diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5d72402044..876beaf1c3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1308,9 +1308,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deno_config"
-version = "0.22.0"
+version = "0.22.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "866d351087e70f8db42d04a773b9a96444d2653ef4bb0fb104fe562b819a57c9"
+checksum = "83df0c14d89f4e6e7ff91bfea0b4d5a0a33b4385c517ff4d8b4236d9834561e3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deno_semver",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a9c2b9e40..7ac7842281 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ console_static_text = "=0.8.1"
 data-encoding = "2.3.3"
 data-url = "=0.3.0"
 deno_cache_dir = "=0.10.0"
-deno_config = { version = "=0.22.0", default-features = false }
+deno_config = { version = "=0.22.2", default-features = false }
 dlopen2 = "0.6.1"
 ecb = "=0.1.2"
 elliptic-curve = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["alloc", "arithmetic", "ecdh", "std", "pem"] }
diff --git a/cli/args/lockfile.rs b/cli/args/lockfile.rs
index 3421addae8..fa505e7b1e 100644
--- a/cli/args/lockfile.rs
+++ b/cli/args/lockfile.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use deno_config::workspace::Workspace;
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 use deno_core::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use deno_core::parking_lot::MutexGuard;
-use deno_runtime::deno_node::PackageJson;
 
-use crate::args::ConfigFile;
 use crate::cache;
 use crate::util::fs::atomic_write_file_with_retries;
 use crate::Flags;
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ impl CliLockfile {
 
   pub fn discover(
     flags: &Flags,
-    maybe_config_file: Option<&ConfigFile>,
-    maybe_package_json: Option<&PackageJson>,
+    workspace: &Workspace,
   ) -> Result<Option<CliLockfile>, AnyError> {
     if flags.no_lock
       || matches!(
@@ -109,23 +107,9 @@ impl CliLockfile {
 
     let filename = match flags.lock {
       Some(ref lock) => PathBuf::from(lock),
-      None => match maybe_config_file {
-        Some(config_file) => {
-          if config_file.specifier.scheme() == "file" {
-            match config_file.resolve_lockfile_path()? {
-              Some(path) => path,
-              None => return Ok(None),
-            }
-          } else {
-            return Ok(None);
-          }
-        }
-        None => match maybe_package_json {
-          Some(package_json) => {
-            package_json.path.parent().unwrap().join("deno.lock")
-          }
-          None => return Ok(None),
-        },
+      None => match workspace.resolve_lockfile_path()? {
+        Some(path) => path,
+        None => return Ok(None),
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/cli/args/mod.rs b/cli/args/mod.rs
index a1c8efc318..aaa8185af1 100644
--- a/cli/args/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/args/mod.rs
@@ -902,11 +902,7 @@ impl CliOptions {
       }),
     )?;
 
-    let maybe_lock_file = CliLockfile::discover(
-      &flags,
-      root_folder.deno_json.as_deref(),
-      root_folder.pkg_json.as_deref(),
-    )?;
+    let maybe_lock_file = CliLockfile::discover(&flags, &workspace)?;
 
     log::debug!("Finished config loading.");
 
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c96e91abfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "tempDir": true,
+  "tests": {
+    "member": {
+      "args": "run --allow-read member/main.ts",
+      "output": "member.out"
+    },
+    "member_with_deno_json": {
+      "args": "run --allow-read member_with_deno_json/main.ts",
+      "output": "member.out"
+    },
+    "non_member": {
+      "args": "run --allow-read non_member/main.ts",
+      "output": "non_member.out"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member.out b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8400023d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Warning "nodeModulesDir" field can only be specified in the workspace root deno.json file.
+    at file:///[WILDLINE]/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
+Download http://localhost:4260/chalk
+Download http://localhost:4260/chalk/chalk-5.0.1.tgz
+Initialize chalk@5.0.1
+true
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/main.ts b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca686daa06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import chalk from "npm:chalk@5";
+
+const stat = Deno.statSync(new URL("../node_modules", import.meta.url));
+console.log(chalk.green(stat.isDirectory));
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/package.json b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1282b2b341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "member",
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99bd145fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  // will cause a warning
+  "nodeModulesDir": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/main.ts b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca686daa06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import chalk from "npm:chalk@5";
+
+const stat = Deno.statSync(new URL("../node_modules", import.meta.url));
+console.log(chalk.green(stat.isDirectory));
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/package.json b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dd4919c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "member-with-deno-json",
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member.out b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabdca94bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Download http://localhost:4260/chalk
+Download http://localhost:4260/chalk/chalk-5.0.1.tgz
+Initialize chalk@5.0.1
+true
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.json b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..176354f98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "nodeModulesDir": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.lock b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1a32dd0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/deno.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "version": "3",
+  "packages": {
+    "specifiers": {
+      "npm:chalk@5": "npm:chalk@5.0.1"
+    },
+    "npm": {
+      "chalk@5.0.1": {
+        "integrity": "sha512-Fo07WOYGqMfCWHOzSXOt2CxDbC6skS/jO9ynEcmpANMoPrD+W1r1K6Vx7iNm+AQmETU1Xr2t+n8nzkV9t6xh3w==",
+        "dependencies": {}
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "remote": {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/main.ts b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53bd103396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/non_member/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import chalk from "npm:chalk@5";
+
+const stat = Deno.statSync(new URL("node_modules", import.meta.url));
+console.log(chalk.green(stat.isDirectory));
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/package.json b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e37c1f2d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "workspaces": ["./member", "./member_with_deno_json"]
+}