diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/ast-utils.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
index 41239a034601a..afcd492839c22 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ export function getRelativeImportPath(exportedMember, filePath, basePath) {
         dirname(filePath),
         `${modulePath}.ts`
       );
+      if (!existsSync(moduleFilePath)) {
+        // might be a tsx file
+        moduleFilePath = joinPathFragments(
+          dirname(filePath),
+          `${modulePath}.tsx`
+        );
+      }
       if (!existsSync(moduleFilePath)) {
         // might be a index.ts
         moduleFilePath = joinPathFragments(