diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateJSON.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateJSON.ts
index 1af3baa73109..38d700e2cb7e 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateJSON.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateJSON.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface CompilerOptionJSON extends CommandLineOptionBase {
   deprecated?: string;
   internal?: true;
   recommended?: true;
-  defaultValue?: string;
+  defaultValue?: string | number | boolean;
   hostObj: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateMarkdown.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateMarkdown.ts
index 82ef44d058fa..61946a2ae5f7 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateMarkdown.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/cli/generateMarkdown.ts
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ languages.forEach((lang) => {
           // @ts-ignore
           const or = new Intl.ListFormat(lang, { type: "disjunction" });
           optType = or.format(
-            option.allowedValues.map((v) => v.replace(/^[-.0-9_a-z]+$/i, "`$&`"))
+            option.allowedValues.map((v) => v.replace(/^[-.0-9_a-z]+$/i, "`"$&"`"))
           );
         } else {
           optType = option.allowedValues
-            .map((v) => v.replace(/^[-.0-9_a-z]+$/i, "`$&`"))
+            .map((v) => v.replace(/^[-.0-9_a-z]+$/i, "`"$&"`"))
             .join(", ");
         }
       } else {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ languages.forEach((lang) => {
       markdownChunks.push(`  <td>${parseMarkdown(optType)}</td>`);
 
       if (!opts?.noDefaults) {
-        markdownChunks.push(`  <td>${parseMarkdown(option.defaultValue)}</td>`);
+        markdownChunks.push(`  <td>${parseMarkdown(JSON.stringify(option.defaultValue))}</td>`);
       }
       markdownChunks.push(`</tr>`);
 
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateJSON.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateJSON.ts
index 397fde24d3d2..3cdb4a15f61e 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateJSON.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateJSON.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export interface CompilerOptionJSON extends CommandLineOptionBase {
   deprecated?: string;
   internal?: true;
   recommended?: true;
-  defaultValue?: string;
+  defaultValue?: string | number | boolean;
   hostObj: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateMarkdown.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateMarkdown.ts
index 6c338f6f8966..3bee64efb3c5 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateMarkdown.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfig/generateMarkdown.ts
@@ -248,12 +248,12 @@ languages.forEach((lang) => {
           mdTableRows.push(["Internal"]);
         }
 
-        if (option.defaultValue) {
-          mdTableRows.push(["Default", String(option.defaultValue)]);
+        if (option.defaultValue !== undefined) {
+          mdTableRows.push(["Default", JSON.stringify(option.defaultValue)]);
         }
 
         if (option.allowedValues) {
-          mdTableRows.push(["Allowed", option.allowedValues]);
+          mdTableRows.push(["Allowed", option.allowedValues.map(JSON.stringify)]);
         }
 
         if (option.related) {
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
index 991666ba6a4e..53958289a3f9 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function trueIf(name: string) {
 
 export const defaultsForOptions = {
   ...Object.fromEntries(
-    ts.optionDeclarations.map((option) => [
+    [...ts.optionDeclarations, ...ts.optionsForWatch].map((option) => [
       option.name,
       typeof option.defaultValueDescription === "object"
         ? option.defaultValueDescription.message