diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
index dfd3f6295aa..9bb562b12a9 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
@@ -511,7 +511,20 @@
         "javascript.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
-          "markdownDescription": "%javascript.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators%",
+          "markdownDescription": "%configuration.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators%",
+          "scope": "window"
+        },
+        "js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks": {
+          "title": "",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "markdownDescription": "%configuration.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks%",
+          "scope": "window"
+        },
+        "js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictFunctionTypes": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "markdownDescription": "%configuration.implicitProjectConfig.strictFunctionTypes%",
           "scope": "window"
         },
         "javascript.suggest.names": {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.nls.json b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.nls.json
index 0fc46710473..d6f2b9cdcb6 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.nls.json
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 	"configuration.tsserver.maxTsServerMemory": "Set the maximum amount of memory (in MB) to allocate to the TypeScript server process",
 	"configuration.tsserver.experimental.enableProjectDiagnostics": "(Experimental) Enables project wide error reporting.",
 	"typescript.locale": "Sets the locale used to report JavaScript and TypeScript errors. Default of `null` uses VS Code's locale.",
-	"javascript.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators": "Enable/disable `experimentalDecorators` for JavaScript files that are not part of a project. Existing `jsconfig.json` or `tsconfig.json` files override this setting.",
+	"configuration.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators": "Enable/disable `experimentalDecorators` in JavaScript files that are not part of a project. Existing `jsconfig.json` or `tsconfig.json` files override this setting.",
+	"configuration.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks": "Enable/disable [strict null checks](https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig#strictNullChecks) in JavaScript and TypeScript files that are not part of a project. Existing `jsconfig.json` or `tsconfig.json` files override this setting.",
+	"configuration.implicitProjectConfig.strictFunctionTypes": "Enable/disable [strict function types](https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig#strictFunctionTypes) in JavaScript and TypeScript files that are not part of a project. Existing `jsconfig.json` or `tsconfig.json` files override this setting.",
 	"configuration.suggest.autoImports": "Enable/disable auto import suggestions.",
 	"taskDefinition.tsconfig.description": "The tsconfig file that defines the TS build.",
 	"javascript.suggestionActions.enabled": "Enable/disable suggestion diagnostics for JavaScript files in the editor.",
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index 2d9dad6392a..f5d63ffefca 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient extends Disposable implements IType
 			if (this.serverState.type === ServerState.Type.Running) {
 				if (this._configuration.checkJs !== oldConfiguration.checkJs
 					|| this._configuration.experimentalDecorators !== oldConfiguration.experimentalDecorators
+					|| this._configuration.implicitStrictNullChecks !== oldConfiguration.implicitStrictNullChecks
+					|| this._configuration.implicitStrictFunctionTypes !== oldConfiguration.implicitStrictFunctionTypes
 				) {
 					this.setCompilerOptionsForInferredProjects(this._configuration);
 				}
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
index f549ff6f9e2..08b28095f10 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ export class TypeScriptServiceConfiguration {
 	public readonly npmLocation: string | null;
 	public readonly tsServerLogLevel: TsServerLogLevel = TsServerLogLevel.Off;
 	public readonly tsServerPluginPaths: readonly string[];
+
 	public readonly checkJs: boolean;
 	public readonly experimentalDecorators: boolean;
+	public readonly implicitStrictNullChecks: boolean;
+	public readonly implicitStrictFunctionTypes: boolean;
+
 	public readonly disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition: boolean;
 	public readonly separateSyntaxServer: SeparateSyntaxServerConfiguration;
 	public readonly enableProjectDiagnostics: boolean;
@@ -83,6 +87,8 @@ export class TypeScriptServiceConfiguration {
 		this.tsServerPluginPaths = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readTsServerPluginPaths(configuration);
 		this.checkJs = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readCheckJs(configuration);
 		this.experimentalDecorators = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readExperimentalDecorators(configuration);
+		this.implicitStrictNullChecks = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readImplicitStrictNullChecks(configuration);
+		this.implicitStrictFunctionTypes = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readImplicitStrictFunctionTypes(configuration);
 		this.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readDisableAutomaticTypeAcquisition(configuration);
 		this.separateSyntaxServer = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readUseSeparateSyntaxServer(configuration);
 		this.enableProjectDiagnostics = TypeScriptServiceConfiguration.readEnableProjectDiagnostics(configuration);
@@ -100,6 +106,8 @@ export class TypeScriptServiceConfiguration {
 			&& this.tsServerLogLevel === other.tsServerLogLevel
 			&& this.checkJs === other.checkJs
 			&& this.experimentalDecorators === other.experimentalDecorators
+			&& this.implicitStrictNullChecks === other.implicitStrictNullChecks
+			&& this.implicitStrictFunctionTypes === other.implicitStrictFunctionTypes
 			&& this.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition === other.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition
 			&& arrays.equals(this.tsServerPluginPaths, other.tsServerPluginPaths)
 			&& this.separateSyntaxServer === other.separateSyntaxServer
@@ -153,6 +161,14 @@ export class TypeScriptServiceConfiguration {
 		return configuration.get<boolean>('javascript.implicitProjectConfig.experimentalDecorators', false);
 	}
 
+	private static readImplicitStrictNullChecks(configuration: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration): boolean {
+		return configuration.get<boolean>('js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks', true);
+	}
+
+	private static readImplicitStrictFunctionTypes(configuration: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration): boolean {
+		return configuration.get<boolean>('js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictFunctionTypes', true);
+	}
+
 	private static readNpmLocation(configuration: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration): string | null {
 		return configuration.get<string | null>('typescript.npm', null);
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
index f6802ca3ccc..f0ec557182c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ export function inferredProjectCompilerOptions(
 		projectConfig.experimentalDecorators = true;
 	}
 
+	if (serviceConfig.implicitStrictNullChecks) {
+		projectConfig.strictNullChecks = true;
+	}
+
+	if (serviceConfig.implicitStrictFunctionTypes) {
+		projectConfig.strictFunctionTypes = true;
+	}
+
 	if (projectType === ProjectType.TypeScript) {
 		projectConfig.sourceMap = true;
 	}