diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js.json b/docs/generated/packages/js.json
index e184ac1c35..3a0513473a 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/js.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js.json
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@
             "description": "When `updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson` is `true`, this adds dependencies to either `peerDependencies` or `dependencies`.",
             "enum": ["dependencies", "peerDependencies"],
             "default": "peerDependencies"
+          },
+          "srcRootForCompilationRoot": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Sets the rootDir for TypeScript compilation. When not defined, it uses the project's root property"
           }
         },
         "required": ["main", "outputPath", "tsConfig"],
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/tsc/schema.json b/packages/js/src/executors/tsc/schema.json
index 183d06d701..7a394557a8 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/tsc/schema.json
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/tsc/schema.json
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
       "description": "When `updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson` is `true`, this adds dependencies to either `peerDependencies` or `dependencies`.",
       "enum": ["dependencies", "peerDependencies"],
       "default": "peerDependencies"
+    },
+    "srcRootForCompilationRoot": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Sets the rootDir for TypeScript compilation. When not defined, it uses the project's root property"
     }
   },
   "required": ["main", "outputPath", "tsConfig"],
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
index 8e585b0ffe..230d001857 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export interface ExecutorOptions {
   transformers: TransformerEntry[];
   updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson?: boolean;
   buildableProjectDepsInPackageJsonType?: 'dependencies' | 'peerDependencies';
+  srcRootForCompilationRoot?: string;
 }
 
 export interface NormalizedExecutorOptions extends ExecutorOptions {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/compile-typescript-files.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/compile-typescript-files.ts
index 09d7e0ac66..bf75d2aaaf 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/compile-typescript-files.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/compile-typescript-files.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export async function* compileTypeScriptFiles(
     outputPath: normalizedOptions.outputPath,
     projectName: context.projectName,
     projectRoot: normalizedOptions.projectRoot,
+    rootDir: normalizedOptions.srcRootForCompilationRoot,
     tsConfig: normalizedOptions.tsConfig,
     watch: normalizedOptions.watch,
     deleteOutputPath: normalizedOptions.clean,