diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
index 58f5b89e064e..d756758d7815 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
@@ -488,9 +488,11 @@ public function extend($abstract, Closure $closure)
     /**
      * Register an existing instance as shared in the container.
      *
+     * @template TInstance
+     *
      * @param  string  $abstract
-     * @param  mixed  $instance
-     * @return mixed
+     * @param  TInstance  $instance
+     * @return TInstance
      */
     public function instance($abstract, $instance)
     {
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Container/Container.php b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Container/Container.php
index 47c5f8b55278..3273750e6a1e 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Container/Container.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Container/Container.php
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ public function extend($abstract, Closure $closure);
     /**
      * Register an existing instance as shared in the container.
      *
+     * @template TInstance
+     *
      * @param  string  $abstract
-     * @param  mixed  $instance
-     * @return mixed
+     * @param  TInstance  $instance
+     * @return TInstance
      */
     public function instance($abstract, $instance);
 
diff --git a/types/Container/Container.php b/types/Container/Container.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dae598e6c3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/Container/Container.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+/**
+ * @var \Illuminate\Container\Container $container
+ */
+assertType('Illuminate\Http\Request', $container->instance('request', Request::capture()));
diff --git a/types/Contracts/Container/Container.php b/types/Contracts/Container/Container.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d413a586c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/Contracts/Container/Container.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+/**
+ * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container $container
+ */
+assertType('Illuminate\Http\Request', $container->instance('request', Request::capture()));