diff --git a/deno/lib/types.ts b/deno/lib/types.ts
index 624a1e3e6..57f9dbb9a 100644
--- a/deno/lib/types.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/types.ts
@@ -4630,7 +4630,11 @@ export type BRAND<T extends string | number | symbol> = {
 export class ZodBranded<
   T extends ZodTypeAny,
   B extends string | number | symbol
-> extends ZodType<T["_output"] & BRAND<B>, ZodBrandedDef<T>, T["_input"]> {
+> extends ZodType<
+  T["_output"] & BRAND<B>,
+  ZodBrandedDef<T>,
+  T["_input"] & BRAND<B>
+> {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<any> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);
     const data = ctx.data;
diff --git a/playground.ts b/playground.ts
index 2a85b5a3c..101654229 100644
--- a/playground.ts
+++ b/playground.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,13 @@
 import { z } from "./src";
-const example1 = z.custom<number>((x) => typeof x === "number");
-example1.parse("asdf");
-// const example1 = z
-//   .custom<number>(
-//     (x) => {
-//       console.log(`custom`);
-//       console.log(x);
-//       return typeof x === "number";
-//     },
-//     {},
-//     true
-//   )
-//   .transform((x) => {
-//     console.log(`transform`);
-//     console.log(x);
-//     return String(x);
-//   })
-//   .refine((x) => {
-//     console.log(`refine`);
-//     console.log(x);
-//     console.log(typeof x); // prints 'Object'
-//     console.log("I get called even though I shouldn't!!!");
-//     return true;
-//   })
-//   .safeParse({}); //will fail because it is not a number
+const baseCategorySchema = z.object({
+  // - name: z.string(),
+  name: z.string().brand("CategoryName"),
+});
 
-// console.log(example1.success); // false (like it should be)
+type Category = z.infer<typeof baseCategorySchema> & {
+  subcategories: Category[];
+};
+
+const categorySchema: z.ZodType<Category> = baseCategorySchema.extend({
+  subcategories: z.lazy(() => categorySchema.array()),
+});
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index bc8ca713d..34e541a9f 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -4630,7 +4630,11 @@ export type BRAND<T extends string | number | symbol> = {
 export class ZodBranded<
   T extends ZodTypeAny,
   B extends string | number | symbol
-> extends ZodType<T["_output"] & BRAND<B>, ZodBrandedDef<T>, T["_input"]> {
+> extends ZodType<
+  T["_output"] & BRAND<B>,
+  ZodBrandedDef<T>,
+  T["_input"] & BRAND<B>
+> {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<any> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);
     const data = ctx.data;