diff --git a/packages/dts-test/defineComponent.test-d.tsx b/packages/dts-test/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
index bd6488b7f35..b9470cddbfa 100644
--- a/packages/dts-test/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/dts-test/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
@@ -1411,20 +1411,17 @@ export default {
 describe('slots', () => {
   defineComponent({
     slots: Object as SlotsType<{
-      default: [foo: string, bar: number]
-      item: [number]
+      default: { foo: string; bar: number }
+      item: { data: number }
     }>,
     setup(props, { slots }) {
-      expectType<undefined | ((foo: string, bar: number) => any)>(slots.default)
-      expectType<undefined | ((scope: number) => any)>(slots.item)
+      expectType<undefined | ((scope: { foo: string; bar: number }) => any)>(
+        slots.default
+      )
+      expectType<undefined | ((scope: { data: number }) => any)>(slots.item)
     }
   })
 
-  defineComponent({
-    // @ts-expect-error `default` should be an array
-    slots: Object as SlotsType<{ default: string }>
-  })
-
   defineComponent({
     setup(props, { slots }) {
       // unknown slots
diff --git a/packages/dts-test/functionalComponent.test-d.tsx b/packages/dts-test/functionalComponent.test-d.tsx
index 3087dcf43f6..37e2c9c9f91 100644
--- a/packages/dts-test/functionalComponent.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/dts-test/functionalComponent.test-d.tsx
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ const Qux: FunctionalComponent<{}, ['foo', 'bar']> = (props, { emit }) => {
 
 expectType<Component>(Qux)
 
-const Quux: FunctionalComponent<{}, {}, { default: [foo: number] }> = (
+const Quux: FunctionalComponent<{}, {}, { default: { foo: number } }> = (
   props,
   { emit, slots }
 ) => {
-  expectType<{ default: undefined | ((foo: number) => VNode[]) }>(slots)
+  expectType<{ default: undefined | ((scope: { foo: number }) => VNode[]) }>(
+    slots
+  )
 }
 expectType<Component>(Quux)
 ;<Quux />
diff --git a/packages/dts-test/setupHelpers.test-d.ts b/packages/dts-test/setupHelpers.test-d.ts
index 0edd5017f01..f1b79563a52 100644
--- a/packages/dts-test/setupHelpers.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/dts-test/setupHelpers.test-d.ts
@@ -164,15 +164,12 @@ describe('defineEmits w/ runtime declaration', () => {
 
 describe('defineSlots', () => {
   const slots = defineSlots<{
-    default: [foo: string, bar: number]
+    default: { foo: string; bar: number }
   }>()
-  expectType<(foo: string, bar: number) => VNode[]>(slots.default)
+  expectType<(scope: { foo: string; bar: number }) => VNode[]>(slots.default)
 
   const slotsUntype = defineSlots()
   expectType<Slots>(slotsUntype)
-
-  // @ts-expect-error `default` should be an array
-  defineSlots<{ default: string }>()
 })
 
 describe('useAttrs', () => {
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
index c904a7cf4b6..41caf654d47 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ export function defineOptions<
 }
 
 export function defineSlots<
-  T extends Record<string, any[]> = Record<string, any[]>
+  T extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
 >(): // @ts-expect-error
 Readonly<{
-  [K in keyof T]: Slot<T[K]>
+  [K in keyof T]: Slot<[T[K]]>
 }> {
   if (__DEV__) {
     warnRuntimeUsage(`defineSlots`)
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
index 068ccc64c85..1e5e973e81a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export interface ComponentInternalOptions {
 export interface FunctionalComponent<
   P = {},
   E extends EmitsOptions = {},
-  S extends Record<string, any[]> = Record<string, any[]>
+  S extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
 > extends ComponentInternalOptions {
   // use of any here is intentional so it can be a valid JSX Element constructor
   (props: P, ctx: Omit<SetupContext<E, SlotsType<S>>, 'expose'>): any
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentSlots.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentSlots.ts
index 696b9558cca..aa0c8b21e3c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentSlots.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentSlots.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import { isHmrUpdating } from './hmr'
 import { DeprecationTypes, isCompatEnabled } from './compat/compatConfig'
 import { toRaw } from '@vue/reactivity'
 
-export type Slot<T extends any[] = any[]> = (...args: T) => VNode[]
+export type Slot<T extends any[] = any[]> = (
+  ...args: T extends [any] ? any[] : T
+) => VNode[]
 
 export type InternalSlots = {
   [name: string]: Slot | undefined
@@ -32,17 +34,16 @@ export type InternalSlots = {
 export type Slots = Readonly<InternalSlots>
 
 declare const SlotSymbol: unique symbol
-export type SlotsType<T extends Record<string, any[]> = Record<string, any[]>> =
-  {
-    [SlotSymbol]?: T
-  }
+export type SlotsType<T extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>> = {
+  [SlotSymbol]?: T
+}
 
 export type TypedSlots<S extends SlotsType> = [keyof S] extends [never]
   ? Slots
   : Readonly<
       Prettify<{
         [K in keyof NonNullable<S[typeof SlotSymbol]>]:
-          | Slot<NonNullable<S[typeof SlotSymbol]>[K]>
+          | Slot<[NonNullable<S[typeof SlotSymbol]>[K]]>
           | undefined
       }>
     >
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/h.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/h.ts
index c3c65cdfdd5..73b27107b8b 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/h.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/h.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function h(
 export function h<
   P,
   E extends EmitsOptions = {},
-  S extends Record<string, any[]> = {}
+  S extends Record<string, any> = {}
 >(
   type: FunctionalComponent<P, E, S>,
   props?: (RawProps & P) | ({} extends P ? null : never),