diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bfbb62e28..6f75a7e7ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ help:
 	@echo " - lint-yaml                        lint yaml files"
 	@echo " - lint-spell                       lint spelling"
 	@echo " - lint-spell-fix                   lint spelling and fix issues"
+	@echo " - lint-typescript                  lint for typescript errors"
 	@echo " - checks                           run various consistency checks"
 	@echo " - checks-frontend                  check frontend files"
 	@echo " - checks-backend                   check backend files"
@@ -441,6 +442,10 @@ lint-templates: .venv node_modules
 lint-yaml: .venv
 	@poetry run yamllint .
 
+.PHONY: lint-typescript
+lint-typescript: node_modules
+	npx tsc
+
 .PHONY: watch
 watch:
 	@bash tools/watch.sh