diff --git a/packages/nest/collection.json b/packages/nest/collection.json
index a1d5279238..6d8a7e1ee8 100644
--- a/packages/nest/collection.json
+++ b/packages/nest/collection.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nx/nest",
   "version": "0.1",
-  "extends": ["@nrwl/workspace"],
+  "extends": ["@nestjs/schematics", "@nrwl/workspace"],
   "schematics": {
     "init": {
       "factory": "./src/schematics/init/init",
diff --git a/packages/nest/package.json b/packages/nest/package.json
index 2bc7a19987..a1822a6423 100644
--- a/packages/nest/package.json
+++ b/packages/nest/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     "migrations": "./migrations.json"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@nrwl/workspace": "*"
+    "@nrwl/workspace": "*",
+    "@nestjs/schematics": "^6.3.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nrwl/node": "*",