diff --git a/types/react-autocomplete/index.d.ts b/types/react-autocomplete/index.d.ts
index fd0bdc8b8a..a377a71813 100644
--- a/types/react-autocomplete/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-autocomplete/index.d.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ declare namespace Autocomplete {
          * and the width of the dropdown menu.
          */
         renderMenu?: (
-            items: any[],
+            items: ReactNode[],
             value: string,
             styles: CSSProperties,
         ) => ReactNode;
diff --git a/types/react-autocomplete/react-autocomplete-tests.tsx b/types/react-autocomplete/react-autocomplete-tests.tsx
index 36834b46d1..0132023dd1 100644
--- a/types/react-autocomplete/react-autocomplete-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-autocomplete/react-autocomplete-tests.tsx
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ render(
     />,
     container,
 );
+
+// $ExpectError
+const renderMenu: React.ComponentProps<typeof Autocomplete>['renderMenu'] = (
+    (item: string[]) => <div></div>
+);