diff --git a/packages/create-vite/__tests__/cli.spec.ts b/packages/create-vite/__tests__/cli.spec.ts
index 0db7338415e75a..e34d4e14f6e4cf 100644
--- a/packages/create-vite/__tests__/cli.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/create-vite/__tests__/cli.spec.ts
@@ -97,3 +97,9 @@ test('works with the -t alias', () => {
   expect(stdout).toContain(`Scaffolding project in ${genPath}`)
   expect(templateFiles).toEqual(generatedFiles)
 })
+
+test('accepts command line override for --overwrite', () => {
+  createNonEmptyDir()
+  const { stdout } = run(['.', '--overwrite', 'ignore'], { cwd: genPath })
+  expect(stdout).not.toContain(`Current directory is not empty.`)
+})
diff --git a/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts b/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
index 06fab482ccbff2..53d2a65b1c57af 100755
--- a/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ async function init() {
     'projectName' | 'overwrite' | 'packageName' | 'framework' | 'variant'
   >
 
+  prompts.override({
+    overwrite: argv.overwrite,
+  })
+
   try {
     result = await prompts(
       [