diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
index 9a870649783f55..191a7356682ae2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ module.exports = {
     },
   },
 
+  overrides: {
+    files: ['**/__tests__/**/*.js', '**/?(*.)(spec|test).js'],
+    env: {
+      jest: true,
+      'jest/globals': true,
+    },
+  },
+
   // Map from global var to bool specifying if it can be redefined
   globals: {
     __DEV__: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/package.json
index 59037359a7d5e3..92fff6943818a9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native-community/eslint-config",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "ESLint config for React Native",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/template/_eslintrc.js b/template/_eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40c6dcd05f3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/_eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+  root: true,
+  extends: '@react-native-community',
+};