diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/__tests__/e2e/page.spec.ts b/compiler/apps/playground/__tests__/e2e/page.spec.ts
index 1a7bf1def137..5994a124e98e 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/__tests__/e2e/page.spec.ts
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/__tests__/e2e/page.spec.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,27 @@ test('error is displayed when source has syntax error', async ({page}) => {
   );
 });
 
+test('typescript `as const` does not produce a JS-service error squiggle', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const store: Store = {
+    source: ["let noError = '' as const;", 'let error = '].join('\n'),
+    config: defaultConfig,
+    showInternals: false,
+  };
+  const hash = encodeStore(store);
+  await page.goto(`/#${hash}`, {waitUntil: 'networkidle'});
+  await page.waitForFunction(isMonacoLoaded);
+
+  const editorInput = page.locator('.monaco-editor-input');
+  await expect(editorInput).toBeVisible();
+  await editorInput.click();
+
+  await expect(page.locator('.squiggly-error')).toHaveCount(1, {
+    timeout: 10_000,
+  });
+});
+
 TEST_CASE_INPUTS.forEach((t, idx) =>
   test(`playground compiles: ${t.name}`, async ({page}) => {
     const store: Store = {
diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Input.tsx b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Input.tsx
index 8c37b12975b8..422f81143cf0 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Input.tsx
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Input.tsx
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ export default function Input({errors, language}: Props): JSX.Element {
   const store = useStore();
   const dispatchStore = useStoreDispatch();
 
+  const isTypeScript = language === 'typescript';
+  const editorPath = isTypeScript ? 'index.tsx' : 'index.js';
+  const editorLanguage = isTypeScript ? 'typescript' : 'javascript';
+
   // Set tab width to 2 spaces for the selected input file.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!monaco) return;
-    const uri = monaco.Uri.parse(`file:///index.js`);
+    const uri = monaco.Uri.parse(`file:///${editorPath}`);
     const model = monaco.editor.getModel(uri);
     invariant(model, 'Model must exist for the selected input file.');
     renderReactCompilerMarkers({
@@ -51,13 +55,14 @@ export default function Input({errors, language}: Props): JSX.Element {
       details: errors,
       source: store.source,
     });
-  }, [monaco, errors, store.source]);
+  }, [monaco, errors, store.source, editorPath]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     /**
-     * Ignore "can only be used in TypeScript files." errors, since
-     * we want to support syntax highlighting for Flow (*.js) files
-     * and Flow is not a built-in language.
+     * For Flow (*.js) files, suppress the "can only be used in TypeScript
+     * files." diagnostics emitted by Monaco's JS service so Flow type syntax
+     * doesn't squiggle. TS sources use a *.tsx model instead, which lets
+     * Monaco's TS service parse TS syntax natively without these diagnostics.
      */
     if (!monaco) return;
     monaco.languages.typescript.javascriptDefaults.setDiagnosticsOptions({
@@ -81,6 +86,10 @@ export default function Input({errors, language}: Props): JSX.Element {
       // Monaco can't validate Flow component syntax
       noSyntaxValidation: language === 'flow',
     });
+    monaco.languages.typescript.typescriptDefaults.setDiagnosticsOptions({
+      noSemanticValidation: true,
+      noSyntaxValidation: false,
+    });
   }, [monaco, language]);
 
   const handleChange: (value: string | undefined) => void = async value => {
@@ -141,13 +150,8 @@ export default function Input({errors, language}: Props): JSX.Element {
 
   const editorContent = (
     <MonacoEditor
-      path={'index.js'}
-      /**
-       * .js and .jsx files are specified to be TS so that Monaco can actually
-       * check their syntax using its TS language service. They are still JS files
-       * due to their extensions, so TS language features don't work.
-       */
-      language={'javascript'}
+      path={editorPath}
+      language={editorLanguage}
       value={store.source}
       onMount={handleMount}
       onChange={handleChange}