diff --git a/types/styled-system/index.d.ts b/types/styled-system/index.d.ts
index 368694e6f3..b0dc2029be 100644
--- a/types/styled-system/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/styled-system/index.d.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export interface VariantArgs {
     prop?: string;
     /** theme key for variant definitions */
     scale?: string;
+    /** inline theme aware variants definitions  */
+    variants?: object;
 }
 
 export function variant(props: VariantArgs): (...args: any[]) => any;