diff --git a/types/react/index.d.ts b/types/react/index.d.ts
index 1131e12c72..fc49b20b96 100644
--- a/types/react/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react/index.d.ts
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ declare namespace React {
     interface HTMLAttributes<T> extends AriaAttributes, DOMAttributes<T> {
         // React-specific Attributes
         defaultChecked?: boolean;
-        defaultValue?: string | string[];
+        defaultValue?: string | number | string[];
         suppressContentEditableWarning?: boolean;
         suppressHydrationWarning?: boolean;