diff --git a/packages/react-dnd/src/hooks/useDragLayer.ts b/packages/react-dnd/src/hooks/useDragLayer.ts
index 056e05498e..9744007051 100644
--- a/packages/react-dnd/src/hooks/useDragLayer.ts
+++ b/packages/react-dnd/src/hooks/useDragLayer.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { useCollector } from './useCollector'
  * useDragLayer Hook
  * @param collector The property collector
  */
-export function useDragLayer<CollectedProps>(
-	collect: (monitor: DragLayerMonitor) => CollectedProps,
+export function useDragLayer<CollectedProps, DragObject = any>(
+	collect: (monitor: DragLayerMonitor<DragObject>) => CollectedProps,
 ): CollectedProps {
 	const dragDropManager = useDragDropManager()
 	const monitor = dragDropManager.getMonitor()
diff --git a/packages/react-dnd/src/types/monitors.ts b/packages/react-dnd/src/types/monitors.ts
index 9e97f57987..afc46cf46a 100644
--- a/packages/react-dnd/src/types/monitors.ts
+++ b/packages/react-dnd/src/types/monitors.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export interface DropTargetMonitor<DragObject = unknown, DropResult = unknown>
 	getSourceClientOffset(): XYCoord | null
 }
 
-export interface DragLayerMonitor {
+export interface DragLayerMonitor<DragObject = unknown> {
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if a drag operation is in progress. Returns false otherwise.
 	 */
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export interface DragLayerMonitor {
 	 * Every drag source must specify it by returning an object from its beginDrag() method.
 	 * Returns null if no item is being dragged.
 	 */
-	getItem(): any
+	getItem<T = DragObject>(): T
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the { x, y } client offset of the pointer at the time when the current drag operation has started.