diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/resource/resource.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/resource/resource.ts
index ff9c3dd823..628a92e01e 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/resource/resource.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/resource/resource.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { convertNxGenerator } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import type {
   NestGeneratorWithLanguageOption,
+  NestGeneratorWithResourceOption,
   NestGeneratorWithTestOption,
   NormalizedOptions,
 } from '../utils';
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ import {
 } from '../utils';
 
 export type ResourceGeneratorOptions = NestGeneratorWithLanguageOption &
-  NestGeneratorWithTestOption;
+  NestGeneratorWithTestOption &
+  NestGeneratorWithResourceOption;
 
 export function resourceGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/utils/types.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/utils/types.ts
index a4dc24c239..03ae3f1933 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/utils/types.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/utils/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ export type NestSchematic =
   | 'resolver'
   | 'resource'
   | 'service';
+export type TransportLayer =
+  | 'rest'
+  | 'graphql-code-first'
+  | 'graphql-schema-first'
+  | 'microservice'
+  | 'ws';
 
 export type NestGeneratorOptions = {
   name: string;
@@ -33,6 +39,11 @@ export type NestGeneratorWithTestOption = NestGeneratorOptions & {
   unitTestRunner?: UnitTestRunner;
 };
 
+export type NestGeneratorWithResourceOption = NestGeneratorOptions & {
+  type?: TransportLayer;
+  crud?: boolean;
+};
+
 export type NormalizedOptions = {
   name: string;
   sourceRoot: string;