diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/base.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/base.spec.ts.snap
index e6e48102c..5ff6d7fbf 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/base.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/base.spec.ts.snap
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ exports[`base configuration for android 1`] = `
           {
             loader: 'ts-loader',
             options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
               transpileOnly: true,
               allowTsInNodeModules: true,
               compilerOptions: {
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ exports[`base configuration for android 1`] = `
       {
         async: false,
         typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
           memoryLimit: 4096
         }
       }
@@ -417,6 +421,8 @@ exports[`base configuration for ios 1`] = `
           {
             loader: 'ts-loader',
             options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
               transpileOnly: true,
               allowTsInNodeModules: true,
               compilerOptions: {
@@ -550,6 +556,8 @@ exports[`base configuration for ios 1`] = `
       {
         async: false,
         typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
           memoryLimit: 4096
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
index 098dd5a2e..a611ab411 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for android 1`] = `
           {
             loader: 'ts-loader',
             options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
               transpileOnly: true,
               allowTsInNodeModules: true,
               compilerOptions: {
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for android 1`] = `
       {
         async: false,
         typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
           memoryLimit: 4096
         }
       }
@@ -426,6 +430,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for ios 1`] = `
           {
             loader: 'ts-loader',
             options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
               transpileOnly: true,
               allowTsInNodeModules: true,
               compilerOptions: {
@@ -559,6 +565,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for ios 1`] = `
       {
         async: false,
         typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
           memoryLimit: 4096
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
index f5c5ae2e3..810f6b1b0 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/vue.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,723 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
 exports[`vue configuration for android 1`] = `
+"{
+  mode: 'development',
+  externals: [
+    'package.json',
+    '~/package.json'
+  ],
+  externalsPresets: {
+    node: false
+  },
+  devtool: 'inline-source-map',
+  target: 'node',
+  watchOptions: {
+    ignored: [
+      '__jest__/platforms/**',
+      '__jest__/App_Resources/**'
+    ]
+  },
+  ignoreWarnings: [
+    /System.import\\\\(\\\\) is deprecated/
+  ],
+  output: {
+    path: '__jest__/platforms/android/app/src/main/assets/app',
+    pathinfo: false,
+    publicPath: '',
+    libraryTarget: 'commonjs',
+    globalObject: 'global',
+    clean: true
+  },
+  resolve: {
+    symlinks: true,
+    alias: {
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
+      vue: 'nativescript-vue'
+    },
+    extensions: [
+      '.android.vue',
+      '.vue',
+      '.android.ts',
+      '.ts',
+      '.android.js',
+      '.js',
+      '.android.mjs',
+      '.mjs',
+      '.android.css',
+      '.css',
+      '.android.scss',
+      '.scss',
+      '.android.json',
+      '.json'
+    ],
+    modules: [
+      '__jest__/node_modules',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: [
+      '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/loaders',
+      '__jest__/node_modules',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  module: {
+    rules: [
+      /* config.module.rule('bundle') */
+      {
+        enforce: 'post',
+        test: '__jest__/src/app.js',
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('bundle').use('app-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'app-css-loader',
+            options: {
+              platform: 'android'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('workers') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.(mjs|js|ts)$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('workers').use('nativescript-worker-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'nativescript-worker-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('ts') */
+      {
+        test: [
+          /\\\\.ts$/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('ts').use('ts-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'ts-loader',
+            options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
+              transpileOnly: true,
+              allowTsInNodeModules: true,
+              compilerOptions: {
+                sourceMap: true,
+                declaration: false
+              },
+              getCustomTransformers: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+              appendTsSuffixTo: [
+                '\\\\\\\\.vue$'
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('js') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.js$/,
+        exclude: [
+          /node_modules/
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('xml') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.xml$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('xml').use('xml-namespace-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'xml-namespace-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('css') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.css$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('vue-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader/lib/loaders/stylePostLoader.js'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('postcss-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'postcss-loader',
+            options: {
+              postcssOptions: {
+                plugins: [
+                  [
+                    'postcss-import',
+                    {
+                      resolve: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('scss') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.scss$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('vue-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader/lib/loaders/stylePostLoader.js'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('postcss-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'postcss-loader',
+            options: {
+              postcssOptions: {
+                plugins: [
+                  [
+                    'postcss-import',
+                    {
+                      resolve: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('sass-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'sass-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('vue') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.vue$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('vue').use('vue-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader',
+            options: {
+              compiler: {
+                compile: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                compileToFunctions: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                parseComponent: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                registerElement: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  optimization: {
+    runtimeChunk: 'single',
+    splitChunks: {
+      cacheGroups: {
+        defaultVendor: {
+          test: /[\\\\\\\\/]node_modules[\\\\\\\\/]/,
+          priority: -10,
+          name: 'vendor',
+          chunks: 'all'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    minimizer: [
+      /* config.optimization.minimizer('TerserPlugin') */
+      new TerserPlugin(
+        {
+          terserOptions: {
+            compress: {
+              collapse_vars: false,
+              sequences: false,
+              keep_infinity: true,
+              drop_console: false,
+              global_defs: {
+                __UGLIFIED__: true
+              }
+            },
+            keep_fnames: true,
+            keep_classnames: true
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    ]
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    /* config.plugin('VueLoaderPlugin') */
+    new VueLoaderPlugin(),
+    /* config.plugin('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin') */
+    new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        async: false,
+        typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
+          memoryLimit: 4096,
+          extensions: {
+            vue: {
+              enabled: true,
+              compiler: 'nativescript-vue-template-compiler'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('PlatformSuffixPlugin') */
+    new PlatformSuffixPlugin(
+      {
+        platform: 'android'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('ContextExclusionPlugin|App_Resources') */
+    new ContextExclusionPlugin(
+      /(.*)App_Resources(.*)/
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('ContextExclusionPlugin|Other_Platforms') */
+    new ContextExclusionPlugin(
+      /\\\\.(ios)\\\\.(\\\\w+)$/
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('DefinePlugin') */
+    new DefinePlugin(
+      {
+        __DEV__: true,
+        __NS_WEBPACK__: true,
+        __NS_ENV_VERBOSE__: false,
+        __NS_DEV_HOST_IPS__: '[\\"127.0.0.1\\",\\"192.168.0.10\\"]',
+        __CSS_PARSER__: '\\"css-tree\\"',
+        __UI_USE_XML_PARSER__: true,
+        __UI_USE_EXTERNAL_RENDERER__: false,
+        __ANDROID__: true,
+        __IOS__: false,
+        'global.isAndroid': true,
+        'global.isIOS': false,
+        process: 'global.process'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CopyWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CopyPlugin(
+      {
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            from: 'assets/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: 'fonts/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.+(jpg|png)',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('WatchStatePlugin') */
+    new WatchStatePlugin()
+  ],
+  entry: {
+    bundle: [
+      '@nativescript/core/globals/index',
+      '@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points',
+      '__jest__/src/app.js',
+      '@nativescript/core/ui/frame',
+      '@nativescript/core/ui/frame/activity'
+    ]
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`vue configuration for ios 1`] = `
+"{
+  mode: 'development',
+  externals: [
+    'package.json',
+    '~/package.json'
+  ],
+  externalsPresets: {
+    node: false
+  },
+  devtool: 'inline-source-map',
+  target: 'node',
+  watchOptions: {
+    ignored: [
+      '__jest__/platforms/**',
+      '__jest__/App_Resources/**'
+    ]
+  },
+  ignoreWarnings: [
+    /System.import\\\\(\\\\) is deprecated/
+  ],
+  output: {
+    path: '__jest__/platforms/ios/jest/app',
+    pathinfo: false,
+    publicPath: '',
+    libraryTarget: 'commonjs',
+    globalObject: 'global',
+    clean: true
+  },
+  resolve: {
+    symlinks: true,
+    alias: {
+      '~': '__jest__/src',
+      '@': '__jest__/src',
+      vue: 'nativescript-vue'
+    },
+    extensions: [
+      '.ios.vue',
+      '.vue',
+      '.ios.ts',
+      '.ts',
+      '.ios.js',
+      '.js',
+      '.ios.mjs',
+      '.mjs',
+      '.ios.css',
+      '.css',
+      '.ios.scss',
+      '.scss',
+      '.ios.json',
+      '.json'
+    ],
+    modules: [
+      '__jest__/node_modules',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  resolveLoader: {
+    modules: [
+      '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/loaders',
+      '__jest__/node_modules',
+      'node_modules'
+    ]
+  },
+  module: {
+    rules: [
+      /* config.module.rule('bundle') */
+      {
+        enforce: 'post',
+        test: '__jest__/src/app.js',
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('bundle').use('app-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'app-css-loader',
+            options: {
+              platform: 'ios'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('workers') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.(mjs|js|ts)$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('workers').use('nativescript-worker-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'nativescript-worker-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('ts') */
+      {
+        test: [
+          /\\\\.ts$/
+        ],
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('ts').use('ts-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'ts-loader',
+            options: {
+              configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+              context: '__jest__',
+              transpileOnly: true,
+              allowTsInNodeModules: true,
+              compilerOptions: {
+                sourceMap: true,
+                declaration: false
+              },
+              getCustomTransformers: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+              appendTsSuffixTo: [
+                '\\\\\\\\.vue$'
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('js') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.js$/,
+        exclude: [
+          /node_modules/
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('xml') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.xml$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('xml').use('xml-namespace-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'xml-namespace-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('css') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.css$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('vue-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader/lib/loaders/stylePostLoader.js'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('css').use('postcss-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'postcss-loader',
+            options: {
+              postcssOptions: {
+                plugins: [
+                  [
+                    'postcss-import',
+                    {
+                      resolve: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('scss') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.scss$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('apply-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'apply-css-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('css2json-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'css2json-loader'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('vue-css-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader/lib/loaders/stylePostLoader.js'
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('postcss-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'postcss-loader',
+            options: {
+              postcssOptions: {
+                plugins: [
+                  [
+                    'postcss-import',
+                    {
+                      resolve: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          /* config.module.rule('scss').use('sass-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'sass-loader'
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      /* config.module.rule('vue') */
+      {
+        test: /\\\\.vue$/,
+        use: [
+          /* config.module.rule('vue').use('vue-loader') */
+          {
+            loader: 'vue-loader',
+            options: {
+              compiler: {
+                compile: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                compileToFunctions: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                parseComponent: function () { /* omitted long function */ },
+                registerElement: function () { /* omitted long function */ }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  optimization: {
+    runtimeChunk: 'single',
+    splitChunks: {
+      cacheGroups: {
+        defaultVendor: {
+          test: /[\\\\\\\\/]node_modules[\\\\\\\\/]/,
+          priority: -10,
+          name: 'vendor',
+          chunks: 'all'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    minimizer: [
+      /* config.optimization.minimizer('TerserPlugin') */
+      new TerserPlugin(
+        {
+          terserOptions: {
+            compress: {
+              collapse_vars: true,
+              sequences: true,
+              keep_infinity: true,
+              drop_console: false,
+              global_defs: {
+                __UGLIFIED__: true
+              }
+            },
+            keep_fnames: true,
+            keep_classnames: true
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    ]
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    /* config.plugin('VueLoaderPlugin') */
+    new VueLoaderPlugin(),
+    /* config.plugin('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin') */
+    new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin(
+      {
+        async: false,
+        typescript: {
+          configFile: '__jest__/node_modules/@nativescript/webpack/dist/stubs/tsconfig.default.json',
+          context: '__jest__',
+          memoryLimit: 4096,
+          extensions: {
+            vue: {
+              enabled: true,
+              compiler: 'nativescript-vue-template-compiler'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('PlatformSuffixPlugin') */
+    new PlatformSuffixPlugin(
+      {
+        platform: 'ios'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('ContextExclusionPlugin|App_Resources') */
+    new ContextExclusionPlugin(
+      /(.*)App_Resources(.*)/
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('ContextExclusionPlugin|Other_Platforms') */
+    new ContextExclusionPlugin(
+      /\\\\.(android)\\\\.(\\\\w+)$/
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('DefinePlugin') */
+    new DefinePlugin(
+      {
+        __DEV__: true,
+        __NS_WEBPACK__: true,
+        __NS_ENV_VERBOSE__: false,
+        __NS_DEV_HOST_IPS__: '[\\"127.0.0.1\\",\\"192.168.0.10\\"]',
+        __CSS_PARSER__: '\\"css-tree\\"',
+        __UI_USE_XML_PARSER__: true,
+        __UI_USE_EXTERNAL_RENDERER__: false,
+        __ANDROID__: false,
+        __IOS__: true,
+        'global.isAndroid': false,
+        'global.isIOS': true,
+        process: 'global.process'
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('CopyWebpackPlugin') */
+    new CopyPlugin(
+      {
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            from: 'assets/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: 'fonts/**',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.+(jpg|png)',
+            context: '__jest__/src',
+            noErrorOnMissing: true,
+            globOptions: {
+              dot: false,
+              ignore: []
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ),
+    /* config.plugin('WatchStatePlugin') */
+    new WatchStatePlugin()
+  ],
+  entry: {
+    bundle: [
+      '@nativescript/core/globals/index',
+      '@nativescript/core/bundle-entry-points',
+      '__jest__/src/app.js'
+    ],
+    'tns_modules/inspector_modules': [
+      '@nativescript/core/inspector_modules'
+    ]
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`vue configuration with typescript for android 1`] = `
 "{
   mode: 'development',
   externals: [
@@ -354,7 +1071,7 @@ exports[`vue configuration for android 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
-exports[`vue configuration for ios 1`] = `
+exports[`vue configuration with typescript for ios 1`] = `
 "{
   mode: 'development',
   externals: [
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/angular.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/angular.spec.ts
index 8cab9190b..b0f308a18 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/angular.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/angular.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import {
+	addMockFile,
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	setHasTSConfig,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import { default as angular } from '../../src/configuration/angular';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 
@@ -22,29 +29,14 @@ jest.mock(
 
 describe('angular configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
-	let fsExistsSyncSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<any>;
-	let polyfillsPath: string | boolean = false;
 
 	beforeAll(() => {
-		const fs = require('fs');
-		const original = fs.existsSync;
-		fsExistsSyncSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
-
-		fsExistsSyncSpy.mockImplementation((path) => {
-			if (path === '__jest__/tsconfig.json') {
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			if (polyfillsPath && path === polyfillsPath) {
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			return original.call(fs, path);
-		});
+		mockExistsSync();
+		setHasTSConfig(true);
 	});
 
 	afterAll(() => {
-		fsExistsSyncSpy.mockRestore();
+		restoreExistsSync();
 	});
 
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
@@ -56,25 +48,27 @@ describe('angular configuration', () => {
 		});
 
 		it(`loads polyfills.${platform}.ts into the bundle entry if it exists `, () => {
-			polyfillsPath = `__jest__/src/polyfills.${platform}.ts`;
+			const cleanupMockFile = addMockFile(
+				`__jest__/src/polyfills.${platform}.ts`
+			);
 
 			init({
 				[platform]: true,
 			});
 			expect(angular(new Config()).entry('bundle').values()).toMatchSnapshot();
 
-			polyfillsPath = false;
+			cleanupMockFile();
 		});
 	}
 
 	it(`loads polyfills.ts into the bundle entry if it exists `, () => {
-		polyfillsPath = `__jest__/src/polyfills.ts`;
+		const cleanupMockFile = addMockFile(`__jest__/src/polyfills.ts`);
 
 		init({
 			ios: true,
 		});
 		expect(angular(new Config()).entry('bundle').values()).toMatchSnapshot();
 
-		polyfillsPath = false;
+		cleanupMockFile();
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/base.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/base.spec.ts
index 35e6f9fe4..a269d4aaf 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/base.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/base.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 import fs from 'fs';
 
+import {
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	addMockFile,
+	fsExistsSyncSpy,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import base from '../../src/configuration/base';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 import { applyFileReplacements } from '../../src/helpers/fileReplacements';
@@ -9,6 +16,18 @@ import { additionalCopyRules } from '../../src/helpers/copyRules';
 describe('base configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
 
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		mockExistsSync();
+	});
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		fsExistsSyncSpy.mockClear();
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => {
+		restoreExistsSync();
+	});
+
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
 		it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
 			init({
@@ -31,8 +50,7 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('supports dotenv', () => {
-		const fsSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
-		fsSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
+		const cleanupMockFile = addMockFile('__jest__/.env');
 
 		init({
 			ios: true,
@@ -45,12 +63,11 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 			return args;
 		});
 
-		fsSpy.mockRestore();
+		cleanupMockFile();
 	});
 
 	it('supports env specific dotenv', () => {
-		const fsSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
-		fsSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
+		const cleanupMockFile = addMockFile('__jest__/.env.prod');
 
 		init({
 			ios: true,
@@ -58,19 +75,18 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 		});
 		const config = base(new Config());
 
-		expect(fsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env.prod');
-		expect(fsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env.prod');
 		expect(config.plugin('DotEnvPlugin')).toBeDefined();
 		config.plugin('DotEnvPlugin').tap((args) => {
 			expect(args[0].path).toEqual('__jest__/.env.prod');
 			return args;
 		});
-		fsSpy.mockRestore();
+
+		cleanupMockFile();
 	});
 
 	it('falls back to default .env', () => {
-		const fsSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
-		fsSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(false).mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+		const cleanupMockFile = addMockFile('__jest__/.env');
 
 		init({
 			ios: true,
@@ -78,15 +94,16 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 		});
 		const config = base(new Config());
 
-		expect(fsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env.prod');
-		expect(fsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env');
-		expect(fsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env.prod');
+		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('__jest__/.env');
+
 		expect(config.plugin('DotEnvPlugin')).toBeDefined();
 		config.plugin('DotEnvPlugin').tap((args) => {
 			expect(args[0].path).toEqual('__jest__/.env');
 			return args;
 		});
-		fsSpy.mockRestore();
+
+		cleanupMockFile();
 	});
 
 	it('applies file replacements', () => {
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/react.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/react.spec.ts
index 74a10d111..d4a6e25bc 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/react.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/react.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import {
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	setHasTSConfig,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import react from '../../src/configuration/react';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 
 describe('react configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
 
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		mockExistsSync();
+		setHasTSConfig(true);
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => {
+		restoreExistsSync();
+	});
+
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
 		describe(`> ${platform} >`, () => {
 			it(`base config`, () => {
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/svelte.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/svelte.spec.ts
index 78c903219..5ca295b6c 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/svelte.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import {
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	setHasTSConfig,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import svelte from '../../src/configuration/svelte';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 
@@ -8,6 +14,15 @@ jest.mock('__jest__/svelte.config.js', () => {}, { virtual: true });
 describe('svelte configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
 
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		mockExistsSync();
+		setHasTSConfig(true);
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => {
+		restoreExistsSync();
+	});
+
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
 		it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
 			init({
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/typescript.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/typescript.spec.ts
index 0fe124b57..c49c2ec48 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/typescript.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/typescript.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import {
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	setHasTSConfig,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import typescript from '../../src/configuration/typescript';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 
 describe('typescript configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
 
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		mockExistsSync();
+		setHasTSConfig(true);
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => {
+		restoreExistsSync();
+	});
+
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
 		it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
 			init({
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/vue.spec.ts b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/vue.spec.ts
index 2234ab7bb..033f8d3b8 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/vue.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/vue.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import {
+	mockExistsSync,
+	restoreExistsSync,
+	setHasTSConfig,
+} from '../../scripts/jest.utils';
+
 import vue from '../../src/configuration/vue';
 import { init } from '../../src';
 
 describe('vue configuration', () => {
 	const platforms = ['ios', 'android'];
 
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		mockExistsSync();
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => {
+		restoreExistsSync();
+	});
+
 	for (let platform of platforms) {
 		it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
 			init({
@@ -14,4 +28,23 @@ describe('vue configuration', () => {
 			expect(vue(new Config()).toString()).toMatchSnapshot();
 		});
 	}
+
+	describe('with typescript', () => {
+		beforeAll(() => {
+			setHasTSConfig(true);
+		});
+
+		afterAll(() => {
+			setHasTSConfig(false);
+		});
+
+		for (let platform of platforms) {
+			it(`for ${platform}`, () => {
+				init({
+					[platform]: true,
+				});
+				expect(vue(new Config()).toString()).toMatchSnapshot();
+			});
+		}
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/scripts/jest.utils.ts b/packages/webpack5/scripts/jest.utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2af51d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/scripts/jest.utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+let mockedPaths = new Set([]);
+
+export let fsExistsSyncSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<any>;
+
+export function mockExistsSync() {
+	const fs = require('fs');
+	const original = fs.existsSync;
+	fsExistsSyncSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
+
+	fsExistsSyncSpy.mockImplementation((path) => {
+		if (mockedPaths.has(path)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return original.call(fs, path);
+	});
+}
+
+export function restoreExistsSync() {
+	if (fsExistsSyncSpy) {
+		fsExistsSyncSpy.mockRestore();
+	}
+}
+
+export function setHasTSConfig(value: boolean = true) {
+	if (value) {
+		mockedPaths.add('__jest__/tsconfig.json');
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mockedPaths.delete('__jest__/tsconfig.json');
+}
+
+export function addMockFile(path: string) {
+	mockedPaths.add(path);
+
+	return () => {
+		mockedPaths.delete(path);
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
index 842f28ea4..fdcb88c79 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/base.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { PlatformSuffixPlugin } from '../plugins/PlatformSuffixPlugin';
 import { applyFileReplacements } from '../helpers/fileReplacements';
 import { addCopyRule, applyCopyRules } from '../helpers/copyRules';
 import { WatchStatePlugin } from '../plugins/WatchStatePlugin';
-import { getProjectFilePath } from '../helpers/project';
+import { getProjectFilePath, getProjectRootPath } from '../helpers/project';
 import { hasDependency } from '../helpers/dependencies';
 import { applyDotEnvPlugin } from '../helpers/dotEnv';
 import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		.use('nativescript-worker-loader')
 		.loader('nativescript-worker-loader');
 
+	const hasTSConfig = existsSync(getProjectFilePath('tsconfig.json'));
+
+	let tsDefaultOptions = {};
+	if (!hasTSConfig) {
+		tsDefaultOptions = {
+			configFile: resolve(__dirname, '../stubs/tsconfig.default.json'),
+			context: getProjectRootPath(),
+		};
+	}
+
 	// set up ts support
 	config.module
 		.rule('ts')
@@ -236,9 +246,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		.use('ts-loader')
 		.loader('ts-loader')
 		.options({
-			// todo: perhaps we can provide a default tsconfig
-			// and use that if the project doesn't have one?
-			// configFile: '',
+			...tsDefaultOptions,
 			transpileOnly: true,
 			allowTsInNodeModules: true,
 			compilerOptions: {
@@ -260,6 +268,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 				{
 					async: !!env.watch,
 					typescript: {
+						...tsDefaultOptions,
 						memoryLimit: 4096,
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/vue.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/vue.ts
index 8a5f7d224..5cefe05bb 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/vue.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/vue.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 			});
 		});
 
-	config.when(hasDependency('typescript'), (config) => {
+	config.when(config.plugins.has('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin'), (config) => {
 		config.plugin('ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin').tap((args) => {
 			args[0] = merge(args[0], {
 				typescript: {
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/default.config.stub.js b/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/default.config.stub.js
index a561e0e2b..45573416d 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/default.config.stub.js
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/default.config.stub.js
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ module.exports = (env) => {
 
 	return webpack.resolveConfig();
 };
-
-
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/tsconfig.default.json b/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/tsconfig.default.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9ba1d50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/stubs/tsconfig.default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"module": "esnext",
+		"target": "es2017",
+		"moduleResolution": "node",
+		"experimentalDecorators": true,
+		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
+		"noEmitHelpers": true,
+		"noEmitOnError": true,
+		"skipLibCheck": true,
+		"lib": ["es2017", "dom"],
+		"baseUrl": ".",
+		"paths": {
+			"~/*": ["app/*"],
+			"@/*": ["app/*"]
+		}
+	},
+	"include": ["./**/*"],
+	"exclude": ["node_modules", "platforms"]
+}