diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/eslint.config.js b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2656b27cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
+import baseConfig from '../../eslint.config.js';
+
+export default tseslint.config(...baseConfig, {
+  files: ['**/*.ts'],
+  languageOptions: {
+    parserOptions: {
+      projectService: true,
+      tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname,
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/code-pushup.config.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/code-pushup.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d6856059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/code-pushup.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { CoreConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import {
+  getCategoryRefsFromGroups,
+  typescriptPlugin,
+} from '@code-pushup/typescript-plugin';
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await typescriptPlugin({
+      tsConfigPath: 'tsconfig.json',
+    }),
+  ],
+  categories: [
+    {
+      slug: 'typescript-quality',
+      title: 'Typescript',
+      refs: await getCategoryRefsFromGroups({
+        tsConfigPath: 'tsconfig.json',
+      }),
+    },
+  ],
+} satisfies CoreConfig;
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/exclude/utils.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/exclude/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20f47ca5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/exclude/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function test() {
+  return 'test';
+}
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/1-syntax-errors.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/1-syntax-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ba0acd92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/1-syntax-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const a = { ; // Error: TS1136: Property assignment expected
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/2-semantic-errors.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/2-semantic-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f29009cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/2-semantic-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// 2683 - NoImplicitThis: 'this' implicitly has type 'any'.
+function noImplicitThisTS2683() {
+  console.log(this.value); // Error 2683
+}
+
+// 2531 - StrictNullChecks: Object is possibly 'null'.
+const strictNullChecksTS2531: string = null;
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/4-languale-service.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/4-languale-service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..444811dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/4-languale-service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Standalone {
+  override method() { // Error: TS4114 - 'override' modifier can only be used in a class derived from a base class.
+    console.log("Standalone method");
+  }
+}
+const s = Standalone;
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/6-configuration-errors.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/6-configuration-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5388fe05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/src/6-configuration-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { test } from '../exclude/utils';
+
+// TS6059:: File 'exclude/utils.ts' is not under 'rootDir' '.../configuration-errors'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all source files.
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/tsconfig.json b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9dd367e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/mocks/fixtures/default-setup/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+    "target": "ES6",
+    "module": "CommonJS",
+    "strict": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": false
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/project.json b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ec3f7c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "plugin-typescript-e2e",
+  "$schema": "../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json",
+  "sourceRoot": "e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/src",
+  "projectType": "application",
+  "targets": {
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
+      "outputs": ["{options.outputFile}"],
+      "options": {
+        "lintFilePatterns": ["e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/**/*.ts"]
+      }
+    },
+    "e2e": {
+      "executor": "@nx/vite:test",
+      "options": {
+        "configFile": "e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/vite.config.e2e.ts"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "implicitDependencies": ["cli", "plugin-typescript"],
+  "tags": ["scope:plugin", "type:e2e"]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/typescript-plugin-json-report.json b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/typescript-plugin-json-report.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ec3a50da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/typescript-plugin-json-report.json
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+{
+  "categories": [
+    {
+      "refs": [
+        {
+          "plugin": "typescript",
+          "slug": "problems",
+          "type": "group",
+          "weight": 1,
+        },
+        {
+          "plugin": "typescript",
+          "slug": "ts-configuration",
+          "type": "group",
+          "weight": 1,
+        },
+        {
+          "plugin": "typescript",
+          "slug": "miscellaneous",
+          "type": "group",
+          "weight": 1,
+        },
+      ],
+      "slug": "typescript-quality",
+      "title": "Typescript",
+    },
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@code-pushup/core",
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "audits": [
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that occur during parsing and lexing of TypeScript source code",
+          "slug": "syntax-errors",
+          "title": "Syntax errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that occur during type checking and type inference",
+          "slug": "semantic-errors",
+          "title": "Semantic errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that occur during TypeScript language service operations",
+          "slug": "declaration-and-language-service-errors",
+          "title": "Declaration and language service errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that occur during TypeScript internal operations",
+          "slug": "internal-errors",
+          "title": "Internal errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that occur when parsing TypeScript configuration files",
+          "slug": "configuration-errors",
+          "title": "Configuration errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors related to no implicit any compiler option",
+          "slug": "no-implicit-any-errors",
+          "title": "No implicit any errors",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that do not match any known TypeScript error code",
+          "slug": "unknown-codes",
+          "title": "Unknown codes",
+        },
+      ],
+      "description": "Official Code PushUp Typescript plugin.",
+      "docsUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/typescript-plugin/",
+      "groups": [
+        {
+          "description": "Syntax, semantic, and internal compiler errors are critical for identifying and preventing bugs.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "syntax-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "semantic-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "no-implicit-any-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "problems",
+          "title": "Problems",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "TypeScript configuration and options errors ensure correct project setup, reducing risks from misconfiguration.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "configuration-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "ts-configuration",
+          "title": "Configuration",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Errors that do not bring any specific value to the developer, but are still useful to know.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "unknown-codes",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "internal-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "declaration-and-language-service-errors",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "miscellaneous",
+          "title": "Miscellaneous",
+        },
+      ],
+      "icon": "typescript",
+      "packageName": "@code-pushup/typescript-plugin",
+      "slug": "typescript",
+      "title": "Typescript",
+    },
+  ],
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5706d2580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { cp } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { type Report, reportSchema } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import { nxTargetProject } from '@code-pushup/test-nx-utils';
+import {
+  E2E_ENVIRONMENTS_DIR,
+  TEST_OUTPUT_DIR,
+  omitVariableReportData,
+  removeColorCodes,
+  teardownTestFolder,
+} from '@code-pushup/test-utils';
+import { executeProcess, readJsonFile } from '@code-pushup/utils';
+
+describe('PLUGIN collect report with typescript-plugin NPM package', () => {
+  const envRoot = join(E2E_ENVIRONMENTS_DIR, nxTargetProject());
+  const distRoot = join(envRoot, TEST_OUTPUT_DIR);
+
+  const fixturesDir = join(
+    'e2e',
+    nxTargetProject(),
+    'mocks',
+    'fixtures',
+    'default-setup',
+  );
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await cp(fixturesDir, envRoot, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await teardownTestFolder(distRoot);
+  });
+
+  it('should run plugin over CLI and creates report.json', async () => {
+    const outputDir = join(
+      path.relative(envRoot, distRoot),
+      'create-report',
+      '.code-pushup',
+    );
+
+    const { code, stdout } = await executeProcess({
+      command: 'npx',
+      // verbose exposes audits with perfect scores that are hidden in the default stdout
+      args: [
+        '@code-pushup/cli',
+        'collect',
+        '--no-progress',
+        '--verbose',
+        `--persist.outputDir=${outputDir}`,
+      ],
+      cwd: envRoot,
+    });
+
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+    const cleanStdout = removeColorCodes(stdout);
+
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(/● Semantic errors\s+\d+ issue/);
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(/● Configuration errors\s+\d+ issue/);
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(
+      /● Declaration and language service errors\s+\d+ issue/,
+    );
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(/● Syntax errors\s+\d+ issue/);
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(/● Internal errors\s+\d+ issue/);
+    expect(cleanStdout).toMatch(/● No implicit any errors\s+\d+ issue/);
+
+    const reportJson = await readJsonFile<Report>(
+      join(envRoot, outputDir, 'report.json'),
+    );
+    expect(() => reportSchema.parse(reportJson)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(
+      omitVariableReportData(reportJson, { omitAuditData: true }),
+    ).toMatchFileSnapshot('__snapshots__/typescript-plugin-json-report.json');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.json b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5a2f890a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "noImplicitOverride": true,
+    "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "types": ["vitest"]
+  },
+  "files": [],
+  "include": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.test.json"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.test.json b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c7f79de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "types": ["vitest/globals", "vitest/importMeta", "vite/client", "node"],
+    "target": "ES2020"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "vite.config.e2e.ts",
+    "tests/**/*.e2e.test.ts",
+    "tests/**/*.d.ts",
+    "mocks/**/*.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/vite.config.e2e.ts b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/vite.config.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3035c644b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-typescript-e2e/vite.config.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/// <reference types="vitest" />
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { tsconfigPathAliases } from '../../tools/vitest-tsconfig-path-aliases.js';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/plugin-typescript-e2e',
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '@code-pushup/test-nx-utils': '../../test-nx-utils/index.js',
+      '@code-pushup/test-setup': '../../test-setup/index.js',
+      '@code-pushup/test-utils': '../../test-utils/index.js',
+    },
+  },
+  test: {
+    reporters: ['basic'],
+    testTimeout: 120_000,
+    globals: true,
+    alias: tsconfigPathAliases(),
+    pool: 'threads',
+    poolOptions: { threads: { singleThread: true } },
+    coverage: {
+      reporter: ['text', 'lcov'],
+      reportsDirectory: '../../coverage/plugin-typescript-e2e/e2e-tests',
+      exclude: ['mocks/**', '**/types.ts'],
+    },
+    cache: {
+      dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest',
+    },
+    environment: 'node',
+    include: ['tests/**/*.e2e.test.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
+    setupFiles: ['../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/reset.mocks.ts'],
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-typescript/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-typescript/src/index.ts
index de384e130..7dbcf52bb 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-typescript/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-typescript/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export { TYPESCRIPT_PLUGIN_SLUG } from './lib/constants.js';
 export { typescriptPlugin } from './lib/typescript-plugin.js';
-export { getCategories } from './lib/utils.js';
+export { getCategories, getCategoryRefsFromGroups } from './lib/utils.js';
 export {
   type TypescriptPluginConfig,
   type TypescriptPluginOptions,