diff --git a/lib/cli/src/generators/ANGULAR/template-csf/.storybook/tsconfig.json b/lib/cli/src/generators/ANGULAR/template-csf/.storybook/tsconfig.json
index 28aadc68fd9a..b1e810022ba0 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/generators/ANGULAR/template-csf/.storybook/tsconfig.json
+++ b/lib/cli/src/generators/ANGULAR/template-csf/.storybook/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "%SET_DURING_SB_INIT%",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "types": ["node"]
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
   },
   "exclude": ["../src/test.ts", "../src/**/*.spec.ts", "../projects/**/*.spec.ts"],
   "include": ["../src/**/*", "../projects/**/*"],