diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
index 440088ec0f7a6..2bc8c25176616 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
@@ -341,6 +341,13 @@ impl CliRunner {
         let config_store = ConfigStore::new(lint_config, nested_configs, external_plugin_store);
         let type_aware = self.options.type_aware || config_store.type_aware_enabled();
         let type_check = self.options.type_check || config_store.type_check_enabled();
+        if type_check && !type_aware {
+            print_and_flush_stdout(
+                stdout,
+                "The `--type-check` option requires type-aware linting.\nUse `--type-aware --type-check` or enable `options.typeAware` in your config.\n",
+            );
+            return CliRunResult::InvalidOptionTypeCheckWithoutTypeAware;
+        }
         let deny_warnings = warning_options.deny_warnings || config_store.deny_warnings();
         let max_warnings = warning_options.max_warnings.or(config_store.max_warnings());
 
@@ -1332,6 +1339,13 @@ mod test {
         Tester::new().with_cwd("fixtures/tsgolint_type_error".into()).test_and_snapshot(args);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(target_endian = "big"))]
+    fn test_tsgolint_type_check_requires_type_aware() {
+        let args = &["--type-check"];
+        Tester::new().with_cwd("fixtures/tsgolint_type_error".into()).test_and_snapshot(args);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[cfg(not(target_endian = "big"))]
     fn test_tsgolint_type_check_via_config_file() {
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/result.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/result.rs
index 790c0a26a7818..5ac1491df1ed8 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/result.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/result.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pub enum CliRunResult {
     JsPluginWorkspaceSetupFailed,
     InvalidOptionConfig,
     InvalidOptionTsConfig,
+    InvalidOptionTypeCheckWithoutTypeAware,
     InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutFilter,
     InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutPluginName,
     InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutRuleName,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ impl Termination for CliRunResult {
             | Self::LintMaxWarningsExceeded
             | Self::InvalidOptionConfig
             | Self::InvalidOptionTsConfig
+            | Self::InvalidOptionTypeCheckWithoutTypeAware
             | Self::InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutFilter
             | Self::InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutPluginName
             | Self::InvalidOptionSeverityWithoutRuleName
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/snapshots/fixtures__tsgolint_type_error_--type-check@oxlint.snap b/apps/oxlint/src/snapshots/fixtures__tsgolint_type_error_--type-check@oxlint.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..901c8980f4e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/snapshots/fixtures__tsgolint_type_error_--type-check@oxlint.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+source: apps/oxlint/src/tester.rs
+---
+########## 
+arguments: --type-check
+working directory: fixtures/tsgolint_type_error
+----------
+The `--type-check` option requires type-aware linting.
+Use `--type-aware --type-check` or enable `options.typeAware` in your config.
+----------
+CLI result: InvalidOptionTypeCheckWithoutTypeAware
+----------