diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-kangaroos-peel.md b/.changeset/spotty-kangaroos-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db342321a4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-kangaroos-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[fix] add `$types` to includes for better DX
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_tsconfig.js b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_tsconfig.js
index 8e3d42ebd89e..b97b1a084aaa 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_tsconfig.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_tsconfig.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function write_tsconfig(config, cwd = process.cwd()) {
 	/** @param {string} file */
 	const config_relative = (file) => posixify(path.relative(config.outDir, file));
 
-	const include = ['ambient.d.ts', config_relative('vite.config.ts')];
+	const include = ['ambient.d.ts', './types/**/$types.d.ts', config_relative('vite.config.ts')];
 	for (const dir of [config.files.routes, config.files.lib]) {
 		const relative = project_relative(path.dirname(dir));
 		include.push(config_relative(`${relative}/**/*.js`));