diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/generator/template/tsconfig.json b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/generator/template/tsconfig.json
index 827e958b2a..a7497987c4 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/generator/template/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/generator/template/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     <%_ if (options.allowJs) { _%>
     "allowJs": true,
     <%_ } _%>
+    <%_ if (options.skipLibCheck) { _%>
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    <%_ } _%>
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/prompts.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/prompts.js
index d47fa3306e..24f66401fc 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/prompts.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-typescript/prompts.js
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ const prompts = module.exports = [
     type: `confirm`,
     message: `Allow .js files to be compiled?`,
     default: false
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'skipLibCheck',
+    type: `confirm`,
+    message: `Skip type checking of all declaration files (recommended for apps)?`,
+    default: true
   }
 ]