diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/templates/runtime/solid.ts b/sandpack-react/src/templates/runtime/solid.ts
index 83a6f847c..e8f1c5846 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/templates/runtime/solid.ts
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/templates/runtime/solid.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ render(() => <App />, document.getElementById("app"));`,
   <script src="src/index.tsx"></script>
 </body>
 </html>`,
+    },
+    "/.babelrc": {
+      code: `{
+  "presets": [
+    "babel-preset-solid"
+  ]
+}`
     },
     "/package.json": {
       code: JSON.stringify({
         dependencies: {
           "solid-js": "1.3.15",
+          "babel-preset-solid": "1.6.16",
         },
         main: "/index.tsx",
       }),