diff --git a/lib/commands/init.js b/lib/commands/init.js
index bef54b0e4138d..db33345d9427e 100644
--- a/lib/commands/init.js
+++ b/lib/commands/init.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Init extends BaseCommand {
     'init-author-url',
     'init-license',
     'init-module',
+    'init-type',
     'init-version',
     'yes',
     'force',
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
index df1505cea26a3..f4058ee9c600f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/config.js TAP config list --json > output matches sna
   "init-author-url": "",
   "init-license": "ISC",
   "init-module": "{CWD}/home/.npm-init.js",
+  "init-type": "commonjs",
   "init-version": "1.0.0",
   "init.author.email": "",
   "init.author.name": "",
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ init-author-name = ""
 init-author-url = ""
 init-license = "ISC"
 init-module = "{CWD}/home/.npm-init.js"
+init-type = "commonjs"
 init-version = "1.0.0"
 init.author.email = ""
 init.author.name = ""
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index e43577271929f..28e150390dc1e 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -854,6 +854,16 @@ more information, or [npm init](/commands/npm-init).
 
 
 
+#### \`init-type\`
+
+* Default: "commonjs"
+* Type: String
+
+The value that \`npm init\` should use by default for the package.json type
+field.
+
+
+
 #### \`init-version\`
 
 * Default: "1.0.0"
@@ -2123,6 +2133,7 @@ Array [
   "init-author-url",
   "init-license",
   "init-module",
+  "init-type",
   "init-version",
   "init.author.email",
   "init.author.name",
@@ -2357,6 +2368,7 @@ Array [
   "init-author-url",
   "init-license",
   "init-module",
+  "init-type",
   "init-version",
   "init.author.email",
   "init.author.name",
@@ -3210,8 +3222,8 @@ npm init <@scope> (same as \`npx <@scope>/create\`)
 
 Options:
 [--init-author-name <name>] [--init-author-url <url>] [--init-license <license>]
-[--init-module <module>] [--init-version <version>] [-y|--yes] [-f|--force]
-[--scope <@scope>]
+[--init-module <module>] [--init-type <type>] [--init-version <version>]
+[-y|--yes] [-f|--force] [--scope <@scope>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [--workspaces] [--no-workspaces-update] [--include-workspace-root]
 
@@ -3230,6 +3242,7 @@ aliases: create, innit
 #### \`init-author-url\`
 #### \`init-license\`
 #### \`init-module\`
+#### \`init-type\`
 #### \`init-version\`
 #### \`yes\`
 #### \`force\`
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index 8b7ca2d30dd29..42d15a25db05b 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -954,6 +954,14 @@ const definitions = {
       more information, or [npm init](/commands/npm-init).
     `,
   }),
+  'init-type': new Definition('init-type', {
+    default: 'commonjs',
+    type: String,
+    hint: '<type>',
+    description: `
+      The value that \`npm init\` should use by default for the package.json type field.
+    `,
+  }),
   'init-version': new Definition('init-version', {
     default: '1.0.0',
     type: Semver,
diff --git a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
index a78afd3d4ba75..cf398b47ae293 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ Object {
   "init-module": Array [
     "valid filesystem path",
   ],
+  "init-type": Array [
+    Function String(),
+  ],
   "init-version": Array [
     "full valid SemVer string",
   ],