diff --git a/template/src/App.test.tsx b/template/src/App.test.tsx
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+import React from "react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import App from "./App";
+
+test("renders learn react link", () => {
+	render(<App />);
+	const linkElement = screen.getByText(/learn react/i);
+	expect(linkElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/template/src/setupTests.ts b/template/src/setupTests.ts
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+// jest-dom adds custom jest matchers for asserting on DOM nodes.
+// allows you to do things like:
+// expect(element).toHaveTextContent(/react/i)
+// learn more: https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";