diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 172a9d6a..e40dcc95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, 4.x ]
 
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, 4.x ]
 
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
diff --git a/lib/loader/egg_loader.js b/lib/loader/egg_loader.js
index 9bbba45b..b19ab7b5 100644
--- a/lib/loader/egg_loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader/egg_loader.js
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ class EggLoader {
     // auto require('tsconfig-paths/register') on typescript app
     // support env.EGG_TYPESCRIPT = true or { "egg": { "typescript": true } } on package.json
     if (process.env.EGG_TYPESCRIPT === 'true' || (this.pkg.egg && this.pkg.egg.typescript)) {
-      require('tsconfig-paths').register({ cwd: this.options.baseDir });
+      // skip require tsconfig-paths if tsconfig.json not exists
+      const tsConfigFile = path.join(this.options.baseDir, 'tsconfig.json');
+      if (fs.existsSync(tsConfigFile)) {
+        require('tsconfig-paths').register({ cwd: this.options.baseDir });
+      } else {
+        this.options.logger.info('[egg:loader] skip register "tsconfig-paths" because tsconfig.json not exists at %s', tsConfigFile);
+      }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/egg-ts.test.js b/test/egg-ts.test.js
index 6a82ff68..0a4d6869 100644
--- a/test/egg-ts.test.js
+++ b/test/egg-ts.test.js
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ describe('test/egg-ts.test.js', () => {
     assert(app.serviceClasses.test);
   });
 
+  it('should auto require tsconfig-paths', async () => {
+    mm(process.env, 'EGG_TYPESCRIPT', 'true');
+    app = utils.createApp('egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths');
+
+    app.loader.loadService();
+    assert(app.serviceClasses.lord);
+    assert(app.serviceClasses.test);
+  });
+
   it('should not load ts files while EGG_TYPESCRIPT was not exist', async () => {
     app = utils.createApp('egg-ts-js');
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/controller/god.d.ts b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/controller/god.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/controller/test.ts b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/controller/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e868e3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/controller/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = async ctx => {
+  ctx.body = 'ok';
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/extend/application.ts b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/extend/application.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a867bb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/extend/application.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  appExtend: 'hello'
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/lord.js b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/lord.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9d1df43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/lord.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = class LordService {
+  jsService() {
+    return 'from js service';
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/test.ts b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96ac64eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/app/service/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = class TestService {
+  tsService() {
+    return 'from ts service';
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/package.json b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d71db5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "name": "egg-ts"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/tsconfig.json b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0967ef42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/egg-ts-js-tsconfig-paths/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}