diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
index 53f13d96748f..0935496d4c96 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ export = {
         allowNever: false,
       },
     ],
+    'no-return-await': 'off',
+    '@typescript-eslint/return-await': [
+      'error',
+      'error-handling-correctness-only',
+    ],
     '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/use-unknown-in-catch-callback-variable': 'error',
   },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
index 11d65130de62..3703af22c8d9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ export = {
         allowNever: false,
       },
     ],
+    'no-return-await': 'off',
+    '@typescript-eslint/return-await': [
+      'error',
+      'error-handling-correctness-only',
+    ],
     '@typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/unified-signatures': 'error',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
index 493bc1ec184c..716962a8a11b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export default createRule({
       description: 'Enforce consistent awaiting of returned promises',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
       extendsBaseRule: 'no-return-await',
+      recommended: {
+        strict: ['error-handling-correctness-only'],
+      },
     },
     fixable: 'code',
     hasSuggestions: true,
diff --git a/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts b/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
index 415dd3eb342b..4d902ef37e52 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked-only.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ export default (
           allowNever: false,
         },
       ],
+      'no-return-await': 'off',
+      '@typescript-eslint/return-await': [
+        'error',
+        'error-handling-correctness-only',
+      ],
       '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/use-unknown-in-catch-callback-variable': 'error',
     },
diff --git a/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts b/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
index fb53665756e3..c41cef185b4d 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-eslint/src/configs/strict-type-checked.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export default (
           allowNever: false,
         },
       ],
+      'no-return-await': 'off',
+      '@typescript-eslint/return-await': [
+        'error',
+        'error-handling-correctness-only',
+      ],
       '@typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/unified-signatures': 'error',
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
index e159ea8c42dc..62cf392d38b3 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type RuleRecommendation = 'recommended' | 'strict' | 'stylistic';
 export interface RuleRecommendationAcrossConfigs<
   Options extends readonly unknown[],
 > {
-  recommended: true;
+  recommended?: true;
   strict: Partial<Options>;
 }