diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-boats-pull.md b/.changeset/twenty-boats-pull.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c40baa3d72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-boats-pull.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/cli': patch
+---
+
+resolve local presets
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/presets.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/presets.ts
index 2be3d630b00..eb0d97bfee2 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/presets.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/presets.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import { DetailedError, Types } from '@graphql-codegen/plugin-helpers';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
 
 export async function getPresetByName(
   name: string,
   loader: Types.PackageLoaderFn<{ preset?: Types.OutputPreset; default?: Types.OutputPreset }>
 ): Promise<Types.OutputPreset> {
-  const possibleNames = [`@graphql-codegen/${name}`, `@graphql-codegen/${name}-preset`, name];
+  const possibleNames = [
+    `@graphql-codegen/${name}`,
+    `@graphql-codegen/${name}-preset`,
+    name,
+    resolve(process.cwd(), name),
+  ];
 
   for (const moduleName of possibleNames) {
     try {