diff --git a/.changeset/large-wombats-beam.md b/.changeset/large-wombats-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd271de024d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-wombats-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/plugin-helpers': patch
+---
+
+add noSilentErrors option to the config type
diff --git a/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/types.ts b/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/types.ts
index 48b75d28c5a..3f1f0804a94 100644
--- a/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/plugins-helpers/src/types.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ export namespace Types {
      * For more details: https://graphql-code-generator.com/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks
      */
     hooks?: Partial<LifecycleHooksDefinition>;
+    /**
+     * @description Alows to raise errors if any matched files are not valid GraphQL. Default: false.
+     */
+    noSilentErrors?: boolean;
   }
 
   export type ComplexPluginOutput = { content: string; prepend?: string[]; append?: string[] };
diff --git a/website/public/config.schema.json b/website/public/config.schema.json
index 5d2f0cdcd64..1b44d7811b4 100644
--- a/website/public/config.schema.json
+++ b/website/public/config.schema.json
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
         "hooks": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/Partial",
           "description": "Specifies scripts to run when events are happening in the codegen core.\nHooks defined on that level will effect all output files.\n\nFor more details: https://graphql-code-generator.com/docs/config-reference/lifecycle-hooks"
+        },
+        "noSilentErrors": {
+          "description": "Alows to raise errors if any matched files are not valid GraphQL. Default: false.",
+          "type": "boolean"
         }
       }
     },