diff --git a/packages/forms/src/form_builder.ts b/packages/forms/src/form_builder.ts
index 03b20b73fb3fe9..296c073ce3d121 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/form_builder.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/form_builder.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export type ɵElement<T, N extends null> =
   // FormControlState object container, which produces a nullable control.
   [T] extends [FormControlState<infer U>] ? FormControl<U|N> :
   // A ControlConfig tuple, which produces a nullable control.
-  [T] extends [PermissiveControlConfig<infer U>] ? FormControl<Exclude<U, ValidatorConfig>|N> :
+  [T] extends [PermissiveControlConfig<infer U>] ? FormControl<Exclude<U, ValidatorConfig| AbstractControlOptions>|N> :
   FormControl<T|N>;
 
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/form_builder_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/form_builder_spec.ts
index b0127f75ef4549..0a4a6c39017cd8 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/form_builder_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/form_builder_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {fakeAsync, TestBed, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {FormBuilder, NonNullableFormBuilder, ReactiveFormsModule, UntypedFormBuilder, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
+import {FormBuilder, NonNullableFormBuilder, ReactiveFormsModule, UntypedFormBuilder, Validators,} from '@angular/forms';
 import {of} from 'rxjs';
 
 (function() {
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ describe('Form Builder', () => {
     expect(g.asyncValidator).toBe(null);
   });
 
+  it('should create groups with shorthand parameters and with right typings', () => {
+    const form = b.group({
+      shorthand: [3, Validators.required],
+      shorthand2: [5, {validators: Validators.required}],
+    });
+
+    expect((form.get('shorthand')?.value)).toEqual(3);
+    expect(((form.get('shorthand2')!.value ?? 0) + 0)).toEqual(5);
+  });
+
   it('should create control arrays', () => {
     const c = b.control('three');
     const e = b.control(null);