diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 278383a317752..e1cb436db2cf1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
 
   const cypressTask = await addCypress(host, options);
   tasks.push(cypressTask);
+
   if (options.unitTestRunner === 'jest') {
     const jestTask = await addJest(host, options);
     tasks.push(jestTask);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index cffc5efb7f864..74d409fda1f6b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
 
   assertValidStyle(options.style);
 
+  if (options.bundler === 'vite') {
+    options.unitTestRunner = 'vitest';
+  }
+
   const normalized = {
     ...options,
     name: names(options.name).fileName,