diff --git a/js/tests/defaultKernels.test.ts b/js/tests/defaultKernels.test.ts
index d8120267..5750644a 100644
--- a/js/tests/defaultKernels.test.ts
+++ b/js/tests/defaultKernels.test.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,18 @@ sandboxTest('test js kernel', async ({ sandbox }) => {
   })
   expect(output.logs.stdout).toEqual(['Hello World!\n'])
 })
+
+sandboxTest('test ts kernel', async ({ sandbox }) => {
+  const output = await sandbox.runCode(
+    'const message: string = "Hello World!"; console.log(message)',
+    { language: 'ts' }
+  )
+  expect(output.logs.stdout).toEqual(['Hello World!\n'])
+})
+
+sandboxTest('test ts kernel errors', async ({ sandbox }) => {
+  const output = await sandbox.runCode('import x from "module";', {
+    language: 'typescript',
+  })
+  expect(output.error?.name).toEqual('TypeScriptCompilerError')
+})
diff --git a/python/tests/async/test_async_default_kernels.py b/python/tests/async/test_async_default_kernels.py
index a632bda6..83f92746 100644
--- a/python/tests/async/test_async_default_kernels.py
+++ b/python/tests/async/test_async_default_kernels.py
@@ -6,3 +6,18 @@ async def test_js_kernel(async_sandbox: AsyncSandbox):
         "console.log('Hello, World!')", language="js"
     )
     assert execution.logs.stdout == ["Hello, World!\n"]
+
+
+async def test_ts_kernel(async_sandbox: AsyncSandbox):
+    execution = await async_sandbox.run_code(
+        "const message: string = 'Hello, World!'; console.log(message);", language="ts"
+    )
+    assert execution.logs.stdout == ["Hello, World!\n"]
+
+
+async def test_ts_kernel_errors(async_sandbox: AsyncSandbox):
+    execution = await async_sandbox.run_code(
+        "import x from 'module';", language="ts"
+    )
+    assert execution.error is not None
+    assert execution.error.name == "TypeScriptCompilerError"
diff --git a/python/tests/sync/test_default_kernels.py b/python/tests/sync/test_default_kernels.py
index d0daf820..0695defd 100644
--- a/python/tests/sync/test_default_kernels.py
+++ b/python/tests/sync/test_default_kernels.py
@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ def test_r_kernel(sandbox: Sandbox):
 def test_java_kernel(sandbox: Sandbox):
     execution = sandbox.run_code('System.out.println("Hello, World!")', language="java")
     assert execution.logs.stdout[0] == "Hello, World!"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip_debug()
+def test_ts_kernel(sandbox: Sandbox):
+    execution = sandbox.run_code("const message: string = 'Hello, World!'; console.log(message)", language="ts")
+    assert execution.logs.stdout == ["Hello, World!\n"]
+
+
+def test_ts_kernel_errors(sandbox: Sandbox):
+    execution = sandbox.run_code("import x from 'module';", language="ts")
+    assert execution.error is not None
+    assert execution.error.name == "TypeScriptCompilerError"