diff --git a/types/external/highlightjs.d.ts b/types/external/highlightjs.d.ts
index e6238b3a0c9b..8d0f3ae08c9e 100644
--- a/types/external/highlightjs.d.ts
+++ b/types/external/highlightjs.d.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/sql.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/stylus.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/swift.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/tex.js';
+declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/typescript.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/vbnet.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/vbscript.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/verilog.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/vhdl.js';
 declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/xml.js';
-declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/yaml.js';
\ No newline at end of file
+declare module 'highlight.js/lib/languages/yaml.js';
diff --git a/utils/constants.jsx b/utils/constants.jsx
index 8f9e05d67cac..e3a3c6d1cca3 100644
--- a/utils/constants.jsx
+++ b/utils/constants.jsx
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@ export const Constants = {
         swift: {name: 'Swift', extensions: ['swift']},
         tex: {name: 'TeX', extensions: ['tex'], aliases: ['latex']},
         text: {name: 'Text', extensions: ['txt', 'log']},
+        typescript: {name: 'TypeScript', extensions: ['ts', 'tsx'], aliases: ['ts', 'tsx']},
         vbnet: {name: 'VB.Net', extensions: ['vbnet', 'vb', 'bas'], aliases: ['vb', 'visualbasic']},
         vbscript: {name: 'VBScript', extensions: ['vbs']},
         verilog: {name: 'Verilog', extensions: ['v', 'veo', 'sv', 'svh']},
diff --git a/utils/syntax_highlighting.tsx b/utils/syntax_highlighting.tsx
index 319e9cef9c09..4541b3fa7eda 100644
--- a/utils/syntax_highlighting.tsx
+++ b/utils/syntax_highlighting.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import hljsSql from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/sql.js';
 import hljsStylus from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/stylus.js';
 import hljsSwift from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/swift.js';
 import hljsTex from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/tex.js';
+import hljsTypescript from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/typescript.js';
 import hljsVbnet from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/vbnet.js';
 import hljsVbscript from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/vbscript.js';
 import hljsVerilog from 'highlight.js/lib/languages/verilog.js';
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ hlJS.registerLanguage('sql', hljsSql);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('stylus', hljsStylus);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('swift', hljsSwift);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('tex', hljsTex);
+hlJS.registerLanguage('typescript', hljsTypescript);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('vbnet', hljsVbnet);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('vbscript', hljsVbscript);
 hlJS.registerLanguage('verilog', hljsVerilog);