diff --git a/src/templates/ts-blank/package.json b/src/templates/ts-blank/package.json
index e876daf65f..73bf1f64d2 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-blank/package.json
+++ b/src/templates/ts-blank/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "build:payload": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload build",
     "build:server": "tsc",
     "build": "yarn build:payload && yarn build:server",
-    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js"
+    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
+    "generate:types": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload generate:types"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "payload": "0.13.6",
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-blank/src/payload.config.ts b/src/templates/ts-blank/src/payload.config.ts
index 33d98cc63a..4a6d845d1a 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-blank/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/templates/ts-blank/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config';
+import path from 'path';
 // import Examples from './collections/Examples';
 import Users from './collections/Users';
 
@@ -12,4 +13,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     // Add Collections here
     // Examples,
   ],
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, 'payload-types.ts')
+  },
 });
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-blog/package.json b/src/templates/ts-blog/package.json
index 2c838d88f5..04ee56df08 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-blog/package.json
+++ b/src/templates/ts-blog/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "build:payload": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload build",
     "build:server": "tsc",
     "build": "yarn build:payload && yarn build:server",
-    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js"
+    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
+    "generate:types": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload generate:types"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "payload": "0.13.6",
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-blog/src/payload.config.ts b/src/templates/ts-blog/src/payload.config.ts
index 8de11c2b67..f7fb9b6bdb 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-blog/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/templates/ts-blog/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config';
+import path from 'path';
 import Categories from './collections/Categories';
 import Posts from './collections/Posts';
 import Tags from './collections/Tags';
@@ -15,4 +16,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     Tags,
     Users,
   ],
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, 'payload-types.ts')
+  },
 });
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-todo/package.json b/src/templates/ts-todo/package.json
index 8d6406fd99..fe413af4ec 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-todo/package.json
+++ b/src/templates/ts-todo/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "build:payload": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload build",
     "build:server": "tsc",
     "build": "yarn build:payload && yarn build:server",
-    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js"
+    "serve": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=dist/payload.config.js NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
+    "generate:types": "cross-env PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts payload generate:types"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "payload": "0.13.6",
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-todo/src/payload.config.ts b/src/templates/ts-todo/src/payload.config.ts
index 814ec444fd..4cc4c2133a 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-todo/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/templates/ts-todo/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config';
+import path from 'path';
 import TodoLists from './collections/TodoLists';
 import Users from './collections/Users';
 
@@ -11,4 +12,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     TodoLists,
     Users,
   ],
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, 'payload-types.ts')
+  },
 });