diff --git a/actions/generate.action.ts b/actions/generate.action.ts
index 22c3ff012..33520eda5 100644
--- a/actions/generate.action.ts
+++ b/actions/generate.action.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import { Answers } from 'inquirer';
 import { Input } from '../commands';
 import { getValueOrDefault } from '../lib/compiler/helpers/get-value-or-default';
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@ const generateFiles = async (inputs: Input[]) => {
     }
   }
 
+  if (configuration.generateOptions?.baseDir) {
+    sourceRoot = path.join(sourceRoot, configuration.generateOptions.baseDir);
+  }
+
   schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('sourceRoot', sourceRoot));
   schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('spec', generateSpec));
   schematicOptions.push(new SchematicOption('flat', generateFlat));
diff --git a/lib/configuration/configuration.ts b/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
index af99cf1d4..3792ff331 100644
--- a/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/lib/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export interface GenerateOptions {
   spec?: boolean | Record<string, boolean>;
   flat?: boolean;
   specFileSuffix?: string;
+  baseDir?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProjectConfiguration {