diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
index 9e796004bd42c2..47095512a69e44 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/init.json
@@ -30,10 +30,22 @@
         "description": "Keep existing dependencies versions",
         "default": false
       },
+      "addTsConfigBase": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "Add a base tsconfig file to the workspace.",
+        "x-priority": "internal",
+        "default": false
+      },
       "tsConfigName": {
         "type": "string",
-        "description": "Customize the generated tsconfig file name.",
+        "description": "Customize the generated base tsconfig file name.",
         "x-priority": "internal"
+      },
+      "setUpPrettier": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "Add Prettier and corresponding configuration files.",
+        "x-priority": "internal",
+        "default": false
       }
     },
     "presets": []
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index f268c06d284218..b6c7a9fb33e11c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ describe('js init generator', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+    // Remove files that should be part of the init generator
+    tree.delete('tsconfig.base.json');
+    tree.delete('.prettierrc');
   });
 
   it('should install prettier package', async () => {
@@ -117,4 +120,23 @@ describe('js init generator', () => {
       typescriptVersion
     );
   });
+
+  it('should support skipping base tsconfig file', async () => {
+    await init(tree, {
+      addTsConfigBase: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(tree.exists('tsconfig.base.json')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('should support skipping prettier setup', async () => {
+    await init(tree, {
+      setUpPrettier: false,
+    });
+
+    const packageJson = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+    expect(packageJson.devDependencies['prettier']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(tree.exists('.prettierignore')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(tree.exists('.prettierrc')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 4a3136f2483894..dca25dac34f07c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -63,17 +63,27 @@ async function getInstalledTypescriptVersion(
 export async function initGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
   schema: InitSchema
+): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
+  return initGeneratorInternal(tree, {
+    addTsConfigBase: true,
+    setUpPrettier: true,
+    ...schema,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function initGeneratorInternal(
+  tree: Tree,
+  schema: InitSchema
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
   // add tsconfig.base.json
-  if (!getRootTsConfigFileName(tree)) {
+  if (schema.addTsConfigBase && !getRootTsConfigFileName(tree)) {
     generateFiles(tree, join(__dirname, './files'), '.', {
       fileName: schema.tsConfigName ?? 'tsconfig.base.json',
     });
   }
   const devDependencies = {
     '@nx/js': nxVersion,
-    prettier: prettierVersion,
     // When loading .ts config files (e.g. webpack.config.ts, jest.config.ts, etc.)
     // we prefer to use SWC, and fallback to ts-node for workspaces that don't use SWC.
     '@swc-node/register': swcNodeVersion,
@@ -94,40 +104,45 @@ export async function initGenerator(
     }
   }
 
-  // https://prettier.io/docs/en/configuration.html
-  const prettierrcNameOptions = [
-    '.prettierrc',
-    '.prettierrc.json',
-    '.prettierrc.yml',
-    '.prettierrc.yaml',
-    '.prettierrc.json5',
-    '.prettierrc.js',
-    '.prettierrc.cjs',
-    '.prettierrc.mjs',
-    '.prettierrc.toml',
-    'prettier.config.js',
-    'prettier.config.cjs',
-    'prettier.config.mjs',
-  ];
-
-  if (prettierrcNameOptions.every((name) => !tree.exists(name))) {
-    writeJson(tree, '.prettierrc', {
-      singleQuote: true,
-    });
-  }
+  if (schema.setUpPrettier) {
+    devDependencies['prettier'] = prettierVersion;
+
+    // https://prettier.io/docs/en/configuration.html
+    const prettierrcNameOptions = [
+      '.prettierrc',
+      '.prettierrc.json',
+      '.prettierrc.yml',
+      '.prettierrc.yaml',
+      '.prettierrc.json5',
+      '.prettierrc.js',
+      '.prettierrc.cjs',
+      '.prettierrc.mjs',
+      '.prettierrc.toml',
+      'prettier.config.js',
+      'prettier.config.cjs',
+      'prettier.config.mjs',
+    ];
+
+    if (prettierrcNameOptions.every((name) => !tree.exists(name))) {
+      writeJson(tree, '.prettierrc', {
+        singleQuote: true,
+      });
+    }
 
-  if (!tree.exists(`.prettierignore`)) {
-    tree.write(
-      '.prettierignore',
-      stripIndents`
+    if (!tree.exists(`.prettierignore`)) {
+      tree.write(
+        '.prettierignore',
+        stripIndents`
         # Add files here to ignore them from prettier formatting
         /dist
         /coverage
         /.nx/cache
         /.nx/workspace-data
       `
-    );
+      );
+    }
   }
+
   if (tree.exists('.vscode/extensions.json')) {
     updateJson(tree, '.vscode/extensions.json', (json) => {
       json.recommendations ??= [];
@@ -150,9 +165,9 @@ export async function initGenerator(
     : () => {};
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
-  ensurePackage('prettier', prettierVersion);
-  if (!schema.skipFormat) {
-    await formatFiles(tree);
+  if (schema.setUpPrettier) {
+    ensurePackage('prettier', prettierVersion);
+    if (!schema.skipFormat) await formatFiles(tree);
   }
 
   return async () => {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 7329258780cef7..e8b1e8613d5f76 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 export interface InitSchema {
+  addTsConfigBase?: boolean;
   js?: boolean;
+  keepExistingVersions?: boolean;
+  setUpPrettier?: boolean;
   skipFormat?: boolean;
   skipPackageJson?: boolean;
-  keepExistingVersions?: boolean;
   tsConfigName?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
index 21d94373c353e0..131bcfead9997b 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -27,10 +27,22 @@
       "description": "Keep existing dependencies versions",
       "default": false
     },
+    "addTsConfigBase": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Add a base tsconfig file to the workspace.",
+      "x-priority": "internal",
+      "default": false
+    },
     "tsConfigName": {
       "type": "string",
-      "description": "Customize the generated tsconfig file name.",
+      "description": "Customize the generated base tsconfig file name.",
       "x-priority": "internal"
+    },
+    "setUpPrettier": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Add Prettier and corresponding configuration files.",
+      "x-priority": "internal",
+      "default": false
     }
   }
 }