diff --git a/actions/generate.action.ts b/actions/generate.action.ts
index 926d5eaab..447436eff 100644
--- a/actions/generate.action.ts
+++ b/actions/generate.action.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   askForProjectName,
   moveDefaultProjectToStart,
   shouldAskForProject,
+  shouldGenerateFlat,
   shouldGenerateSpec,
 } from '../lib/utils/project-utils';
 import { AbstractAction } from './abstract.action';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
   const appName = inputs.find((option) => option.name === 'project')!
     .value as string;
   const spec = inputs.find((option) => option.name === 'spec');
+  const flat = inputs.find((option) => option.name === 'flat');
 
   const collection: AbstractCollection = CollectionFactory.create(
     collectionOption || configuration.collection || Collection.NESTJS,
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
     : configuration.sourceRoot;
 
   const specValue = spec!.value as boolean;
+  const flatValue = !!flat as boolean;
   const specOptions = spec!.options as any;
   let generateSpec = shouldGenerateSpec(
     configuration,
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
     specValue,
     specOptions.passedAsInput,
   );
+  let generateFlat = shouldGenerateFlat(configuration, appName, flatValue);
 
   // If you only add a `lib` we actually don't have monorepo: true BUT we do have "projects"
   // Ensure we don't run for new app/libs schematics
@@ -98,11 +102,13 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
         specValue,
         specOptions.passedAsInput,
       );
+      generateFlat = shouldGenerateFlat(configuration, answers.appNames, flatValue);
     }
   }
 
   schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('sourceRoot', sourceRoot));
   schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('spec', generateSpec));
+  schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('flat', generateFlat));
   try {
     const schematicInput = inputs.find((input) => input.name === 'schematic');
     if (!schematicInput) {
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
 };
 
 const mapSchematicOptions = (inputs: Input[]): SchematicOption[] => {
-  const excludedInputNames = ['schematic', 'spec'];
+  const excludedInputNames = ['schematic', 'spec', 'flat'];
   const options: SchematicOption[] = [];
   inputs.forEach((input) => {
     if (!excludedInputNames.includes(input.name) && input.value !== undefined) {
diff --git a/lib/configuration/configuration.ts b/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
index 175ec8ec8..9027c8f50 100644
--- a/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ interface PluginOptions {
 
 interface GenerateOptions {
   spec?: boolean | Record<string, boolean>;
+  flat?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ProjectConfiguration {
diff --git a/lib/utils/project-utils.ts b/lib/utils/project-utils.ts
index 0bd91bbeb..60598d12a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/project-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/project-utils.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,27 @@ export function shouldGenerateSpec(
   return specValue;
 }
 
+export function shouldGenerateFlat(
+    configuration: Required<Configuration>,
+    appName: string,
+    flatValue: boolean,
+): boolean {
+  // CLI parameters have the highest priority
+  if (flatValue === true) {
+    return flatValue;
+  }
+
+  const flatConfiguration = getValueOrDefault(
+      configuration,
+      'generateOptions.flat',
+      appName || '',
+  );
+  if (typeof flatConfiguration === 'boolean') {
+    return flatConfiguration;
+  }
+  return flatValue;
+}
+
 export async function askForProjectName(
   promptQuestion: string,
   projects: string[],