diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 2b5d3a89da2..19fce98726f 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export * from './v3-setup-helpers'
 
 export { Data } from './common'
 export { SetupContext } from './v3-setup-context'
-export { defineComponent } from './v3-define-component'
+export { defineComponent, DefineComponent } from './v3-define-component'
 export { defineAsyncComponent } from './v3-define-async-component'
 export {
   SetupFunction,
diff --git a/types/v3-define-component.d.ts b/types/v3-define-component.d.ts
index a2c47322b49..69f65a2ec35 100644
--- a/types/v3-define-component.d.ts
+++ b/types/v3-define-component.d.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { Data, HasDefined } from './common'
 import { EmitsOptions } from './v3-setup-context'
 import { CreateElement, RenderContext } from './umd'
 
-type DefineComponent<
+export type DefineComponent<
   PropsOrPropOptions = {},
   RawBindings = {},
   D = {},