diff --git a/packages/jest-types/src/Circus.ts b/packages/jest-types/src/Circus.ts
index c5f941efc11c..3dab1d8d7abe 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/src/Circus.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-types/src/Circus.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type HookFn = Global.HookFn;
 export type AsyncFn = TestFn | HookFn;
 export type SharedHookType = 'afterAll' | 'beforeAll';
 export type HookType = SharedHookType | 'afterEach' | 'beforeEach';
-export type TestContext = Record<string, unknown>;
+export type TestContext = Global.TestContext;
 export type Exception = any; // Since in JS anything can be thrown as an error.
 export type FormattedError = string; // String representation of error.
 export type Hook = {
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/src/Global.ts b/packages/jest-types/src/Global.ts
index f02c07ab6f1d..46a4d0669b96 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/src/Global.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-types/src/Global.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,20 @@ type TestReturnValuePromise = Promise<unknown>;
 type TestReturnValueGenerator = Generator<void, unknown, void>;
 export type TestReturnValue = ValidTestReturnValues | TestReturnValuePromise;
 
+export type TestContext = Record<string, unknown>;
+
 export type DoneFn = (reason?: string | Error) => void;
-export type DoneTakingTestFn = (done: DoneFn) => ValidTestReturnValues;
-export type PromiseReturningTestFn = () => TestReturnValue;
-export type GeneratorReturningTestFn = () => TestReturnValueGenerator;
+// these should not be undefined
+export type DoneTakingTestFn = (
+  this: TestContext | undefined,
+  done: DoneFn,
+) => ValidTestReturnValues;
+export type PromiseReturningTestFn = (
+  this: TestContext | undefined,
+) => TestReturnValue;
+export type GeneratorReturningTestFn = (
+  this: TestContext | undefined,
+) => TestReturnValueGenerator;
 
 export type TestName = string;
 export type TestFn =