diff --git a/templates/controller.txt b/templates/controller.txt
index f4a25f20..2d1829aa 100644
--- a/templates/controller.txt
+++ b/templates/controller.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
+// import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
 
 export default class {{ filename }} {}
diff --git a/templates/event-listener.txt b/templates/event-listener.txt
index b0a728c5..b1ba63a9 100644
--- a/templates/event-listener.txt
+++ b/templates/event-listener.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { EventsList } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Event'
+import type { EventsList } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Event'
 
 export default class {{ filename }} {}
diff --git a/templates/middleware.txt b/templates/middleware.txt
index a4d9f59e..e1adb5fa 100644
--- a/templates/middleware.txt
+++ b/templates/middleware.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
+import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
 
 export default class {{ filename }} {
   public async handle({}: HttpContextContract, next: () => Promise<void>) {
diff --git a/templates/provider.txt b/templates/provider.txt
index 6bf0fbd0..4f2447a5 100644
--- a/templates/provider.txt
+++ b/templates/provider.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ApplicationContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Application'
+import type { ApplicationContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Application'
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/templates/resource-controller.txt b/templates/resource-controller.txt
index 94a6b932..797f4556 100644
--- a/templates/resource-controller.txt
+++ b/templates/resource-controller.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
+import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
 
 export default class {{ filename }} {
   public async index({}: HttpContextContract) {}
diff --git a/templates/self-handle-exception.txt b/templates/self-handle-exception.txt
index 3db28cfb..226f41f9 100644
--- a/templates/self-handle-exception.txt
+++ b/templates/self-handle-exception.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Exception } from '@adonisjs/core/build/standalone'
-import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
+import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/templates/validator.txt b/templates/validator.txt
index ae65f6ce..c758f81a 100644
--- a/templates/validator.txt
+++ b/templates/validator.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { schema } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Validator'
-import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
+import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext'
 
 export default class {{ filename }} {
   constructor(protected ctx: HttpContextContract) {}