diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab3a716..0407043 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "Enable tsserver extension"
         },
+        "tsserver.tsconfigPath": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "tsconfig.json",
+          "description": "Path to tsconfig file for the `tsserver.watchBuild` command. Defaults to `tsconfig.json`."
+        },
         "tsserver.locale": {
           "type": [
             "string",
diff --git a/src/server/features/watchBuild.ts b/src/server/features/watchBuild.ts
index 283eb2e..ea40c7b 100644
--- a/src/server/features/watchBuild.ts
+++ b/src/server/features/watchBuild.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default class WatchProject implements Disposable {
   ) {
     this.statusItem = window.createStatusBarItem(1, { progress: true })
     let task = this.task = workspace.createTask('TSC')
+
     this.disposables.push(commands.registerCommand(WatchProject.id, async () => {
       let opts = this.options = await this.getOptions()
       await this.start(opts)
@@ -117,15 +118,18 @@ export default class WatchProject implements Disposable {
       window.showMessage(`Local & global tsc not found`, 'error')
       return
     }
-    let find = await workspace.findUp(['tsconfig.json'])
+
+    const tsconfigPath = workspace.getConfiguration('tsserver').get<string>('tsconfigPath', 'tsconfig.json');
+    let find = await workspace.findUp([tsconfigPath])
     if (!find) {
-      window.showMessage('tsconfig.json not found!', 'error')
+      window.showMessage(`${tsconfigPath} not found!`, 'error')
       return
     }
+
     let root = path.dirname(find)
     return {
       cmd: tscPath,
-      args: ['-p', 'tsconfig.json', '--watch', 'true', '--pretty', 'false'],
+      args: ['-p', tsconfigPath, '--watch', 'true', '--pretty', 'false'],
       cwd: root
     }
   }