diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/project.json b/packages/@o3r/workspace/project.json
index df5f2706cd..03e24252d9 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/project.json
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/project.json
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
       "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
       "options": {
         "jestConfig": "packages/@o3r/workspace/jest.config.js"
-      }
+      },
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "build",
+        "^build"
+      ]
     },
     "test-int": {
       "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.spec.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.spec.ts
index f67ad422eb..a56944e091 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.spec.ts
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ const collectionPath = path.join(__dirname, '../../collection.json');
 let runner: SchematicTestRunner;
 
 describe('generateApplication', () => {
-  let initalTree: UnitTestTree;
+  let initialTree: UnitTestTree;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    initalTree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
-    initalTree.create('angular.json', fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'testing', 'mocks', 'angular.mocks.json')));
-    initalTree.create('package.json', fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'testing', 'mocks', 'package.mocks.json')));
+    initialTree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    initialTree.create('angular.json', fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'testing', 'mocks', 'angular.mocks.json')));
+    initialTree.create('package.json', fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'testing', 'mocks', 'package.mocks.json')));
     runner = new SchematicTestRunner('schematics', collectionPath);
     const angularPackageJson = require.resolve('@schematics/angular/package.json');
     runner.registerCollection('@schematics/angular', path.resolve(path.dirname(angularPackageJson), require(angularPackageJson).schematics));
   });
 
   it('should generate an application', async () => {
-    const tree = await runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test', routing: true }, initalTree);
+    const tree = await runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test', routing: true }, initialTree);
     const mockExternalSchematic = require('@angular-devkit/schematics').externalSchematic as jest.Mock;
     expect(mockExternalSchematic).toHaveBeenCalledWith('@schematics/angular', 'application', expect.objectContaining({
       name: 'test',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('generateApplication', () => {
   });
 
   it('should generate an application with provided path', async () => {
-    const tree = await runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test', path: '/apps' }, initalTree);
+    const tree = await runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test', path: '/apps' }, initialTree);
     const mockExternalSchematic = require('@angular-devkit/schematics').externalSchematic as jest.Mock;
     expect(mockExternalSchematic).toHaveBeenCalledWith('@schematics/angular', 'application', expect.objectContaining({
       name: 'test',
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ describe('generateApplication', () => {
 
   it('should throw error if NX context is detected', async () => {
     require('@o3r/schematics').isNxContext.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
-    await expect(runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test' }, initalTree)).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test' }, initialTree)).rejects.toThrow(
       'NX is not currently supported. Feature tracked via https://github.com/AmadeusITGroup/otter/issues/720');
   });
 
   it('should throw error if no workspace configuration is found', async () => {
     require('@o3r/schematics').getWorkspaceConfig.mockReturnValueOnce(null);
-    await expect(runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test' }, initalTree)).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(runner.runSchematic('application', { name: 'test' }, initialTree)).rejects.toThrow(
       'The `path` option is not provided and no workspace configuration file found to define it.');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.ts
index daa643b217..57cedb54a0 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   createSchematicWithMetricsIfInstalled,
   type DependencyToAdd,
   enforceTildeRange,
+  findConfigFileRelativePath,
   getPackagesBaseRootFolder,
   getWorkspaceConfig,
   isNxContext,
@@ -51,10 +52,11 @@ function generateApplicationFn(options: NgGenerateApplicationSchema): Rule {
   const packageJsonName = strings.dasherize(options.name);
   const cleanName = packageJsonName.replace(/^@/, '').replaceAll(/\//g, '-');
 
-  const addProjectSpecificFiles = (targetPath: string, rootDependencies: Record<string, string | undefined>) => {
+  const addProjectSpecificFiles = (targetPath: string, rootDependencies: Record<string, string | undefined>, tsconfigBasePath: string) => {
     return mergeWith(apply(url('./templates'), [
       template({
         ...options,
+        tsconfigBasePath,
         enforceTildeRange,
         name: packageJsonName,
         rootDependencies
@@ -109,13 +111,15 @@ function generateApplicationFn(options: NgGenerateApplicationSchema): Rule {
       }
     } as const satisfies Record<string, DependencyToAdd>;
 
+    const tsconfigBasePath = findConfigFileRelativePath(tree, ['tsconfig.base.json', 'tsconfig.json'], targetPath);
+
     return chain([
       externalSchematic<Partial<ApplicationOptions>>('@schematics/angular', 'application', {
         ...Object.entries(extendedOptions).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => (angularOptions.includes(key) ? { ...acc, [key]: value } : acc), {}),
         name: cleanName,
         projectRoot,
         style: Style.Scss }),
-      addProjectSpecificFiles(targetPath, rootDependencies),
+      addProjectSpecificFiles(targetPath, rootDependencies, tsconfigBasePath),
       updateProjectTsConfig(targetPath, 'tsconfig.app.json', { updateInputFiles: true }),
       setupDependencies({
         dependencies,
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/templates/tsconfig.json.template b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/templates/tsconfig.json.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..536763d0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/application/templates/tsconfig.json.template
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* For IDE usage only */
+{
+"extends": "<%= tsconfigBasePath %>",
+  "references": [
+    {"path": "./tsconfig.app.json"},
+    {"path": "./tsconfig.spec.json"}
+  ]
+}