diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
index f40bd2db7ea3..bf57c9c6ec9a 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
     "outDir": "<%= relativeRootPath %>/out-tsc/app",
     "module": "es2015",
     "baseUrl": "",
-    "types": []
+    "types": [
+      "src/typings.d.ts"
+    ]
   },
   "exclude": [
     "test.ts",
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
index 0bba9ea2069c..d08eaf1a69f7 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "baseUrl": "",
     "types": [
       "jasmine",
-      "node"
+      "node",
+      "src/typings.d.ts"
     ]
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
index a35a8ee3a40d..ac65e05e79b8 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     "typeRoots": [
       "node_modules/@types"
     ],
+    "types": [
+      "src/typings.d.ts"
+    ],
     "lib": [
       "es2016",
       "dom"