diff --git a/templates/react-with-storybook/.storybook/main.js b/templates/react-with-storybook/.storybook/main.js
index 35130f33c..cf1ac4a9f 100644
--- a/templates/react-with-storybook/.storybook/main.js
+++ b/templates/react-with-storybook/.storybook/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
   stories: ['../stories/**/*.stories.@(ts|tsx|js|jsx)'],
   addons: ['@storybook/addon-links', '@storybook/addon-essentials'],
+  // https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/configure/typescript#mainjs-configuration
+  typescript: {
+    check: true, // type-check stories during Storybook build
+  }
 };