diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/javascript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/javascript/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..668e089fb02b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/javascript/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: "node"
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..95495de92eb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node'
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/javascript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/javascript/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..95495de92eb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/javascript/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node'
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..95495de92eb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/javascript/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node'
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
index 772f974903b79..08263b8954a42 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/test'],
   testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
   transform: {