diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
index 63355fcc..5a4020b6 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
@@ -348,13 +348,81 @@ function M.init()
   M.json.load()
 end
 
----@alias LazyVimDefault {name: string, extra: string, enabled?: boolean, origin?: "global" | "default" | "extra" }
-
+---@alias LazyVimDefault {name: string, group: string, extra: string, import: string, enabled?: boolean, origin?: "global" | "default" | "extra" }
+---
 local default_extras ---@type table<string, LazyVimDefault>
+
+---@param name string
+---@param extras LazyVimDefault[]
+function M.register_defaults(name, extras)
+  assert(default_extras, "defaults should be loaded by now, this should never happen")
+  local valid = vim.tbl_map(function(extra)
+    return extra.name
+  end, extras) --[[@as string[] ]]
+
+  local origin = "default"
+  local ret ---@type LazyVimDefault?
+  local use ---@type string?
+
+  local global = vim.g["lazyvim_" .. name]
+  if vim.tbl_contains(valid, global) then
+    origin = "global" -- was set by the user in their config
+    use = global
+  else
+    if global and global ~= "auto" then
+      vim.notify(
+        ("Invalid value for `vim.g.lazyvim_%s`: `%s`\nValid options are: %s"):format(
+          name,
+          global,
+          table.concat(valid, ", ")
+        ),
+        vim.log.levels.ERROR,
+        { title = "LazyVim" }
+      )
+    end
+    for _, extra in ipairs(extras) do
+      if LazyVim.has_extra(extra.extra) then
+        use = extra.name -- was imported by the user in their lazy spec or added by LazyExtras
+        origin = "extra"
+        break
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  use = use or valid[1] -- fallback to the first one if nothing was set
+
+  for _, extra in ipairs(extras) do
+    local import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras." .. extra.extra
+    extra = vim.deepcopy(extra)
+    extra.enabled = extra.name == use
+    extra.import = import
+    extra.group = name
+    if extra.enabled then
+      extra.origin = origin
+      ret = extra
+    end
+    default_extras[import] = extra
+  end
+
+  return assert(ret, "One of the extras should be enabled, this should never happen")
+end
+
+---@param group string
+---@return LazyVimDefault?
+function M.get_default(group)
+  for _, extra in pairs(M.get_defaults()) do
+    if extra.group == group and extra.enabled then
+      return extra
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 function M.get_defaults()
   if default_extras then
     return default_extras
   end
+  default_extras = {}
+
   ---@type table<string, LazyVimDefault[]>
   local checks = {
     picker = {
@@ -378,36 +446,10 @@ function M.get_defaults()
     table.insert(checks.explorer, 1, table.remove(checks.explorer, 2))
   end
 
-  default_extras = {}
-  for name, check in pairs(checks) do
-    local valid = {} ---@type string[]
-    for _, extra in ipairs(check) do
-      if extra.enabled ~= false then
-        valid[#valid + 1] = extra.name
-      end
-    end
-    local origin = "default"
-    local use = vim.g["lazyvim_" .. name]
-    use = vim.tbl_contains(valid, use or "auto") and use or nil
-    origin = use and "global" or origin
-    for _, extra in ipairs(use and {} or check) do
-      if extra.enabled ~= false and LazyVim.has_extra(extra.extra) then
-        use = extra.name
-        break
-      end
-    end
-    origin = use and "extra" or origin
-    use = use or valid[1]
-    for _, extra in ipairs(check) do
-      local import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras." .. extra.extra
-      extra = vim.deepcopy(extra)
-      extra.enabled = extra.name == use
-      if extra.enabled then
-        extra.origin = origin
-      end
-      default_extras[import] = extra
-    end
+  for name, extras in pairs(checks) do
+    M.register_defaults(name, extras)
   end
+
   return default_extras
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/init.lua
index 5d478314..70a10ae8 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/init.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-if lazyvim_docs then
-  -- LSP Server to use for TypeScript.
-  vim.g.lazyvim_ts_lsp = "vtsls" -- currently the default
-  -- Set to "tsgo" to use the new typescript-language-server implementation instead of tsserver.
-  vim.g.lazyvim_ts_lsp = "tsgo"
-end
-
-local lsp = vim.g.lazyvim_ts_lsp or "vtsls"
+local extra = LazyVim.config.register_defaults("ts_lsp", {
+  { name = "vtsls", extra = "lang.typescript.vtsls" },
+  { name = "tsgo", extra = "lang.typescript.tsgo" },
+})
 
 return {
   recommended = function()
@@ -22,200 +18,13 @@ return {
     })
   end,
 
+  { import = extra.import },
+
   -- correctly setup lspconfig
-  {
-    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
-    opts = {
-      -- make sure mason installs the server
-      servers = {
-        ---@type lspconfig.settings.tsgo
-        tsgo = {
-          -- explicitly add default filetypes, so that we can extend
-          -- them in related extras
-          filetypes = {
-            "javascript",
-            "javascriptreact",
-            "javascript.jsx",
-            "typescript",
-            "typescriptreact",
-            "typescript.tsx",
-          },
-          settings = {
-            typescript = {
-              inlayHints = {
-                parameterNames = {
-                  enabled = "literals",
-                  suppressWhenArgumentMatchesName = true,
-                },
-                parameterTypes = { enabled = true },
-                variableTypes = { enabled = true },
-                propertyDeclarationTypes = { enabled = true },
-                functionLikeReturnTypes = { enabled = true },
-                enumMemberValues = { enabled = true },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-        vtsls = {
-          -- explicitly add default filetypes, so that we can extend
-          -- them in related extras
-          filetypes = {
-            "javascript",
-            "javascriptreact",
-            "javascript.jsx",
-            "typescript",
-            "typescriptreact",
-            "typescript.tsx",
-          },
-          settings = {
-            complete_function_calls = true,
-            vtsls = {
-              enableMoveToFileCodeAction = true,
-              autoUseWorkspaceTsdk = true,
-              experimental = {
-                maxInlayHintLength = 30,
-                completion = {
-                  enableServerSideFuzzyMatch = true,
-                },
-              },
-            },
-            typescript = {
-              updateImportsOnFileMove = { enabled = "always" },
-              suggest = {
-                completeFunctionCalls = true,
-              },
-              inlayHints = {
-                enumMemberValues = { enabled = true },
-                functionLikeReturnTypes = { enabled = true },
-                parameterNames = { enabled = "literals" },
-                parameterTypes = { enabled = true },
-                propertyDeclarationTypes = { enabled = true },
-                variableTypes = { enabled = false },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-          keys = {
-            {
-              "gD",
-              function()
-                local win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-                local params = vim.lsp.util.make_position_params(win, "utf-16")
-                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
-                  command = "typescript.goToSourceDefinition",
-                  arguments = { params.textDocument.uri, params.position },
-                  open = true,
-                })
-              end,
-              desc = "Goto Source Definition",
-            },
-            {
-              "gR",
-              function()
-                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
-                  command = "typescript.findAllFileReferences",
-                  arguments = { vim.uri_from_bufnr(0) },
-                  open = true,
-                })
-              end,
-              desc = "File References",
-            },
-            {
-              "<leader>cM",
-              LazyVim.lsp.action["source.addMissingImports.ts"],
-              desc = "Add missing imports",
-            },
-            {
-              "<leader>cD",
-              LazyVim.lsp.action["source.fixAll.ts"],
-              desc = "Fix all diagnostics",
-            },
-            {
-              "<leader>cV",
-              function()
-                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
-                  title = "Select TypeScript Version",
-                  filter = "vtsls",
-                  command = "typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion",
-                })
-              end,
-              desc = "Select TS workspace version",
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      setup = {
-        --- @deprecated -- tsserver renamed to ts_ls but not yet released, so keep this for now
-        --- the proper approach is to check the nvim-lspconfig release version when it's released to determine the server name dynamically
-        tsserver = function()
-          -- disable tsserver
-          return true
-        end,
-        ts_ls = function()
-          -- disable tsserver
-          return true
-        end,
-        vtsls = function(_, opts)
-          Snacks.util.lsp.on({ name = "vtsls" }, function(buffer, client)
-            client.commands["_typescript.moveToFileRefactoring"] = function(command, ctx)
-              ---@type string, string, lsp.Range
-              local action, uri, range = unpack(command.arguments)
-
-              local function move(newf)
-                client:request("workspace/executeCommand", {
-                  command = command.command,
-                  arguments = { action, uri, range, newf },
-                })
-              end
-
-              local fname = vim.uri_to_fname(uri)
-              client:request("workspace/executeCommand", {
-                command = "typescript.tsserverRequest",
-                arguments = {
-                  "getMoveToRefactoringFileSuggestions",
-                  {
-                    file = fname,
-                    startLine = range.start.line + 1,
-                    startOffset = range.start.character + 1,
-                    endLine = range["end"].line + 1,
-                    endOffset = range["end"].character + 1,
-                  },
-                },
-              }, function(_, result)
-                ---@type string[]
-                local files = result.body.files
-                table.insert(files, 1, "Enter new path...")
-                vim.ui.select(files, {
-                  prompt = "Select move destination:",
-                  format_item = function(f)
-                    return vim.fn.fnamemodify(f, ":~:.")
-                  end,
-                }, function(f)
-                  if f and f:find("^Enter new path") then
-                    vim.ui.input({
-                      prompt = "Enter move destination:",
-                      default = vim.fn.fnamemodify(fname, ":h") .. "/",
-                      completion = "file",
-                    }, function(newf)
-                      return newf and move(newf)
-                    end)
-                  elseif f then
-                    move(f)
-                  end
-                end)
-              end)
-            end
-          end)
-          -- copy typescript settings to javascript
-          opts.settings.javascript =
-            vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, opts.settings.typescript, opts.settings.javascript or {})
-        end,
-      },
-    },
-  },
-
   {
     "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
     opts = function(_, opts)
+      local lsp = extra.name or "vtsls"
       local servers = { "tsserver", "ts_ls", "vtsls", "tsgo", lsp }
       for _, server in ipairs(servers) do
         opts.servers[server] = opts.servers[server] or {}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/tsgo.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/tsgo.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97f27693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/tsgo.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+return {
+  recommended = function()
+    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
+      ft = {
+        "javascript",
+        "javascriptreact",
+        "javascript.jsx",
+        "typescript",
+        "typescriptreact",
+        "typescript.tsx",
+      },
+      root = { "tsconfig.json", "package.json", "jsconfig.json" },
+    })
+  end,
+
+  -- correctly setup lspconfig
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    opts = {
+      -- make sure mason installs the server
+      servers = {
+        ---@type lspconfig.settings.tsgo
+        tsgo = {
+          -- explicitly add default filetypes, so that we can extend
+          -- them in related extras
+          filetypes = {
+            "javascript",
+            "javascriptreact",
+            "javascript.jsx",
+            "typescript",
+            "typescriptreact",
+            "typescript.tsx",
+          },
+          settings = {
+            typescript = {
+              inlayHints = {
+                parameterNames = {
+                  enabled = "literals",
+                  suppressWhenArgumentMatchesName = true,
+                },
+                parameterTypes = { enabled = true },
+                variableTypes = { enabled = true },
+                propertyDeclarationTypes = { enabled = true },
+                functionLikeReturnTypes = { enabled = true },
+                enumMemberValues = { enabled = true },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  -- correctly setup lspconfig
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    opts = {},
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/vtsls.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/vtsls.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b21c3805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript/vtsls.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+return {
+  recommended = function()
+    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
+      ft = {
+        "javascript",
+        "javascriptreact",
+        "javascript.jsx",
+        "typescript",
+        "typescriptreact",
+        "typescript.tsx",
+      },
+      root = { "tsconfig.json", "package.json", "jsconfig.json" },
+    })
+  end,
+
+  -- correctly setup lspconfig
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    opts = {
+      -- make sure mason installs the server
+      servers = {
+        vtsls = {
+          -- explicitly add default filetypes, so that we can extend
+          -- them in related extras
+          filetypes = {
+            "javascript",
+            "javascriptreact",
+            "javascript.jsx",
+            "typescript",
+            "typescriptreact",
+            "typescript.tsx",
+          },
+          settings = {
+            complete_function_calls = true,
+            vtsls = {
+              enableMoveToFileCodeAction = true,
+              autoUseWorkspaceTsdk = true,
+              experimental = {
+                maxInlayHintLength = 30,
+                completion = {
+                  enableServerSideFuzzyMatch = true,
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            typescript = {
+              updateImportsOnFileMove = { enabled = "always" },
+              suggest = {
+                completeFunctionCalls = true,
+              },
+              inlayHints = {
+                enumMemberValues = { enabled = true },
+                functionLikeReturnTypes = { enabled = true },
+                parameterNames = { enabled = "literals" },
+                parameterTypes = { enabled = true },
+                propertyDeclarationTypes = { enabled = true },
+                variableTypes = { enabled = false },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          keys = {
+            {
+              "gD",
+              function()
+                local win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+                local params = vim.lsp.util.make_position_params(win, "utf-16")
+                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
+                  command = "typescript.goToSourceDefinition",
+                  arguments = { params.textDocument.uri, params.position },
+                  open = true,
+                })
+              end,
+              desc = "Goto Source Definition",
+            },
+            {
+              "gR",
+              function()
+                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
+                  command = "typescript.findAllFileReferences",
+                  arguments = { vim.uri_from_bufnr(0) },
+                  open = true,
+                })
+              end,
+              desc = "File References",
+            },
+            {
+              "<leader>cM",
+              LazyVim.lsp.action["source.addMissingImports.ts"],
+              desc = "Add missing imports",
+            },
+            {
+              "<leader>cD",
+              LazyVim.lsp.action["source.fixAll.ts"],
+              desc = "Fix all diagnostics",
+            },
+            {
+              "<leader>cV",
+              function()
+                LazyVim.lsp.execute({
+                  title = "Select TypeScript Version",
+                  filter = "vtsls",
+                  command = "typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion",
+                })
+              end,
+              desc = "Select TS workspace version",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      setup = {
+        vtsls = function(_, opts)
+          Snacks.util.lsp.on({ name = "vtsls" }, function(buffer, client)
+            client.commands["_typescript.moveToFileRefactoring"] = function(command, ctx)
+              ---@type string, string, lsp.Range
+              local action, uri, range = unpack(command.arguments)
+
+              local function move(newf)
+                client:request("workspace/executeCommand", {
+                  command = command.command,
+                  arguments = { action, uri, range, newf },
+                })
+              end
+
+              local fname = vim.uri_to_fname(uri)
+              client:request("workspace/executeCommand", {
+                command = "typescript.tsserverRequest",
+                arguments = {
+                  "getMoveToRefactoringFileSuggestions",
+                  {
+                    file = fname,
+                    startLine = range.start.line + 1,
+                    startOffset = range.start.character + 1,
+                    endLine = range["end"].line + 1,
+                    endOffset = range["end"].character + 1,
+                  },
+                },
+              }, function(_, result)
+                ---@type string[]
+                local files = result.body.files
+                table.insert(files, 1, "Enter new path...")
+                vim.ui.select(files, {
+                  prompt = "Select move destination:",
+                  format_item = function(f)
+                    return vim.fn.fnamemodify(f, ":~:.")
+                  end,
+                }, function(f)
+                  if f and f:find("^Enter new path") then
+                    vim.ui.input({
+                      prompt = "Enter move destination:",
+                      default = vim.fn.fnamemodify(fname, ":h") .. "/",
+                      completion = "file",
+                    }, function(newf)
+                      return newf and move(newf)
+                    end)
+                  elseif f then
+                    move(f)
+                  end
+                end)
+              end)
+            end
+          end)
+          -- copy typescript settings to javascript
+          opts.settings.javascript =
+            vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, opts.settings.typescript, opts.settings.javascript or {})
+        end,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
+  -- correctly setup lspconfig
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    opts = {},
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
index 06339a92..3a1dce8b 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ function M.get_extra(source, modname)
     recommended = M.wants(recommended)
   end
 
+  -- language extras that are disabled because a conflict with another extra is enabled are not recommended
+  local defaults = LazyVim.config.get_defaults()
+  local def = defaults[modname]
+  if def and def.enabled == false and vim.startswith(modname, "lazyvim.plugins.extras.lang.") then
+    recommended = false
+  end
+
   ---@type LazyExtra
   return {
     source = source,