diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/__tests__/handlers/plugin-add.ts b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/__tests__/handlers/plugin-add.ts
index 74a26e33107ea..2c760f245416a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/__tests__/handlers/plugin-add.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/__tests__/handlers/plugin-add.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe(`addPlugins`, () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe.skip(`gatsby-config.ts`, () => {
+  describe(`gatsby-config.ts`, () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await copyFile(config.ts.starter, config.ts.fixture)
     })
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.js b/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 110cc039ac077..0000000000000
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/** @type {import('gatsby').GatsbyConfig} */
-module.exports = {
-  siteMetadata: {
-    siteUrl: `https://www.yourdomain.tld`,
-  },
-  plugins: [],
-}
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.ts b/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0b6ec608e947d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-minimal-ts/gatsby-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { GatsbyConfig } from "gatsby"
+
+const config: GatsbyConfig = {
+  siteMetadata: {
+    siteUrl: `https://www.yourdomain.tld`,
+  },
+  plugins: [],
+}
+
+export default config