diff --git a/test-tsd/transaction.test-d.ts b/test-tsd/transaction.test-d.ts
index 4ad999a764..d61ae5ff84 100644
--- a/test-tsd/transaction.test-d.ts
+++ b/test-tsd/transaction.test-d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ const main = async () => {
       .returning(['id', 'subject']);
   }));
 
+  expectType<Pick<Article, "id" | "subject">[]>(await knexInstance.transaction((trx) => {
+    const articles: Article[] = [
+      { id: 1, subject: 'Canterbury Tales' },
+      { id: 2, subject: 'Moby Dick' },
+      { id: 3, subject: 'Hamlet' },
+    ];
+    return trx
+      .insert(articles)
+      .into<Article>('articles')
+      .returning(['id', trx.raw('subject')]);
+  }));
+
   expectType<Article[]>(await knexInstance.transaction((trx) => {
     return trx
       .select('*')
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index ef6617b501..dbba821adf 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ export declare namespace Knex {
       options?: DMLOptions
     ): QueryBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
     returning<TResult2 = SafePartial<TRecord>[]>(
-      column: string | readonly string[],
+      column: string | readonly (string | Raw)[] | Raw,
       options?: DMLOptions
     ): QueryBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ export declare namespace Knex {
       options?: DMLOptions
     ): QueryBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
     delete<TResult2 = any>(
-      returning: string | readonly string[],
+      returning: string | readonly (string | Raw)[] | Raw,
       options?: DMLOptions
     ): QueryBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
     delete<TResult2 = number>(): QueryBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ export declare namespace Knex {
     ): BatchInsertBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
     // if data with specific type passed, exclude this method
     returning<TResult2 = SafePartial<TRecord>[]>(
-      column: unknown extends TRecord ? string | readonly string[] : never
+      column: unknown extends TRecord ? string | readonly (string | Raw)[] | Raw: never
     ): BatchInsertBuilder<TRecord, TResult2>;
   }