diff --git a/src/mantine-hooks/src/use-window-event/use-window-event.ts b/src/mantine-hooks/src/use-window-event/use-window-event.ts
index 379bb3a6dbd..b716c67ef7a 100644
--- a/src/mantine-hooks/src/use-window-event/use-window-event.ts
+++ b/src/mantine-hooks/src/use-window-event/use-window-event.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
-export function useWindowEvent<K extends string = keyof WindowEventMap>(
+export function useWindowEvent<K extends string = keyof Exclude<WindowEventMap, string>>(
   type: K,
   listener: K extends keyof WindowEventMap
     ? (this: Window, ev: WindowEventMap[K]) => void
-    : (this: Window, ev: CustomEvent) => void,
+    : EventListener,
   options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions
 ) {
   useEffect(() => {