diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-ligers-glow.md b/.changeset/khaki-ligers-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1022514da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-ligers-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/tailwind': patch
+---
+
+Marks the Tailwind integration config as optional to fix TypeScript validation warnings
diff --git a/packages/integrations/tailwind/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/tailwind/src/index.ts
index 4051b93ee..9aaccce7d 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/tailwind/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/tailwind/src/index.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type TailwindOptions =
 	  }
 	| undefined;
 
-export default function tailwindIntegration(options: TailwindOptions): AstroIntegration {
+export default function tailwindIntegration(options?: TailwindOptions): AstroIntegration {
 	const applyBaseStyles = options?.config?.applyBaseStyles ?? true;
 	const customConfigPath = options?.config?.path;
 	return {