diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/fixtures/tsconfig/tsconfig.json b/crates/oxc_cli/fixtures/tsconfig/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e26dfeeb6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/fixtures/tsconfig/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
index 11795cde9a16..8b63afe94c2c 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ impl Runner for LintRunner {
             }
         };
 
+        if let Some(path) = tsconfig.as_ref() {
+            if !path.is_file() {
+                let path = if path.is_relative() { cwd.join(path) } else { path.clone() };
+                return CliRunResult::InvalidOptions {
+                    message: format!("The tsconfig file {path:?} does not exist, Please provide a valid tsconfig file.", ),
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
         let options = LintServiceOptions { cwd, paths, tsconfig };
         let lint_service = LintService::new(linter, options);
         let mut diagnostic_service =
@@ -173,6 +182,18 @@ mod test {
         }
     }
 
+    fn test_invalid_options(args: &[&str]) -> String {
+        let mut new_args = vec!["--quiet"];
+        new_args.extend(args);
+        let options = lint_command().run_inner(new_args.as_slice()).unwrap().lint_options;
+        match LintRunner::new(options).run() {
+            CliRunResult::InvalidOptions { message } => message,
+            other => {
+                panic!("Expected InvalidOptions, got {other:?}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn no_arg() {
         let args = &[];
@@ -402,4 +423,14 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(result.number_of_warnings, 1);
         assert_eq!(result.number_of_errors, 0);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tsconfig_option() {
+        // passed
+        test(&["--tsconfig", "fixtures/tsconfig/tsconfig.json"]);
+
+        // failed
+        assert!(test_invalid_options(&["--tsconfig", "oxc/tsconfig.json"])
+            .contains("oxc/tsconfig.json\" does not exist, Please provide a valid tsconfig file."));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
index 3aef6d03e83e..8203ec2c7de7 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
@@ -150,17 +150,14 @@ impl Runtime {
 
     fn get_resolver(tsconfig: Option<PathBuf>) -> Resolver {
         use oxc_resolver::{ResolveOptions, TsconfigOptions, TsconfigReferences};
-        let tsconfig = if let Some(path) = tsconfig {
+        let tsconfig = tsconfig.and_then(|path| {
             if path.is_file() {
                 Some(TsconfigOptions { config_file: path, references: TsconfigReferences::Auto })
             } else {
-                // TODO: crates/oxc_cli/src/lint/mod.rs
-                eprintln!("Tsconfig {path:?} is not a file");
                 None
             }
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
+        });
+
         Resolver::new(ResolveOptions {
             extensions: VALID_EXTENSIONS.iter().map(|ext| format!(".{ext}")).collect(),
             condition_names: vec!["module".into(), "require".into()],