diff --git a/types/yup/index.d.ts b/types/yup/index.d.ts
index b2939d050f..719c9c6580 100644
--- a/types/yup/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/yup/index.d.ts
@@ -511,5 +511,5 @@ type KeyOfUndefined<T> = {
 type Id<T> = { [K in keyof T]: T[K] };
 type RequiredProps<T> = Pick<T, Exclude<keyof T, KeyOfUndefined<T>>>;
 type NotRequiredProps<T> = Partial<Pick<T, KeyOfUndefined<T>>>;
-type InnerInferType<T> = Id<NotRequiredProps<T> & RequiredProps<T>>;
+type InnerInferType<T> = T extends Array<infer T> ? T[] : Id<NotRequiredProps<T> & RequiredProps<T>> ;
 type InferredArrayType<T> = T extends Array<infer U> ? U : T;
diff --git a/types/yup/yup-tests.ts b/types/yup/yup-tests.ts
index af6fa3fd83..e3ca4e32d3 100644
--- a/types/yup/yup-tests.ts
+++ b/types/yup/yup-tests.ts
@@ -823,3 +823,9 @@ function wrapper<T>(b: boolean, msx: MixedSchema<T>): MixedSchema<T> {
 
 const resultingSchema1 = wrapper<string | number>(false, yup.mixed().oneOf(['1', 2])); // $ExpectType MixedSchema<string | number>
 const resultingSchema2 = wrapper<string | number>(true, yup.mixed().oneOf(['1', 2])); // $ExpectType MixedSchema<string | number | null>
+
+const arrayOfStringsSchema = yup.array().of(yup.string());
+type ArrayOfStrings = yup.InferType<typeof arrayOfStringsSchema>;
+function returnTheArray(data: ArrayOfStrings): any[] {
+  return data;
+}