diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-brooms-notice.md b/.changeset/khaki-brooms-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f8e079400c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-brooms-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+add ESLint configuration for mixed JS/TS codebase
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
index 3ccf435f02ce..338c24624c1f 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ module.exports = {
 	extends: ['eslint:recommended', 'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended', 'prettier'],
 	plugins: ['svelte3', '@typescript-eslint'],
 	ignorePatterns: ['*.cjs'],
-	overrides: [{ files: ['*.svelte'], processor: 'svelte3/svelte3' }],
+	overrides: [
+		{ files: ['*.svelte'], processor: 'svelte3/svelte3' },
+		{
+			files: ['*.ts'],
+			rules: {
+				'@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types': ['warn']
+			}
+		}
+	],
 	settings: {
 		'svelte3/typescript': () => require('typescript')
 	},
@@ -16,5 +24,8 @@ module.exports = {
 		browser: true,
 		es2017: true,
 		node: true
+	},
+	rules: {
+		'@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types': 'off'
 	}
 };
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
index 13b64140373e..4b440dc33a0c 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+typescript/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ module.exports = {
 	extends: ['eslint:recommended', 'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended'],
 	plugins: ['svelte3', '@typescript-eslint'],
 	ignorePatterns: ['*.cjs'],
-	overrides: [{ files: ['*.svelte'], processor: 'svelte3/svelte3' }],
+	overrides: [
+		{ files: ['*.svelte'], processor: 'svelte3/svelte3' },
+		{
+			files: ['*.ts'],
+			rules: {
+				'@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types': ['warn']
+			}
+		}
+	],
 	settings: {
 		'svelte3/typescript': () => require('typescript')
 	},
@@ -16,5 +24,8 @@ module.exports = {
 		browser: true,
 		es2017: true,
 		node: true
+	},
+	rules: {
+		'@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types': 'off'
 	}
 };