diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e10ca5c..1e959ef 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ function compile(source, options) {
   const optionsCopy = util.deepClone(options);
   const { ast, plugins, presets } = optionsCopy;
   delete optionsCopy.plugins;
+  delete optionsCopy.typescript;
   optionsCopy.ast = true;
 
+  if (options.typescript) {
+    precompileTypeScript(result, options);
+  }
+
   function transform(presets) {
     optionsCopy.plugins = [{
       parserOverride: parse
@@ -130,6 +135,36 @@ function compile(source, options) {
   return result;
 }
 
+function precompileTypeScript(result, options) {
+  const fileName = options.filename || options.sourceFileName;
+  if (fileName && ! fileName.endsWith(".ts") && ! fileName.endsWith(".tsx")) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const ts = require("typescript");
+  const tsResult = ts.transpileModule(result.code, {
+    fileName,
+    compilerOptions: {
+      target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2018,
+      // Leave module syntax intact so that Babel/Reify can handle it.
+      module: ts.ModuleKind.ESNext,
+      sourceMap: true,
+      inlineSources: true,
+    }
+  });
+
+  result.code = tsResult.outputText.replace(
+    /\/\/# sourceMappingURL=.*?(\n|$)/g,
+    "$1" // preserve trailing \n characters
+  );
+
+  result.map = JSON.parse(tsResult.sourceMapText);
+  if (fileName) {
+    result.map.file = fileName;
+    result.map.sources = [fileName];
+  }
+}
+
 exports.minify = function minify(source, options) {
   // We are not compiling the code in this step, only minifying, so reify
   // is not used.
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index b1696c0..dca7299 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ exports.getDefaults = function getDefaults(features) {
     }
 
     maybeAddReactPlugins(features, combined);
-    maybeAddTypeScriptPreset(features, combined.presets);
 
     if (features && features.jscript) {
       combined.plugins.push(
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ exports.getDefaults = function getDefaults(features) {
     }
   }
 
-  return finish([combined]);
+  return finish(features, [combined]);
 };
 
 function maybeAddReactPlugins(features, options) {
@@ -89,12 +88,6 @@ function maybeAddReactPlugins(features, options) {
   }
 }
 
-function maybeAddTypeScriptPreset(features, presets) {
-  if (features && features.typescript) {
-    presets.push(require("@babel/preset-typescript"));
-  }
-}
-
 function getDefaultsForModernBrowsers(features) {
   const combined = {
     presets: [],
@@ -111,17 +104,16 @@ function getDefaultsForModernBrowsers(features) {
     }
 
     maybeAddReactPlugins(features, combined);
-    maybeAddTypeScriptPreset(features, combined.presets);
   }
 
-  return finish([combined]);
+  return finish(features, [combined]);
 }
 
 const parserOpts = require("reify/lib/parsers/babel.js").options;
 const util = require("./util.js");
 
-function finish(presets) {
-  return {
+function finish(features, presets) {
+  const options = {
     compact: false,
     sourceMaps: false,
     ast: false,
@@ -132,6 +124,14 @@ function finish(presets) {
     parserOpts: util.deepClone(parserOpts),
     presets: presets
   };
+
+  if (features && features.typescript) {
+    // This additional option will be consumed by the meteorBabel.compile
+    // function before the options are passed to Babel.
+    options.typescript = true;
+  }
+
+  return options;
 }
 
 function isObject(value) {
@@ -191,10 +191,9 @@ function getDefaultsForNode8(features) {
 
   if (! compileModulesOnly) {
     maybeAddReactPlugins(features, combined);
-    maybeAddTypeScriptPreset(features, combined.presets);
   }
 
-  return finish([combined]);
+  return finish(features, [combined]);
 }
 
 exports.getMinifierDefaults = function getMinifierDefaults(features) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 45557b6..b854052 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -375,14 +375,6 @@
         "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript": {
-      "version": "7.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript/-/plugin-syntax-typescript-7.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dGwbSMA1YhVS8+31CnPR7LB4pcbrzcV99wQzby4uAfrkZPYZlQ7ImwdpzLqi6Z6IL02b8IAL379CaMwo0x5Lag==",
-      "requires": {
-        "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions/-/plugin-transform-arrow-functions-7.2.0.tgz",
@@ -618,16 +610,6 @@
         "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "@babel/plugin-transform-typescript": {
-      "version": "7.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-transform-typescript/-/plugin-transform-typescript-7.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z3T4P70XJFUAHzLtEsmJ37BGVDj+55/KX8W8TBSBF0qk0KLazw8xlwVcRHacxNPgprzTdI4QWW+2eS6bTkQbCA==",
-      "requires": {
-        "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin": "^7.5.0",
-        "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0",
-        "@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript": "^7.2.0"
-      }
-    },
     "@babel/plugin-transform-unicode-regex": {
       "version": "7.4.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/plugin-transform-unicode-regex/-/plugin-transform-unicode-regex-7.4.4.tgz",
@@ -650,15 +632,6 @@
         "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-source": "^7.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "@babel/preset-typescript": {
-      "version": "7.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/preset-typescript/-/preset-typescript-7.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mzMVuIP4lqtn4du2ynEfdO0+RYcslwrZiJHXu4MGaC1ctJiW2fyaeDrtjJGs7R/KebZ1sgowcIoWf4uRpEfKEg==",
-      "requires": {
-        "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0",
-        "@babel/plugin-transform-typescript": "^7.3.2"
-      }
-    },
     "@babel/runtime": {
       "version": "7.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.5.0.tgz",
@@ -2258,6 +2231,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/trim-right/-/trim-right-1.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-yy4SAwZ+DI3h9hQJS5/kVwTqYAM="
     },
+    "typescript": {
+      "version": "3.5.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.5.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7KxJovlYhTX5RaRbUdkAXN1KUZ8PwWlTzQdHV6xNqvuFOs7+WBo10TQUqT19Q/Jz2hk5v9TQDIhyLhhJY4p5AA=="
+    },
     "unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-1.0.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfb9953..db98da3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs": "^7.5.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.5.0",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.0.0",
-    "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.3.3",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.5.0",
     "@babel/template": "^7.4.4",
     "@babel/traverse": "^7.5.0",
@@ -46,7 +45,8 @@
     "convert-source-map": "^1.6.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "meteor-babel-helpers": "0.0.3",
-    "reify": "^0.20.12"
+    "reify": "^0.20.12",
+    "typescript": "^3.5.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "7.4.4",
diff --git a/test/class-properties.ts b/test/class-properties.ts
index 03a3237..1750341 100644
--- a/test/class-properties.ts
+++ b/test/class-properties.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+const enum TestResult { PASS, FAIL }
+
 export class Test {
   public property: number = 1234;
+  public result = TestResult.PASS;
   constructor(public value: string) {}
 }
diff --git a/test/react.tsx b/test/react.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f531b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/react.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function Component() {
+  return <div>oyez</div>;
+}
diff --git a/test/tests.js b/test/tests.js
index 343e900..6d95403 100644
--- a/test/tests.js
+++ b/test/tests.js
@@ -288,9 +288,47 @@ describe("meteor-babel", () => {
     const tsTest = new Test("asdf");
     assert.strictEqual(tsTest.property, 1234);
     assert.strictEqual(tsTest.value, "asdf");
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof tsTest.result, "number");
     const jsTest = new (class { foo = 42 });
     assert.strictEqual(jsTest.foo, 42);
   });
+
+  it("can compile TypeScript syntax", () => {
+    const options = meteorBabel.getDefaultOptions({
+      typescript: true,
+    });
+
+    assert.strictEqual(options.typescript, true);
+
+    const result = meteorBabel.compile([
+      "export namespace Test {",
+      "  export const enabled = true;",
+      "}",
+    ].join("\n"), options);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, [
+      "module.export({",
+      "  Test: function () {",
+      "    return Test;",
+      "  }",
+      "});",
+      "var Test;",
+      "",
+      "(function (Test) {",
+      "  Test.enabled = true;",
+      "})(Test || module.runSetters(Test = {}));",
+    ].join("\n"));
+  });
+
+  it("can handle JSX syntax in .tsx files", () => {
+    const { Component } = require("./react.tsx");
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof Component, "function");
+    assert.strictEqual(String(Component), [
+      'function Component() {',
+      '  return React.createElement("div", null, "oyez");',
+      '}',
+    ].join("\n"));
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Babel", function() {