diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index de6d0492..967c7e06 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ export interface ValidationSchemaPluginConfig extends TypeScriptPluginConfig {
    * ```
    */
   importFrom?: string;
+  /**
+   * @description Will use `import type {}` rather than `import {}` when importing generated typescript types.
+   * This gives compatibility with TypeScript's "importsNotUsedAsValues": "error" option
+   * Should used in conjunction with `importFrom` option.
+   *
+   * @exampleMarkdown
+   * ```yml
+   * generates:
+   *   path/to/types.ts:
+   *     plugins:
+   *       - typescript
+   *   path/to/schemas.ts:
+   *     plugins:
+   *       - graphql-codegen-validation-schema
+   *     config:
+   *       schema: yup
+   *       importFrom: ./path/to/types
+   *       useTypeImports: true
+   *
+   * ```
+   */
+  useTypeImports?: boolean;
   /**
    * @description Prefixes all import types from generated typescript type.
    * @default ""
diff --git a/src/myzod/index.ts b/src/myzod/index.ts
index e742ce77..d96692df 100644
--- a/src/myzod/index.ts
+++ b/src/myzod/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export const MyZodSchemaVisitor = (schema: GraphQLSchema, config: ValidationSche
   return {
     buildImports: (): string[] => {
       if (config.importFrom && importTypes.length > 0) {
-        return [importZod, `import { ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`];
+        return [
+          importZod,
+          `import ${config.useTypeImports ? 'type ' : ''}{ ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`,
+        ];
       }
       return [importZod];
     },
diff --git a/src/yup/index.ts b/src/yup/index.ts
index 04672a0d..fa319151 100644
--- a/src/yup/index.ts
+++ b/src/yup/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ export const YupSchemaVisitor = (schema: GraphQLSchema, config: ValidationSchema
   return {
     buildImports: (): string[] => {
       if (config.importFrom && importTypes.length > 0) {
-        return [importYup, `import { ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`];
+        return [
+          importYup,
+          `import ${config.useTypeImports ? 'type ' : ''}{ ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`,
+        ];
       }
       return [importYup];
     },
diff --git a/src/zod/index.ts b/src/zod/index.ts
index cbb08644..7fabe75d 100644
--- a/src/zod/index.ts
+++ b/src/zod/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export const ZodSchemaVisitor = (schema: GraphQLSchema, config: ValidationSchema
   return {
     buildImports: (): string[] => {
       if (config.importFrom && importTypes.length > 0) {
-        return [importZod, `import { ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`];
+        return [
+          importZod,
+          `import ${config.useTypeImports ? 'type ' : ''}{ ${importTypes.join(', ')} } from '${config.importFrom}'`,
+        ];
       }
       return [importZod];
     },
diff --git a/tests/myzod.spec.ts b/tests/myzod.spec.ts
index d98912a6..c59bfab4 100644
--- a/tests/myzod.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/myzod.spec.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,26 @@ describe('myzod', () => {
     expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: myzod.string()');
   });
 
+  it('with importFrom & useTypeImports', async () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
+      input Say {
+        phrase: String!
+      }
+    `);
+    const result = await plugin(
+      schema,
+      [],
+      {
+        schema: 'myzod',
+        importFrom: './types',
+        useTypeImports: true,
+      },
+      {}
+    );
+    expect(result.prepend).toContain("import type { Say } from './types'");
+    expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: myzod.string()');
+  });
+
   it('with enumsAsTypes', async () => {
     const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
       enum PageType {
diff --git a/tests/yup.spec.ts b/tests/yup.spec.ts
index 6fa3f85f..4670fb76 100644
--- a/tests/yup.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/yup.spec.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,25 @@ describe('yup', () => {
     expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: yup.string().defined()');
   });
 
+  it('with importFrom & useTypeImports', async () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
+      input Say {
+        phrase: String!
+      }
+    `);
+    const result = await plugin(
+      schema,
+      [],
+      {
+        importFrom: './types',
+        useTypeImports: true,
+      },
+      {}
+    );
+    expect(result.prepend).toContain("import type { Say } from './types'");
+    expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: yup.string().defined()');
+  });
+
   it('with enumsAsTypes', async () => {
     const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
       enum PageType {
diff --git a/tests/zod.spec.ts b/tests/zod.spec.ts
index b84f5fde..ae7f869d 100644
--- a/tests/zod.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/zod.spec.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,26 @@ describe('zod', () => {
     expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: z.string()');
   });
 
+  it('with importFrom & useTypeImports', async () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
+      input Say {
+        phrase: String!
+      }
+    `);
+    const result = await plugin(
+      schema,
+      [],
+      {
+        schema: 'zod',
+        importFrom: './types',
+        useTypeImports: true,
+      },
+      {}
+    );
+    expect(result.prepend).toContain("import type { Say } from './types'");
+    expect(result.content).toContain('phrase: z.string()');
+  });
+
   it('with enumsAsTypes', async () => {
     const schema = buildSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
       enum PageType {