diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 2934aeae6..b3af64237 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ module.exports = {
         loader: require.resolve('tslint-loader'),
         enforce: 'pre',
         include: paths.appSrc,
+        options: {
+          typeCheck: true,
+          tsConfigFile: paths.appTsConfig
+        }
       },
       {
         test: /\.js$/,
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 8519c6603..b3ec77d99 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ module.exports = {
         loader: require.resolve('tslint-loader'),
         enforce: 'pre',
         include: paths.appSrc,
+        options: {
+          typeCheck: true,
+          tsConfigFile: paths.appTsConfig,
+        }
       },
       {
         test: /\.js$/,