diff --git a/change/@fluentui-web-components-e5533078-ff5c-4edf-9033-3072ce52fa2c.json b/change/@fluentui-web-components-e5533078-ff5c-4edf-9033-3072ce52fa2c.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36c1a1531f676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-web-components-e5533078-ff5c-4edf-9033-3072ce52fa2c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "ensure component definitions are resolved and exported",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/web-components",
+  "email": "chhol@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tsconfig.json b/packages/web-components/tsconfig.json
index 1145782b8fde3..2d3141ff5c2cf 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/web-components/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "declaration": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "declarationDir": "dist/dts",
     "outDir": "dist/esm",