diff --git a/packages/client-react-streaming/src/PreloadQuery.tsx b/packages/client-react-streaming/src/PreloadQuery.tsx
index c5db2270..628d037a 100644
--- a/packages/client-react-streaming/src/PreloadQuery.tsx
+++ b/packages/client-react-streaming/src/PreloadQuery.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function PreloadQuery<TData, TVariables extends OperationVariables>({
     | ((
         queryRef: TransportedQueryRef<NoInfer<TData>, NoInfer<TVariables>>
       ) => ReactNode);
-}) {
+}): React.ReactElement {
   const preloadOptions = {
     ...options,
     fetchPolicy: "cache-first" as const,
diff --git a/packages/client-react-streaming/src/registerApolloClient.tsx b/packages/client-react-streaming/src/registerApolloClient.tsx
index 1d2f9051..be03c4bb 100644
--- a/packages/client-react-streaming/src/registerApolloClient.tsx
+++ b/packages/client-react-streaming/src/registerApolloClient.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ interface PreloadQueryProps<TData, TVariables>
 interface PreloadQueryComponent {
   <TData, TVariables extends OperationVariables>(
     props: PreloadQueryProps<TData, TVariables>
-  ): React.ReactNode;
+  ): React.ReactElement;
 }
 
 function makePreloadQuery(
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function makePreloadQuery(
 ) {
   return function PreloadQuery<TData, TVariables extends OperationVariables>(
     props: PreloadQueryProps<TData, TVariables>
-  ): React.ReactNode {
+  ): React.ReactElement {
     // we directly execute the bound component instead of returning JSX to keep the tree a bit tidier
     return UnboundPreloadQuery({ ...props, getClient });
   };