diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 14ab13720..90affcc87 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export interface I18nextProviderProps {
 }
 
 export const I18nextProvider: React.FunctionComponent<I18nextProviderProps>;
-export const I18nContext: React.Context<i18n>;
+export const I18nContext: React.Context<{ i18n: i18n }>;
 
 export interface TranslationProps {
   children: (
diff --git a/test/typescript/context.test.tsx b/test/typescript/context.test.tsx
index 89d2526ec..69a9b1478 100644
--- a/test/typescript/context.test.tsx
+++ b/test/typescript/context.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+import { useContext } from 'react';
 import i18next from 'i18next';
+import { I18nContext } from 'react-i18next';
 
 i18next.reportNamespaces.addUsedNamespaces(['translation']);
 i18next.reportNamespaces.getUsedNamespaces();
+
+function ContextConsumer() {
+  const { i18n } = useContext(I18nContext);
+}