diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
index 0540953ddb1..0363b2d6e2d 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { log } from "../logging";
 import { createApp } from "./create";
 import { getPreferredPackageManager } from "./getPreferredPackageManager";
 import { setupRemix, isSetupPlatform, SetupPlatform } from "./setup";
+import { convertTSFileToJS } from "./migrate/migrations/convert-to-javascript/convertTSFilesToJS/convertTSFileToJS";
 
 export * as migrate from "./migrate";
 
@@ -398,12 +399,24 @@ export async function generateEntry(remixRoot: string, entry: string) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // 3. copy the entry file from the template
+  let inputFile = entry.startsWith("entry.client.")
+    ? defaultEntryClient
+    : defaultEntryServer;
   let outputFile = path.resolve(remixRoot, entry);
-  await fse.copyFile(
-    entry.startsWith("entry.client.") ? defaultEntryClient : defaultEntryServer,
-    outputFile
-  );
+
+  // 3. if entry is jsx?, convert to js
+  // otherwise, copy the entry file from the defaults
+  if (/\.jsx?$/.test(entry)) {
+    let contents = await fse.readFile(inputFile, "utf-8");
+    let javascript = convertTSFileToJS({
+      filename: entry,
+      projectDir: remixRoot,
+      source: contents,
+    });
+    await fse.writeFile(outputFile, javascript);
+  } else {
+    await fse.copyFile(inputFile, outputFile);
+  }
 
   console.log(colors.blue(`Entry file ${entry} created at ${outputFile}.`));
 }