diff --git a/.changeset/flat-bags-tap.md b/.changeset/flat-bags-tap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a81aae9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flat-bags-tap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"sv": patch
+---
+
+feat(deno): support `$lib` alias in `deno`
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/cli/create.ts b/packages/sv/lib/cli/create.ts
index afd417ed7..3c8c604a8 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/cli/create.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/cli/create.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ async function createProject(cwd: ProjectPath, options: Options) {
 
 	await addPnpmBuildDependencies(projectPath, packageManager, ['esbuild']);
 	if (packageManager) {
+		if (packageManager === 'deno') {
+			common.createDenoJson(directory);
+		}
 		await installDependencies(packageManager, projectPath);
 		await formatFiles({ packageManager, cwd: projectPath, filesToFormat: addOnFilesToFormat });
 	}
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/cli/utils/common.ts b/packages/sv/lib/cli/utils/common.ts
index d06059117..ffa9df8e8 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/cli/utils/common.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/cli/utils/common.ts
@@ -190,3 +190,15 @@ export function errorAndExit(message: string) {
 export const normalizePosix = (dir: string) => {
 	return path.posix.normalize(dir.replace(/\\/g, '/'));
 };
+
+export function createDenoJson(projectPath: string) {
+	const filePath = path.join(projectPath, 'deno.json');
+	const content = `{
+	"imports": {
+		"$lib/": "./src/lib/"
+	}
+}
+`;
+
+	fs.writeFileSync(filePath, content);
+}