diff --git a/packages/create-vite/template-preact-ts/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-vite/template-preact-ts/tsconfig.json
index 21abced1d38ea6..d13245791d3674 100644
--- a/packages/create-vite/template-preact-ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-vite/template-preact-ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     "module": "ESNext",
     "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
     "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "paths": {
+      "react": ["./node_modules/preact/compat/"],
+      "react-dom": ["./node_modules/preact/compat/"]
+    },
 
     /* Bundler mode */
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",