diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.test.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.test.ts
index b9d3e1aa0773..45997fb472ae 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.test.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,28 @@ describe('ProjectTypeService', () => {
       expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE);
     });
 
+    it('detects REACT_NATIVE via peerDependencies', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        peerDependencies: { react: '^18.0.0', 'react-native': '^0.76.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+      const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
+      expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE);
+    });
+
+    it('detects REACT_NATIVE via peerDependencies react-native-scripts', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        peerDependencies: { react: '^18.0.0', 'react-native-scripts': '^5.0.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+      const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
+      expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE);
+    });
+
     it('detects NUXT via nuxt', async () => {
       (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
         dependencies: { nuxt: '^3.0.0' },
@@ -199,6 +221,53 @@ describe('ProjectTypeService', () => {
       const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
       expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.NUXT);
     });
+
+    it('detects REACT via peerDependencies', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        peerDependencies: { react: '^18.0.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+      const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
+      expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT);
+    });
+
+    it('detects REACT via devDependencies', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        devDependencies: { react: '^18.0.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+      const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
+      expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT);
+    });
+
+    it('prefers REACT_NATIVE over REACT when markers are split across dependency sections', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        dependencies: { 'react-native': '^0.76.0' },
+        peerDependencies: { react: '^18.0.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+      const result = await service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions);
+      expect(result).toBe(ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE);
+    });
+
+    it('does not detect REACT from react-dom alone', async () => {
+      (pm as any).primaryPackageJson.packageJson = {
+        peerDependencies: { 'react-dom': '^18.0.0' },
+      };
+      const service = new ProjectTypeService(pm);
+      // @ts-expect-error private method spy
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'isNxProject').mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      await expect(
+        service.autoDetectProjectType({ html: false } as CommandOptions)
+      ).rejects.toThrowError('Storybook failed to detect your project type');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('validateProvidedType', () => {
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.ts
index 39e2699bcb6d..80a9a2beb40a 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/ProjectTypeService.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ export class ProjectTypeService {
       {
         preset: ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE,
         dependencies: ['react-native', 'react-native-scripts'],
-        matcherFunction: ({ dependencies }) => {
-          return dependencies?.some(Boolean) ?? false;
+        peerDependencies: ['react-native', 'react-native-scripts'],
+        matcherFunction: ({ dependencies, peerDependencies }) => {
+          return (dependencies?.some(Boolean) || peerDependencies?.some(Boolean)) ?? false;
         },
       },
       {
@@ -139,8 +140,9 @@ export class ProjectTypeService {
       {
         preset: ProjectType.REACT,
         dependencies: ['react'],
-        matcherFunction: ({ dependencies }) => {
-          return dependencies?.every(Boolean) ?? true;
+        peerDependencies: ['react'],
+        matcherFunction: ({ dependencies, peerDependencies }) => {
+          return (dependencies?.some(Boolean) || peerDependencies?.some(Boolean)) ?? false;
         },
       },
     ];