diff --git a/.changeset/clean-camels-drive.md b/.changeset/clean-camels-drive.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e908a28b9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-camels-drive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'astro': major
+---
+
+Adds a default exclude and include value to the tsconfig presets. `{projectDir}/dist` is now excluded by default, and `{projectDir}/.astro/types.d.ts` and `{projectDir}/**/*` are included by default.
+
+Both of these options can be overridden by setting your own values to the corresponding settings in your `tsconfig.json` file.
diff --git a/packages/astro/tsconfigs/base.json b/packages/astro/tsconfigs/base.json
index f1394474d441..55adf57bb5e4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/tsconfigs/base.json
+++ b/packages/astro/tsconfigs/base.json
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@
     "allowJs": true,
     // Allow JSX files (or files that are internally considered JSX, like Astro files) to be imported inside `.js` and `.ts` files.
     "jsx": "preserve"
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": ["${configDir}/dist"],
+  "include": ["${configDir}/.astro/types.d.ts", "${configDir}/**/*"]
 }