diff --git a/packages/angular/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/angular/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/browser/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/browser/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/gatsby/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gatsby/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/hub/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/hub/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hub/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/integrations/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/integrations/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/integrations/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/nextjs/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tsconfig.json b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/node/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/node/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/react/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/serverless/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/serverless/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/serverless/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/tracing/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/utils/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/vue/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/wasm/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/wasm/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wasm/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig-templates/README.md b/tsconfig-templates/README.md
index faab3d4983f8..8c007dcbb7c2 100644
--- a/tsconfig-templates/README.md
+++ b/tsconfig-templates/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # `tsconfig` Templates
 
-Every package should get its own copy of these three files. Package-specific options should go in `tsconfig.json` and
-test-specific options in `tsconfig.test.json`. The `types` file shouldn't need to be modified, and only exists because
-tsconfigs don't support multiple inheritence.
+Every package should get its own copy of the three files in this directory and the one in `test/` (which should go in an
+analogous spot in the package). Package-specific options should go in `tsconfig.json` and test-specific options in
+`tsconfig.test.json`. The `types` file shouldn't need to be modified, and only exists because tsconfigs don't support
+multiple inheritence. The same goes for the file in `test/`, which only exists because VSCode only knows to look for a
+file named (exactly) `tsconfig.json`.
diff --git a/tsconfig-templates/test/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig-templates/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..074ceb45a9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig-templates/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// TODO Once https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/33094 is done (if it ever is), this file can disappear, as
+// it's purely a placeholder to satisfy VSCode.
+
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.test.json",
+
+  "include": ["./**/*"]
+}