diff --git a/deno/lib/__tests__/branded.test.ts b/deno/lib/__tests__/branded.test.ts
index 56bd8a0bd..48ce83f5f 100644
--- a/deno/lib/__tests__/branded.test.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/__tests__/branded.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ test("branded types", () => {
     true
   );
 
+  // keeping brands out of input types
+  const age = z.number().brand<"age">();
+
+  type Age = z.infer<typeof age>;
+  type AgeInput = z.input<typeof age>;
+
+  util.assertEqual<AgeInput, Age>(false);
+
+  util.assertEqual<number, AgeInput>(true);
+  util.assertEqual<number & z.BRAND<"age">, Age>(true);
+
   // @ts-expect-error
   doStuff({ name: "hello there!" });
 });
diff --git a/deno/lib/types.ts b/deno/lib/types.ts
index aeeb4d2d5..afb271448 100644
--- a/deno/lib/types.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/types.ts
@@ -3795,11 +3795,7 @@ 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"] & BRAND<B>
-> {
+> extends ZodType<T["_output"] & BRAND<B>, ZodBrandedDef<T>, T["_input"]> {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<any> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);
     const data = ctx.data;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/branded.test.ts b/src/__tests__/branded.test.ts
index 3e7fe4d66..01b1cfa41 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/branded.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/branded.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ test("branded types", () => {
     true
   );
 
+  // keeping brands out of input types
+  const age = z.number().brand<"age">();
+
+  type Age = z.infer<typeof age>;
+  type AgeInput = z.input<typeof age>;
+
+  util.assertEqual<AgeInput, Age>(false);
+
+  util.assertEqual<number, AgeInput>(true);
+  util.assertEqual<number & z.BRAND<"age">, Age>(true);
+
   // @ts-expect-error
   doStuff({ name: "hello there!" });
 });
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index b9935121a..8d31834d2 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -3795,11 +3795,7 @@ 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"] & BRAND<B>
-> {
+> extends ZodType<T["_output"] & BRAND<B>, ZodBrandedDef<T>, T["_input"]> {
   _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<any> {
     const { ctx } = this._processInputParams(input);
     const data = ctx.data;