diff --git a/editors/code/.eslintrc.js b/editors/code/.eslintrc.js
index b145330a02..631d956da2 100644
--- a/editors/code/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/editors/code/.eslintrc.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
     "parserOptions": {
-        "project": "tsconfig.json",
+        "project": "tsconfig.eslint.json",
+        "tsconfigRootDir": __dirname,
         "sourceType": "module"
     },
     "plugins": [
diff --git a/editors/code/tsconfig.eslint.json b/editors/code/tsconfig.eslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eddf27986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/code/tsconfig.eslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Special typescript project file, used by eslint only.
+{
+	"extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+	"include": [
+		// repeated from base config's "include" setting
+		"src",
+		"tests",
+		// these are the eslint-only inclusions
+		".eslintrc.js",
+	]
+}