diff --git a/deno/lib/types.ts b/deno/lib/types.ts
index acf219487..f19ef7570 100644
--- a/deno/lib/types.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/types.ts
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ export interface ZodCatchDef<
 export class ZodCatch<T extends ZodTypeAny> extends ZodType<
   T["_output"],
   ZodCatchDef<T>,
-  T["_input"]
+  unknown // any input will pass validation // T["_input"]
 > {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<this["_output"]> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 30a93488a..8c23b5e6a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ export interface ZodCatchDef<
 export class ZodCatch<T extends ZodTypeAny> extends ZodType<
   T["_output"],
   ZodCatchDef<T>,
-  T["_input"]
+  unknown // any input will pass validation // T["_input"]
 > {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<this["_output"]> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);