diff --git a/packages/pulumi/src/generators/init/files/.eslintrc.json.template b/packages/pulumi/src/generators/init/files/.eslintrc.json.template
index fec53f4b..12aa2239 100644
--- a/packages/pulumi/src/generators/init/files/.eslintrc.json.template
+++ b/packages/pulumi/src/generators/init/files/.eslintrc.json.template
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
         "*.js",
         "*.jsx"
       ],
+      "parserOptions": {
+        "project": [
+          "<%= projectRoot %>/tsconfig.json"
+        ]
+      },
       "rules": {}
     },
     {