diff --git a/docs/documentation/stories/rc-update.md b/docs/documentation/stories/rc-update.md
index cfb5ec2345c6..c366384e8360 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/stories/rc-update.md
+++ b/docs/documentation/stories/rc-update.md
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ There is an additional root-level `tsconfig.json` that is used for IDE integrati
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "target": "es5",
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "node_modules/@types"
+    ],
     "lib": [
       "es2016",
       "dom"
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
index 7a9d9e8c58ab..1f9b55851bec 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "target": "es5",
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "node_modules/@types"
+    ],
     "lib": [
       "es2016",
       "dom"