diff --git a/cli/graph_util.rs b/cli/graph_util.rs
index 0d35482057..1653052e5a 100644
--- a/cli/graph_util.rs
+++ b/cli/graph_util.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ pub fn graph_valid(
 pub fn graph_lock_or_exit(graph: &ModuleGraph, lockfile: &mut Lockfile) {
   for module in graph.modules() {
     let source = match module {
+      Module::Esm(module) if module.media_type.is_declaration() => continue, // skip declaration files
       Module::Esm(module) => &module.source,
       Module::Json(module) => &module.source,
       Module::Node(_) | Module::Npm(_) | Module::External(_) => continue,
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
index b4171e4a22..41711e678a 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
@@ -805,10 +805,9 @@ itest!(private_field_presence_no_check {
   output: "run/private_field_presence.ts.out",
 });
 
-// TODO(bartlomieju): remove --unstable once Deno.Command is stabilized
 itest!(lock_write_fetch {
   args:
-    "run --quiet --allow-read --allow-write --allow-env --allow-run --unstable run/lock_write_fetch/main.ts",
+    "run --quiet --allow-read --allow-write --allow-env --allow-run run/lock_write_fetch/main.ts",
   output: "run/lock_write_fetch/main.out",
   http_server: true,
   exit_code: 0,
@@ -856,10 +855,10 @@ itest!(config_file_lock_path {
 });
 
 itest!(lock_flag_overrides_config_file_lock_path {
-     args: "run --lock=run/lock_check_ok2.json --config=run/config_file_lock_path.json run/019_media_types.ts",
-    output: "run/019_media_types.ts.out",
-    http_server: true,
-  });
+  args: "run --lock=run/lock_check_ok2.json --config=run/config_file_lock_path.json run/019_media_types.ts",
+  output: "run/019_media_types.ts.out",
+  http_server: true,
+});
 
 itest!(lock_v2_check_ok {
   args:
@@ -901,6 +900,25 @@ itest!(lock_only_http_and_https {
   http_server: true,
 });
 
+#[test]
+fn lock_no_declaration_files() {
+  let context = TestContextBuilder::new()
+    .use_temp_cwd()
+    .use_http_server()
+    .build();
+  let output = context
+    .new_command()
+    .args("cache --lock --lock-write $TESTDATA/lockfile/no_dts/main.ts")
+    .run();
+  output.assert_matches_file("lockfile/no_dts/main.cache.out");
+  let lockfile = context.temp_dir().path().join("deno.lock");
+  lockfile.assert_matches_file(
+    context
+      .testdata_path()
+      .join("lockfile/no_dts/deno.lock.out"),
+  );
+}
+
 itest!(mts_dmts_mjs {
   args: "run subdir/import.mts",
   output: "run/mts_dmts_mjs.out",
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/deno.lock.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/deno.lock.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bf784113b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/deno.lock.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "version": "2",
+  "remote": {
+    "http://localhost:4545/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js": "3f576f37a301d298c3032eb1835240bd83f3762db26fc1d358c5d67088d6ffc8"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.cache.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.cache.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee8ad33ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.cache.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Download http://localhost:4545/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js
+Download http://localhost:4545/lockfile/no_dts/mod.d.ts
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7596e1e1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { test } from "http://localhost:4545/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js";
+
+console.log(test());
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.d.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d3fae61c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export declare function test(): number;
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ac948700e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lockfile/no_dts/mod.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/// <reference types="./mod.d.ts" />
+export function test() {
+  return 5;
+}
diff --git a/test_util/src/assertions.rs b/test_util/src/assertions.rs
index 29066ded08..239e0e99c0 100644
--- a/test_util/src/assertions.rs
+++ b/test_util/src/assertions.rs
@@ -49,3 +49,14 @@ macro_rules! assert_not_contains {
     }
   }
 }
+
+#[track_caller]
+pub fn assert_wildcard_match(actual: &str, expected: &str) {
+  if !expected.contains("[WILDCARD]") {
+    pretty_assertions::assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+  } else if !crate::wildcard_match(expected, actual) {
+    println!("OUTPUT START\n{actual}\nOUTPUT END");
+    println!("EXPECTED START\n{expected}\nEXPECTED END");
+    panic!("pattern match failed");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test_util/src/builders.rs b/test_util/src/builders.rs
index 324d30e944..48c001a7e9 100644
--- a/test_util/src/builders.rs
+++ b/test_util/src/builders.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use os_pipe::pipe;
-use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
+use crate::assertions::assert_wildcard_match;
 use crate::deno_exe_path;
 use crate::env_vars_for_npm_tests_no_sync_download;
 use crate::fs::PathRef;
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use crate::new_deno_dir;
 use crate::pty::Pty;
 use crate::strip_ansi_codes;
 use crate::testdata_path;
-use crate::wildcard_match;
 use crate::HttpServerGuard;
 use crate::TempDir;
 
@@ -660,14 +659,7 @@ impl TestCommandOutput {
     actual: &str,
     expected: impl AsRef<str>,
   ) -> &Self {
-    let expected = expected.as_ref();
-    if !expected.contains("[WILDCARD]") {
-      assert_eq!(actual, expected);
-    } else if !wildcard_match(expected, actual) {
-      println!("OUTPUT START\n{actual}\nOUTPUT END");
-      println!("EXPECTED START\n{expected}\nEXPECTED END");
-      panic!("pattern match failed");
-    }
+    assert_wildcard_match(actual, expected.as_ref());
     self
   }
 
@@ -679,10 +671,7 @@ impl TestCommandOutput {
   ) -> &Self {
     let output_path = self.testdata_dir().join(file_path);
     println!("output path {}", output_path);
-    let expected_text =
-      std::fs::read_to_string(&output_path).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        panic!("failed loading {}\n\n{err:#}", output_path)
-      });
+    let expected_text = output_path.read_to_string();
     self.inner_assert_matches_text(actual, expected_text)
   }
 }
diff --git a/test_util/src/fs.rs b/test_util/src/fs.rs
index 12750ffa47..f9443c9c53 100644
--- a/test_util/src/fs.rs
+++ b/test_util/src/fs.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lsp_types::Url;
 
+use crate::assertions::assert_wildcard_match;
+
 /// Represents a path on the file system, which can be used
 /// to perform specific actions.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ impl PathRef {
 
   pub fn read_to_string_if_exists(&self) -> Result<String, anyhow::Error> {
     fs::read_to_string(self)
-      .with_context(|| format!("Could not find file: {}", self))
+      .with_context(|| format!("Could not read file: {}", self))
   }
 
   pub fn rename(&self, to: impl AsRef<Path>) {
@@ -195,6 +197,19 @@ impl PathRef {
       Command::new("chmod").arg("555").arg(self).output().unwrap();
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn assert_matches_file(&self, wildcard_file: impl AsRef<Path>) -> &Self {
+    let wildcard_file = PathRef::new(wildcard_file);
+    println!("output path {}", wildcard_file);
+    let expected_text = wildcard_file.read_to_string();
+    self.assert_matches_text(&expected_text)
+  }
+
+  pub fn assert_matches_text(&self, wildcard_text: impl AsRef<str>) -> &Self {
+    let actual = self.read_to_string();
+    assert_wildcard_match(&actual, wildcard_text.as_ref());
+    self
+  }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]