diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f1a3a96f39e..a450dc6b7200 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fix `foo-[abc]/[def]` not being handled correctly ([#9866](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9866))
 - Add container queries plugin to standalone CLI ([#9865](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9865))
 - Support renaming of output files by `PostCSS` plugin. ([#9944](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9944))
+- Improve return value of `resolveConfig`, unwrap `ResolvableTo` ([#9972](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9972))
 
 ## [3.2.4] - 2022-11-11
 
diff --git a/resolveConfig.d.ts b/resolveConfig.d.ts
index e2f5f0f9f3f0..2402a267e8cd 100644
--- a/resolveConfig.d.ts
+++ b/resolveConfig.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
-import type { Config } from './types/config'
-declare function resolveConfig(config: Config): Config
+import type { Config, ResolvableTo } from './types/config'
+
+type UnwrapResolvables<T> = {
+  [K in keyof T]: T[K] extends ResolvableTo<infer R> ? R : T[K]
+}
+
+type ResolvedConfig<T extends Config> = Omit<T, 'theme'> & {
+  theme: UnwrapResolvables<T['theme']>
+}
+
+declare function resolveConfig<T extends Config>(config: T): ResolvedConfig<T>
 export = resolveConfig
diff --git a/types/config.d.ts b/types/config.d.ts
index 34e1621cf069..b4b24a4a0809 100644
--- a/types/config.d.ts
+++ b/types/config.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type KeyValuePair<K extends keyof any = string, V = string> = Record<K, V>
 interface RecursiveKeyValuePair<K extends keyof any = string, V = string> {
   [key: string]: V | RecursiveKeyValuePair<K, V>
 }
-type ResolvableTo<T> = T | ((utils: PluginUtils) => T)
+export type ResolvableTo<T> = T | ((utils: PluginUtils) => T)
 type CSSRuleObject = RecursiveKeyValuePair<string, null | string | string[]>
 
 interface PluginUtils {