diff --git a/types/material-ui/index.d.ts b/types/material-ui/index.d.ts
index 91bcef28d9..22b5d1711f 100644
--- a/types/material-ui/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/material-ui/index.d.ts
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ declare namespace __MaterialUI {
     export interface ChipProps {
         backgroundColor?: string;
         className?: string;
+        containerElement?: React.ReactNode | string;
         labelColor?: string;
         labelStyle?: React.CSSProperties;
         onRequestDelete?: React.TouchEventHandler<Chip>;
diff --git a/types/material-ui/material-ui-tests.tsx b/types/material-ui/material-ui-tests.tsx
index 1034d47cad..987c6dd030 100644
--- a/types/material-ui/material-ui-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/material-ui/material-ui-tests.tsx
@@ -3030,6 +3030,8 @@ const ChipExampleSimple = () => (
     <Chip labelColor={blue500}>Blue Label Color</Chip>
     <Chip><Avatar size={32} color={blue300} backgroundColor={indigo900}>UI</Avatar> Avatar</Chip>
     <Chip style={styles.chip}>Styled</Chip>
+    <Chip containerElement="span">String Container</Chip>
+    <Chip containerElement={() => {}}>ReactNode Container</Chip>
   </div>
 );