diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2c7fd087..2efc5c19 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
       "version": "8.1.1-dev",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@cordova/eslint-config": "^5.0.0"
+        "@cordova/eslint-config": "^5.0.0",
+        "typescript": "^5.1.6"
       },
       "engines": {
         "cordovaDependencies": {
@@ -2588,6 +2589,19 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/typescript": {
+      "version": "5.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zaWCozRZ6DLEWAWFrVDz1H6FVXzUSfTy5FUMWsQlU8Ym5JP9eO4xkTIROFCQvhQf61z6O/G6ugw3SgAnvvm+HA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "tsc": "bin/tsc",
+        "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.17"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/unbox-primitive": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unbox-primitive/-/unbox-primitive-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63183bb9..2640663f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
     "cordova-windows"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "npm run lint",
-    "lint": "eslint ."
+    "test": "npm run lint && npm run test:types",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "test:types": "tsc --project ./types/tests/tsconfig.json"
   },
   "author": "Apache Software Foundation",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@cordova/eslint-config": "^5.0.0"
+    "@cordova/eslint-config": "^5.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/types/tests/index.ts b/types/tests/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61d7a11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tests/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+    or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+    distributed with this work for additional information
+    regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+    to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+    "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+    with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+    software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+    "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+    KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+    specific language governing permissions and limitations
+    under the License.
+*/
+
+// Intentionally empty file to serve has an entry point to the TSC compiler.
+// The tsconfig file also pulls in /index.d.ts which is the main thing being
+// tested.
+
+// Additional code could be added to conduct further type testing.
diff --git a/types/tests/tsconfig.json b/types/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..054c766e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "noEmit": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "../index.d.ts"
+    ],
+    "include": [
+        "./*.ts"
+    ]
+}