diff --git a/.changeset/poor-bobcats-unite.md b/.changeset/poor-bobcats-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db47a50b212a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-bobcats-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+allow importing JSON modules
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/template-additions/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-svelte/template-additions/tsconfig.json
index 3f837e370239..324236da8d60 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/template-additions/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/template-additions/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 			*/
 		"importsNotUsedAsValues": "error",
 		"isolatedModules": true,
+		"resolveJsonModule": true,
 		/**
 			To have warnings/errors of the Svelte compiler at the correct position,
 			enable source maps by default.