diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/api-extractor.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/api-extractor.ts
index 46f4ea984b..2fba8eaf76 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/api-extractor.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/api-extractor.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ export async function createTemporaryTsConfig(includedPackageDirs: string[]) {
     extends: './tsconfig.json',
     include: [
       // These two contain global definitions that are needed for stable API report generation
-      'packages/cli/asset-types/asset-types.d.ts',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+      `${resolvePath(__dirname)}/asset-types/asset-types.d.ts`,
       ...includedPackageDirs.map(dir => join(dir, 'src')),
     ],
   });
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/asset-types/asset-types.d.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/asset-types/asset-types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bd0922004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/asset-types/asset-types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
+
+/// <reference types="node" />
+/// <reference types="react" />
+/// <reference types="react-dom" />
+
+declare module '*.bmp' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.gif' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.jpg' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.jpeg' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.png' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.webp' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.yaml' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.icon.svg' {
+  import { ComponentType } from 'react';
+  import { SvgIconProps } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+  const Icon: ComponentType<SvgIconProps>;
+  export default Icon;
+}
+
+declare module '*.svg' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.eot' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.woff' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.woff2' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.ttf' {
+  const src: string;
+  export default src;
+}
+
+declare module '*.css' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+declare module '*.scss' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+declare module '*.sass' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+declare module '*.module.css' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+declare module '*.module.scss' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+declare module '*.module.sass' {
+  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
+  export default classes;
+}
+
+// NOTE(freben): Both the fix, and the placement of the fix, are not great.
+//
+// The fix is because the PositionError was renamed to
+// GeolocationPositionError outside of our control, and react-use is dependent
+// on the old name.
+//
+// The placement is because it's the one location we have at the moment, where
+// a central .d.ts file is imported by the frontend and can be amended.
+//
+// After both TS and react-use are bumped high enough, this should be removed.
+type PositionError = GeolocationPositionError;