diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index ceefcbe3..17b9d40e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ export async function promptForConfig(
         { title: 'Nuxt', value: 'nuxt' },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      type: 'text',
+      name: 'root',
+      message: `Where is your ${highlight('source code')} folder located`,
+      initial: (prev, values) => defaultConfig?.root ?? values.framework === 'nuxt' ? '.' : 'src',
+    },
     {
       type: 'select',
       name: 'style',
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ export async function promptForConfig(
 
   const config = rawConfigSchema.parse({
     // $schema: 'https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json',
+    root: options.root,
     style: options.style,
     typescript: options.typescript,
     framework: options.framework,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index 8f9859b2..151cbdd9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const explorer = cosmiconfig('components', {
 export const rawConfigSchema = z
   .object({
     $schema: z.string().optional(),
+    root: z.string(),
     style: z.string(),
     typescript: z.boolean().default(false),
     tailwind: z.object({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
index 4b1e8638..5642b2e2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export function getItemTargetPath(
     return null
 
   return path.join(
+    config.typescript ? '' : config.root,
     config.resolvedPaths[parent as keyof typeof config.resolvedPaths],
     type,
   )