diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/src/schematics/utils/files.ts b/packages/ng-schematics/src/schematics/utils/files.ts
index 57af65ea5e6..6828908aab7 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/src/schematics/utils/files.ts
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/src/schematics/utils/files.ts
@@ -111,10 +111,21 @@ function getProjectBaseUrl(project: any, port: number): string {
 }
 
 function getTsConfigPath(project: AngularProject): string {
+  const filename = 'tsconfig.json';
+
   if (!project.root) {
-    return '../tsconfig.json';
+    return `../${filename}`;
   }
-  return `../tsconfig.app.json`;
+
+  const nested = project.root
+    .split('/')
+    .map(() => {
+      return '../';
+    })
+    .join('');
+
+  // Prepend a single `../` as we put the test inside `e2e` folder
+  return `../${nested}${filename}`;
 }
 
 export function addCommonFiles(
diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/test/src/ng-add.spec.ts b/packages/ng-schematics/test/src/ng-add.spec.ts
index 8d6ae058c00..93cd07e7060 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/test/src/ng-add.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/test/src/ng-add.spec.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ describe('@puppeteer/ng-schematics: ng-add', () => {
       expect(tree.files).toContain('/e2e/tests/app.test.ts');
       expect(options['testRunner']).toBe('node');
     });
+    it('should create TypeScript files', async () => {
+      const tree = await buildTestingTree('ng-add', 'single');
+      const tsConfigPath = '/e2e/tsconfig.json';
+      const tsConfig = tree.readJson(tsConfigPath);
+
+      expect(tree.files).toContain(tsConfigPath);
+      expect(tsConfig).toMatchObject({
+        extends: '../tsconfig.json',
+        compilerOptions: {
+          module: 'CommonJS',
+        },
+      });
+    });
     it('should not create port value', async () => {
       const tree = await buildTestingTree('ng-add');
 
@@ -193,6 +206,19 @@ describe('@puppeteer/ng-schematics: ng-add', () => {
       );
       expect(options['testRunner']).toBe('node');
     });
+    it('should create TypeScript files', async () => {
+      const tree = await buildTestingTree('ng-add', 'multi');
+      const tsConfigPath = getMultiApplicationFile('e2e/tsconfig.json');
+      const tsConfig = tree.readJson(tsConfigPath);
+
+      expect(tree.files).toContain(tsConfigPath);
+      expect(tsConfig).toMatchObject({
+        extends: '../../../tsconfig.json',
+        compilerOptions: {
+          module: 'CommonJS',
+        },
+      });
+    });
     it('should not create port value', async () => {
       const tree = await buildTestingTree('ng-add');