diff --git a/packages/firebase/empty.d.ts b/packages/firebase/empty.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f62abbdc0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firebase/empty.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export {};
diff --git a/packages/firebase/package.json b/packages/firebase/package.json
index 9c90a5a242e..8f4dd7414a7 100644
--- a/packages/firebase/package.json
+++ b/packages/firebase/package.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "messaging",
     "messaging/sw",
     "database"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "typings": "empty.d.ts"
 }