diff --git a/types/index.esm.d.ts b/types/index.esm.d.ts
index 241de62a110..392849a0b4a 100644
--- a/types/index.esm.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.esm.d.ts
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ export declare class Chart<
   toBase64Image(type?: string, quality?: unknown): string;
   bindEvents(): void;
   unbindEvents(): void;
-  updateHoverStyle(items: Element, mode: 'dataset', enabled: boolean): void;
+  updateHoverStyle(items: InteractionItem[], mode: 'dataset', enabled: boolean): void;
 
   notifyPlugins(hook: string, args?: AnyObject): boolean | void;
 
diff --git a/types/tests/interaction.ts b/types/tests/interaction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5df1da1995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tests/interaction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {
+  Chart, ChartData, ChartConfiguration, Element
+} from '../index.esm';
+
+const data: ChartData<'line'> = { datasets: [] };
+const chartItem = 'item';
+const config: ChartConfiguration<'line'> = { type: 'line', data };
+const chart: Chart = new Chart(chartItem, config);
+
+type Item = {
+  element: Element,
+  datasetIndex: number,
+  index: number
+}
+
+const elements: Item[] = [];
+chart.updateHoverStyle(elements, 'dataset', true);