
+
+      expect(pnpmWorkspaceFile.packages).toEqual(['mylib/*']);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
index cfa3e4832c3a5..90ecfb37445b2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ import { createFiles } from './lib/create-files';
 import { extractTsConfigBase } from '../../utils/create-ts-config';
 import { installCommonDependencies } from './lib/install-common-dependencies';
 import { setDefaults } from './lib/set-defaults';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 import { ensureProjectIsExcludedFromPluginRegistrations } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/plugin';
 
 export async function libraryGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
@@ -278,6 +281,9 @@ export async function libraryGeneratorInternal(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       : undefined
   );
 
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(host, `${options.projectRoot}/*`);
+  }
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/application/application.impl.ts b/packages/remix/src/generators/application/application.impl.ts
index e66b13fd2885d..a2dd0a4aa8b2a 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/application/application.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/application/application.impl.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 } from './lib';
 import { NxRemixGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
 import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
   isUsingTsSolutionSetup,
   updateTsconfigFiles,
 } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
@@ -374,6 +375,12 @@ export default {...nxPreset};
     '.'
   );
 
+  // If we are using the new TS solution
+  // We need to update the workspace file (package.json or pnpm-workspaces.yaml) to include the new project
+  if (options.useTsSolution) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(tree, options.projectRoot);
+  }
+
   tasks.push(() => {
     logShowProjectCommand(options.projectName);
   });
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/remix/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
index ebbf1ff26d0d7..1dac5a6758083 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/library/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import {
   ensureProjectName,
 } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils';
 import type { NxRemixGeneratorSchema } from '../schema';
+import { isUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export interface RemixLibraryOptions extends NxRemixGeneratorSchema {
   projectName: string;
   projectRoot: string;
+  isUsingTsSolutionConfig: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function normalizeOptions(
@@ -35,5 +37,6 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner ?? 'vitest',
     projectName,
     projectRoot,
+    isUsingTsSolutionConfig: isUsingTsSolutionSetup(tree),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/library/library.impl.ts b/packages/remix/src/generators/library/library.impl.ts
index 93bb3a565948a..b19eb35c767b8 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/library/library.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/library/library.impl.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import {
   updateBuildableConfig,
 } from './lib';
 import type { NxRemixGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
-import { updateTsconfigFiles } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import {
+  addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace,
+  updateTsconfigFiles,
+} from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 export async function remixLibraryGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
@@ -73,6 +76,10 @@ export async function remixLibraryGeneratorInternal(
       : undefined
   );
 
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    addProjectToTsSolutionWorkspace(tree, `${options.projectRoot}/*`);
+  }
+
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(tree);
   }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.spec.ts
index a53182eebf46f..bbb0ce981a8b5 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.spec.ts
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ describe('@nx/workspace:generateWorkspaceFiles', () => {
     const packageJson = tree.read('/proj/pnpm-workspace.yaml', 'utf-8');
     expect(packageJson).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "packages: 
-        - apps/**
-        - packages/**
+        - "apps/**"
+        - "packages/**"
       "
     `);
   });
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.ts
index da8bb75720680..951aa263dc475 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.ts
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ function setUpWorkspacesInPackageJson(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
       tree.write(
         join(options.directory, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml'),
         `packages: 
-  - ${workspaces.join('\n  - ')}
+  ${workspaces.map((workspace) => `- "${workspace}"`).join('\n  ')}
 `
       );
     } else {