diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 309e3d342619..c02d3ae6fbb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+- `[jest-cli]` Include type definitions to generated config files ([#14078](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/14078))
 - `[jest-snapshot]` Support arrays as property matchers ([#14025](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/14025))
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
index 31cca289857e..f28f12ec94ca 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
@@ -115,13 +115,419 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`init project using jest.config.ts ask the user whether he wants to use Typescript or not user answered with "Yes" 2`] = `
+"/**
+ * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property, visit:
+ * https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
+ */
+
+import type {Config} from 'jest';
+
+const config: Config = {
+  // All imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically
+  // automock: false,
+
+  // Stop running tests after \`n\` failures
+  // bail: 0,
+
+  // The directory where Jest should store its cached dependency information
+  // cacheDirectory: "/tmp/jest",
+
+  // Automatically clear mock calls, instances, contexts and results before every test
+  // clearMocks: false,
+
+  // Indicates whether the coverage information should be collected while executing the test
+  // collectCoverage: false,
+
+  // An array of glob patterns indicating a set of files for which coverage information should be collected
+  // collectCoverageFrom: undefined,
+
+  // The directory where Jest should output its coverage files
+  // coverageDirectory: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings used to skip coverage collection
+  // coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/"
+  // ],
+
+  // Indicates which provider should be used to instrument code for coverage
+  // coverageProvider: "babel",
+
+  // A list of reporter names that Jest uses when writing coverage reports
+  // coverageReporters: [
+  //   "json",
+  //   "text",
+  //   "lcov",
+  //   "clover"
+  // ],
+
+  // An object that configures minimum threshold enforcement for coverage results
+  // coverageThreshold: undefined,
+
+  // A path to a custom dependency extractor
+  // dependencyExtractor: undefined,
+
+  // Make calling deprecated APIs throw helpful error messages
+  // errorOnDeprecated: false,
+
+  // The default configuration for fake timers
+  // fakeTimers: {
+  //   "enableGlobally": false
+  // },
+
+  // Force coverage collection from ignored files using an array of glob patterns
+  // forceCoverageMatch: [],
+
+  // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once before all test suites
+  // globalSetup: undefined,
+
+  // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once after all test suites
+  // globalTeardown: undefined,
+
+  // A set of global variables that need to be available in all test environments
+  // globals: {},
+
+  // The maximum amount of workers used to run your tests. Can be specified as % or a number. E.g. maxWorkers: 10% will use 10% of your CPU amount + 1 as the maximum worker number. maxWorkers: 2 will use a maximum of 2 workers.
+  // maxWorkers: "50%",
+
+  // An array of directory names to be searched recursively up from the requiring module's location
+  // moduleDirectories: [
+  //   "node_modules"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of file extensions your modules use
+  // moduleFileExtensions: [
+  //   "js",
+  //   "mjs",
+  //   "cjs",
+  //   "jsx",
+  //   "ts",
+  //   "tsx",
+  //   "json",
+  //   "node"
+  // ],
+
+  // A map from regular expressions to module names or to arrays of module names that allow to stub out resources with a single module
+  // moduleNameMapper: {},
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings, matched against all module paths before considered 'visible' to the module loader
+  // modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
+
+  // Activates notifications for test results
+  // notify: false,
+
+  // An enum that specifies notification mode. Requires { notify: true }
+  // notifyMode: "failure-change",
+
+  // A preset that is used as a base for Jest's configuration
+  // preset: undefined,
+
+  // Run tests from one or more projects
+  // projects: undefined,
+
+  // Use this configuration option to add custom reporters to Jest
+  // reporters: undefined,
+
+  // Automatically reset mock state before every test
+  // resetMocks: false,
+
+  // Reset the module registry before running each individual test
+  // resetModules: false,
+
+  // A path to a custom resolver
+  // resolver: undefined,
+
+  // Automatically restore mock state and implementation before every test
+  // restoreMocks: false,
+
+  // The root directory that Jest should scan for tests and modules within
+  // rootDir: undefined,
+
+  // A list of paths to directories that Jest should use to search for files in
+  // roots: [
+  //   "<rootDir>"
+  // ],
+
+  // Allows you to use a custom runner instead of Jest's default test runner
+  // runner: "jest-runner",
+
+  // The paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing environment before each test
+  // setupFiles: [],
+
+  // A list of paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing framework before each test
+  // setupFilesAfterEnv: [],
+
+  // The number of seconds after which a test is considered as slow and reported as such in the results.
+  // slowTestThreshold: 5,
+
+  // A list of paths to snapshot serializer modules Jest should use for snapshot testing
+  // snapshotSerializers: [],
+
+  // The test environment that will be used for testing
+  // testEnvironment: "jest-environment-node",
+
+  // Options that will be passed to the testEnvironment
+  // testEnvironmentOptions: {},
+
+  // Adds a location field to test results
+  // testLocationInResults: false,
+
+  // The glob patterns Jest uses to detect test files
+  // testMatch: [
+  //   "**/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x)",
+  //   "**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all test paths, matched tests are skipped
+  // testPathIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/"
+  // ],
+
+  // The regexp pattern or array of patterns that Jest uses to detect test files
+  // testRegex: [],
+
+  // This option allows the use of a custom results processor
+  // testResultsProcessor: undefined,
+
+  // This option allows use of a custom test runner
+  // testRunner: "jest-circus/runner",
+
+  // A map from regular expressions to paths to transformers
+  // transform: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all source file paths, matched files will skip transformation
+  // transformIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/",
+  //   "\\\\.pnp\\\\.[^\\\\/]+$"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all modules before the module loader will automatically return a mock for them
+  // unmockedModulePathPatterns: undefined,
+
+  // Indicates whether each individual test should be reported during the run
+  // verbose: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp patterns that are matched against all source file paths before re-running tests in watch mode
+  // watchPathIgnorePatterns: [],
+
+  // Whether to use watchman for file crawling
+  // watchman: true,
+};
+
+export default config;
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`init project with package.json and no jest config all questions answered with answer: "No" should generate empty config with mjs extension 1`] = `
+"/**
+ * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property, visit:
+ * https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
+ */
+
+/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
+const config = {
+  // All imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically
+  // automock: false,
+
+  // Stop running tests after \`n\` failures
+  // bail: 0,
+
+  // The directory where Jest should store its cached dependency information
+  // cacheDirectory: "/tmp/jest",
+
+  // Automatically clear mock calls, instances, contexts and results before every test
+  // clearMocks: false,
+
+  // Indicates whether the coverage information should be collected while executing the test
+  // collectCoverage: false,
+
+  // An array of glob patterns indicating a set of files for which coverage information should be collected
+  // collectCoverageFrom: undefined,
+
+  // The directory where Jest should output its coverage files
+  // coverageDirectory: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings used to skip coverage collection
+  // coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/"
+  // ],
+
+  // Indicates which provider should be used to instrument code for coverage
+  // coverageProvider: "babel",
+
+  // A list of reporter names that Jest uses when writing coverage reports
+  // coverageReporters: [
+  //   "json",
+  //   "text",
+  //   "lcov",
+  //   "clover"
+  // ],
+
+  // An object that configures minimum threshold enforcement for coverage results
+  // coverageThreshold: undefined,
+
+  // A path to a custom dependency extractor
+  // dependencyExtractor: undefined,
+
+  // Make calling deprecated APIs throw helpful error messages
+  // errorOnDeprecated: false,
+
+  // The default configuration for fake timers
+  // fakeTimers: {
+  //   "enableGlobally": false
+  // },
+
+  // Force coverage collection from ignored files using an array of glob patterns
+  // forceCoverageMatch: [],
+
+  // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once before all test suites
+  // globalSetup: undefined,
+
+  // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once after all test suites
+  // globalTeardown: undefined,
+
+  // A set of global variables that need to be available in all test environments
+  // globals: {},
+
+  // The maximum amount of workers used to run your tests. Can be specified as % or a number. E.g. maxWorkers: 10% will use 10% of your CPU amount + 1 as the maximum worker number. maxWorkers: 2 will use a maximum of 2 workers.
+  // maxWorkers: "50%",
+
+  // An array of directory names to be searched recursively up from the requiring module's location
+  // moduleDirectories: [
+  //   "node_modules"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of file extensions your modules use
+  // moduleFileExtensions: [
+  //   "js",
+  //   "mjs",
+  //   "cjs",
+  //   "jsx",
+  //   "ts",
+  //   "tsx",
+  //   "json",
+  //   "node"
+  // ],
+
+  // A map from regular expressions to module names or to arrays of module names that allow to stub out resources with a single module
+  // moduleNameMapper: {},
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings, matched against all module paths before considered 'visible' to the module loader
+  // modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
+
+  // Activates notifications for test results
+  // notify: false,
+
+  // An enum that specifies notification mode. Requires { notify: true }
+  // notifyMode: "failure-change",
+
+  // A preset that is used as a base for Jest's configuration
+  // preset: undefined,
+
+  // Run tests from one or more projects
+  // projects: undefined,
+
+  // Use this configuration option to add custom reporters to Jest
+  // reporters: undefined,
+
+  // Automatically reset mock state before every test
+  // resetMocks: false,
+
+  // Reset the module registry before running each individual test
+  // resetModules: false,
+
+  // A path to a custom resolver
+  // resolver: undefined,
+
+  // Automatically restore mock state and implementation before every test
+  // restoreMocks: false,
+
+  // The root directory that Jest should scan for tests and modules within
+  // rootDir: undefined,
+
+  // A list of paths to directories that Jest should use to search for files in
+  // roots: [
+  //   "<rootDir>"
+  // ],
+
+  // Allows you to use a custom runner instead of Jest's default test runner
+  // runner: "jest-runner",
+
+  // The paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing environment before each test
+  // setupFiles: [],
+
+  // A list of paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing framework before each test
+  // setupFilesAfterEnv: [],
+
+  // The number of seconds after which a test is considered as slow and reported as such in the results.
+  // slowTestThreshold: 5,
+
+  // A list of paths to snapshot serializer modules Jest should use for snapshot testing
+  // snapshotSerializers: [],
+
+  // The test environment that will be used for testing
+  // testEnvironment: "jest-environment-node",
+
+  // Options that will be passed to the testEnvironment
+  // testEnvironmentOptions: {},
+
+  // Adds a location field to test results
+  // testLocationInResults: false,
+
+  // The glob patterns Jest uses to detect test files
+  // testMatch: [
+  //   "**/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x)",
+  //   "**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all test paths, matched tests are skipped
+  // testPathIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/"
+  // ],
+
+  // The regexp pattern or array of patterns that Jest uses to detect test files
+  // testRegex: [],
+
+  // This option allows the use of a custom results processor
+  // testResultsProcessor: undefined,
+
+  // This option allows use of a custom test runner
+  // testRunner: "jest-circus/runner",
+
+  // A map from regular expressions to paths to transformers
+  // transform: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all source file paths, matched files will skip transformation
+  // transformIgnorePatterns: [
+  //   "/node_modules/",
+  //   "\\\\.pnp\\\\.[^\\\\/]+$"
+  // ],
+
+  // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all modules before the module loader will automatically return a mock for them
+  // unmockedModulePathPatterns: undefined,
+
+  // Indicates whether each individual test should be reported during the run
+  // verbose: undefined,
+
+  // An array of regexp patterns that are matched against all source file paths before re-running tests in watch mode
+  // watchPathIgnorePatterns: [],
+
+  // Whether to use watchman for file crawling
+  // watchman: true,
+};
+
+export default config;
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`init project with package.json and no jest config all questions answered with answer: "No" should return the default configuration (an empty config) 1`] = `
-"/*
+"/**
  * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property, visit:
  * https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
  */
 
-module.exports = {
+/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
+const config = {
   // All imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically
   // automock: false,
 
@@ -311,6 +717,8 @@ module.exports = {
   // Whether to use watchman for file crawling
   // watchman: true,
 };
+
+module.exports = config;
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/init.test.ts b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/init.test.ts
index a470937f313a..30a5769d1be1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/__tests__/init.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jest.mock('path', () => ({
   sep: '/',
 }));
 jest.mock('graceful-fs', () => ({
-  ...jest.requireActual<typeof import('fs')>('fs'),
+  ...jest.requireActual<typeof import('graceful-fs')>('graceful-fs'),
   writeFileSync: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ describe('init', () => {
 
         await init(resolveFromFixture('only-package-json'));
 
+        const writtenJestConfigFilename =
+          jest.mocked(writeFileSync).mock.calls[0][0];
         const writtenJestConfig = jest.mocked(writeFileSync).mock.calls[0][1];
 
+        expect(path.basename(writtenJestConfigFilename as string)).toBe(
+          'jest.config.js',
+        );
         expect(
           (writtenJestConfig as string).replace(
             /\/\/ cacheDirectory: .*,/,
@@ -75,11 +80,12 @@ describe('init', () => {
         expect(path.basename(writtenJestConfigFilename as string)).toBe(
           'jest.config.mjs',
         );
-
-        expect(typeof writtenJestConfig).toBe('string');
-        expect((writtenJestConfig as string).split('\n')[5]).toBe(
-          'export default {',
-        );
+        expect(
+          (writtenJestConfig as string).replace(
+            /\/\/ cacheDirectory: .*,/,
+            '// cacheDirectory: "/tmp/jest",',
+          ),
+        ).toMatchSnapshot();
       });
     });
 
@@ -247,9 +253,12 @@ describe('init', () => {
         expect(path.basename(jestConfigFileName as string)).toBe(
           'jest.config.ts',
         );
-        expect((writtenJestConfig as string).split('\n')[5]).toBe(
-          'export default {',
-        );
+        expect(
+          (writtenJestConfig as string).replace(
+            /\/\/ cacheDirectory: .*,/,
+            '// cacheDirectory: "/tmp/jest",',
+          ),
+        ).toMatchSnapshot();
       });
 
       it('user answered with "No"', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/generateConfigFile.ts b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/generateConfigFile.ts
index c96e2055e210..8ac4f93ba3e9 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/init/generateConfigFile.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/init/generateConfigFile.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const stringifyOption = (
   return `${optionDescription}\n${stringifiedObject
     .split('\n')
     .map(line => `  ${linePrefix}${line}`)
-    .join('\n')},\n`;
+    .join('\n')},`;
 };
 
 const generateConfigFile = (
@@ -78,22 +78,30 @@ const generateConfigFile = (
     }
   }
 
-  const configHeaderMessage = `/*
- * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property${
-   useTypescript ? ' and type check' : ''
- }, visit:
+  const configHeaderMessage = `/**
+ * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property, visit:
  * https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
  */
-
 `;
 
-  return `${
-    configHeaderMessage +
-    (useTypescript || generateEsm
-      ? 'export default {\n'
-      : 'module.exports = {\n') +
-    properties.join('\n')
-  }};\n`;
+  const jsDeclaration = `/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
+const config = {`;
+
+  const tsDeclaration = `import type {Config} from 'jest';
+
+const config: Config = {`;
+
+  const cjsExport = 'module.exports = config;';
+  const esmExport = 'export default config;';
+
+  return [
+    configHeaderMessage,
+    useTypescript ? tsDeclaration : jsDeclaration,
+    properties.join('\n\n'),
+    '};\n',
+    useTypescript || generateEsm ? esmExport : cjsExport,
+    '',
+  ].join('\n');
 };
 
 export default generateConfigFile;