diff --git a/packages-private/dts-test/reactivity.test-d.ts b/packages-private/dts-test/reactivity.test-d.ts
index f5b9176729c..eeded3a7be6 100644
--- a/packages-private/dts-test/reactivity.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages-private/dts-test/reactivity.test-d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   readonly,
   ref,
   shallowReadonly,
+  toRaw,
 } from 'vue'
 import { describe, expectType } from './utils'
 
@@ -130,3 +131,23 @@ describe('should not error when assignment', () => {
   record2 = arr
   expectType<string>(record2[0])
 })
+
+// #7478
+describe('readonly raw type', () => {
+  type Foo = { a: number; b: string; c: { d: number } }
+  const foo: Foo = {
+    a: 1,
+    b: 'b',
+    c: { d: 2 },
+  }
+
+  // readonly
+  const r = readonly(foo)
+  const rawObj = toRaw(r)
+  expectType<Foo>(rawObj)
+
+  // shallowReadonly
+  const shallowR = shallowReadonly(foo)
+  const shallowRawObj = toRaw(shallowR)
+  expectType<Foo>(shallowRawObj)
+})
diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/reactive.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/reactive.ts
index 729c854965e..a41489790b5 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/reactive.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/reactive.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ import type { RawSymbol, Ref, UnwrapRefSimple } from './ref'
 import { ReactiveFlags } from './constants'
 import { warn } from './warning'
 
+declare const ReadonlyRawSymbol: unique symbol
+
+interface ReadonlyRaw<T> {
+  /**
+   * Original type used to hold readonly function parameters
+   */
+  [ReadonlyRawSymbol]: T
+}
+
 export interface Target {
   [ReactiveFlags.SKIP]?: boolean
   [ReactiveFlags.IS_REACTIVE]?: boolean
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ export type DeepReadonly<T> = T extends Builtin
  */
 export function readonly<T extends object>(
   target: T,
-): DeepReadonly<UnwrapNestedRefs<T>> {
+): DeepReadonly<UnwrapNestedRefs<T>> & ReadonlyRaw<T> {
   return createReactiveObject(
     target,
     true,
@@ -244,7 +253,9 @@ export function readonly<T extends object>(
  * @param target - The source object.
  * @see {@link https://vuejs.org/api/reactivity-advanced.html#shallowreadonly}
  */
-export function shallowReadonly<T extends object>(target: T): Readonly<T> {
+export function shallowReadonly<T extends object>(
+  target: T,
+): Readonly<T> & ReadonlyRaw<T> {
   return createReactiveObject(
     target,
     true,
@@ -375,6 +386,10 @@ export function isProxy(value: any): boolean {
  * @param observed - The object for which the "raw" value is requested.
  * @see {@link https://vuejs.org/api/reactivity-advanced.html#toraw}
  */
+export function toRaw<T extends ReadonlyRaw<any>>(
+  observed: T,
+): T[typeof ReadonlyRawSymbol]
+export function toRaw<T>(observed: T): T
 export function toRaw<T>(observed: T): T {
   const raw = observed && (observed as Target)[ReactiveFlags.RAW]
   return raw ? toRaw(raw) : observed