diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index f66e46cb1e..ad8abe57fd 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -8465,8 +8465,8 @@ export namespace Animated {
     export function parallel(animations: Array<CompositeAnimation>, config?: ParallelConfig): CompositeAnimation;
 
     type Mapping = { [key: string]: Mapping } | AnimatedValue;
-    interface EventConfig {
-        listener?: ValueListenerCallback;
+    interface EventConfig<T> {
+        listener?: (event?: NativeSyntheticEvent<T>) => void;
         useNativeDriver?: boolean;
     }
 
@@ -8486,7 +8486,7 @@ export namespace Animated {
      *  ]),
      *```
      */
-    export function event(argMapping: Array<Mapping | null>, config?: EventConfig): (...args: any[]) => void;
+    export function event<T>(argMapping: Array<Mapping | null>, config?: EventConfig<T>): (...args: any[]) => void;
 
     /**
      * Make any React component Animatable.  Used to create `Animated.View`, etc.
diff --git a/types/react-native/test/animated.tsx b/types/react-native/test/animated.tsx
index c27af04bb9..40f8c37ee7 100644
--- a/types/react-native/test/animated.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native/test/animated.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import * as React from "react-native";
+import * as React from "react";
 
-import { Animated, View } from "react-native";
+import { Animated, View, NativeSyntheticEvent, NativeScrollEvent } from "react-native";
 
 function TestAnimatedAPI() {
     // Value
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ function TestAnimatedAPI() {
 
     Animated.stagger(100, [spring1, springXY]);
 
+    const listener = (e?: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => {
+        if (e) {
+            console.warn(e.nativeEvent.contentOffset.y);
+        }
+    };
+
+    Animated.event(
+        [{ nativeEvent: { contentOffset: { y: v1 } } }],
+        { useNativeDriver: true, listener },
+    );
+
     return (
         <View>
             <Animated.View