diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-garlics-camp.md b/.changeset/yellow-garlics-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b770baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-garlics-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tw2panda": patch
+"tw2panda-vscode": patch
+---
+
+Allow ejecting of base presets based on `eject: true` (in `panda.config.ts` or passed as argument)
diff --git a/packages/tw2panda/src/panda-context.ts b/packages/tw2panda/src/panda-context.ts
index 8b88f0a..8271c57 100644
--- a/packages/tw2panda/src/panda-context.ts
+++ b/packages/tw2panda/src/panda-context.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ interface PartialConfig extends Omit<LoadConfigResult, "config"> {
 const createContext = (conf: PartialConfig) => {
   const generator = createGenerator({
     ...conf,
-    config: mergeConfigs([presetBase, presetTheme as any, conf.config]),
+    config: mergeConfigs(conf.config.eject ? [conf.config] : [presetBase, presetTheme as any, conf.config]),
   });
   const files = new Map<string, string>();