diff --git a/react/build/IntlTelInput.d.ts b/react/build/IntlTelInput.d.ts
index b3af2b44c..771d5eb4b 100644
--- a/react/build/IntlTelInput.d.ts
+++ b/react/build/IntlTelInput.d.ts
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ declare module "intl-tel-input" {
 }
 declare module "intl-tel-input/react" {
     import intlTelInput from "intl-tel-input";
-    import { SomeOptions } from "intl-tel-input";
+    import { Iti, SomeOptions } from "intl-tel-input";
     import React from "react";
     export { intlTelInput };
     type ItiProps = {
@@ -989,7 +989,11 @@ declare module "intl-tel-input/react" {
         initOptions?: SomeOptions;
         inputProps?: object;
     };
-    const IntlTelInput: React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<ItiProps & React.RefAttributes<unknown>>;
+    type ItiRef = {
+        getInstance: () => Iti | null;
+        getInput: () => HTMLInputElement | null;
+    };
+    const IntlTelInput: React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<ItiProps & React.RefAttributes<ItiRef>>;
     export default IntlTelInput;
 }
 declare module "intl-tel-input/utils-compiled" {
@@ -1002,7 +1006,7 @@ declare module "intl-tel-input/intlTelInputWithUtils" {
 }
 declare module "intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils" {
     import intlTelInput from "intl-tel-input/intlTelInputWithUtils";
-    import { SomeOptions } from "intl-tel-input";
+    import { Iti, SomeOptions } from "intl-tel-input";
     import React from "react";
     export { intlTelInput };
     type ItiProps = {
@@ -1015,6 +1019,10 @@ declare module "intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils" {
         initOptions?: SomeOptions;
         inputProps?: object;
     };
-    const IntlTelInput: React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<ItiProps & React.RefAttributes<unknown>>;
+    type ItiRef = {
+        getInstance: () => Iti | null;
+        getInput: () => HTMLInputElement | null;
+    };
+    const IntlTelInput: React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<ItiProps & React.RefAttributes<ItiRef>>;
     export default IntlTelInput;
 }
diff --git a/react/src/intl-tel-input/react.tsx b/react/src/intl-tel-input/react.tsx
index 23edc141f..65df93ccb 100644
--- a/react/src/intl-tel-input/react.tsx
+++ b/react/src/intl-tel-input/react.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ type ItiProps = {
   inputProps?: object;
 };
 
+type ItiRef = {
+  getInstance: () => Iti | null;
+  getInput: () => HTMLInputElement | null;
+}
+
 const IntlTelInput = forwardRef(function IntlTelInput({
   initialValue = "",
   onChangeNumber = () => {},
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ const IntlTelInput = forwardRef(function IntlTelInput({
   usePreciseValidation = false,
   initOptions = {},
   inputProps = {},
-}: ItiProps, ref) {
+}: ItiProps, ref: React.ForwardedRef<ItiRef>) {
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const itiRef = useRef<Iti | null>(null);
 
diff --git a/react/src/intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils.tsx b/react/src/intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils.tsx
index ad679607d..9b4fd2a39 100644
--- a/react/src/intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils.tsx
+++ b/react/src/intl-tel-input/reactWithUtils.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ type ItiProps = {
   inputProps?: object;
 };
 
+type ItiRef = {
+  getInstance: () => Iti | null;
+  getInput: () => HTMLInputElement | null;
+}
+
 const IntlTelInput = forwardRef(function IntlTelInput({
   initialValue = "",
   onChangeNumber = () => {},
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ const IntlTelInput = forwardRef(function IntlTelInput({
   usePreciseValidation = false,
   initOptions = {},
   inputProps = {},
-}: ItiProps, ref) {
+}: ItiProps, ref: React.ForwardedRef<ItiRef>) {
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const itiRef = useRef<Iti | null>(null);