diff --git a/test/types/plugin.test.ts b/test/types/plugin.test.ts
index 3bc39f4c9c9..06e209fd2d2 100644
--- a/test/types/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/test/types/plugin.test.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,17 @@ const testSchema = new Schema<Test, TestModel, TestInstanceMethods, TestQueryHel
   lastName: { type: String, required: true }
 });
 
+function pluginGeneric(schema: Schema): void {
+  schema.static('test', function() {
+    return 0;
+  });
+}
+
 testSchema.plugin(pluginVirtuals);
 testSchema.plugin(pluginQueryHelpers);
 testSchema.plugin(pluginMethods);
 testSchema.plugin(pluginStatics);
+testSchema.plugin(pluginGeneric);
 
 const Foo = connection.model<Test, TestModel, TestQueryHelpers>('Test', testSchema);
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 5ffa2f25abf..4f0d8467e10 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
     pathType(path: string): string;
 
     /** Registers a plugin for this schema. */
-    plugin<PFunc extends PluginFunction<DocType, M, TInstanceMethods, TQueryHelpers, TVirtuals, TStaticMethods>, POptions extends Parameters<PFunc>[1] = Parameters<PFunc>[1]>(fn: PFunc, opts?: POptions): this;
+    plugin<PFunc extends PluginFunction<any, any, any, any, any, any>, POptions extends Parameters<PFunc>[1] = Parameters<PFunc>[1]>(fn: PFunc, opts?: POptions): this;
 
     /** Defines a post hook for the model. */
     post<T = HydratedDocument<DocType, TInstanceMethods>>(method: MongooseDocumentMiddleware | MongooseDocumentMiddleware[] | RegExp, fn: PostMiddlewareFunction<T, T>): this;