diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 0df9c6c9df842..ebb84abc0772e 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Enhancements
 
 -   `BoxControl`: Allow negative values for margin controls ([#60347](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/60347)).
+-   `View`: Fix prop types ([#60919](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/60919)).
 
 ### Bug Fix
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/card/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap b/packages/components/src/card/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
index 0b723732e3dba..60dcd306f3f52 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/card/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/card/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nwhnu3-View-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-scrollable components-card__body components-card-body css-1w878rm-View-Scrollable-scrollableScrollbar-scrollY-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-d0qyo2-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-scrollable components-card__body components-card-body css-vpf7zs-PolymorphicDiv-Scrollable-scrollableScrollbar-scrollY-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="CardBody"
     >
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nwhnu3-View-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-2oh82v-View-Body-borderRadius-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-d0qyo2-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-card__body components-card-body css-4zm8r0-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="CardBody"
     >
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-120suhd-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-opd7jt-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1l4bmbt-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-8pv7rj-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="CardFooter"
     >
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-120suhd-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-ys33kb-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1l4bmbt-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1hguscv-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="CardFooter"
     >
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-3fkkv8-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-tedm3i-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1tfuk0d-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-10qs2ur-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium-shady e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="CardHeader"
     >
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
     >
       <div
-        class="css-mgwsf4-View-Content e19lxcc00"
+        class="css-76dw7d-PolymorphicDiv-Content e19lxcc00"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-3fkkv8-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-2feznw-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1tfuk0d-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-medium e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-d1c2bv-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardHeader"
         >
           Header
         </div>
         <div
--         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nwhnu3-View-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nonx1n-View-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-d0qyo2-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-kub9fa-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardBody"
         >
@@ -138,27 +138,27 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -6,25 +6,25 @@
     >
       <div
-        class="css-mgwsf4-View-Content e19lxcc00"
+        class="css-76dw7d-PolymorphicDiv-Content e19lxcc00"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-ed5e1x-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1f9ii60-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1xfrxuu-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1mitrbv-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardHeader"
         >
           Header
         </div>
         <div
--         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nonx1n-View-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nwhnu3-View-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-kub9fa-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-d0qyo2-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-medium e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardBody"
         >
           Body
         </div>
         <div
--         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-ide17g-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-jsws2e-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-xSmallCardPadding e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-8o7z5w-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1umuqb4-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-xSmallCardPadding e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardFooter"
         >
@@ -174,33 +174,33 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface components-card css-hkvggq-View-Surface-getBorders-primary-Card-boxShadowless-rounded e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface components-card css-nsno0f-View-Surface-getBorders-primary-Card-rounded e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface components-card css-5ubhkm-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary-Card-boxShadowless-rounded e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface components-card css-1lc0qq8-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary-Card-rounded e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Card"
     >
       <div
-        class="css-mgwsf4-View-Content e19lxcc00"
+        class="css-76dw7d-PolymorphicDiv-Content e19lxcc00"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-ed5e1x-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1f9ii60-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1xfrxuu-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-flex components-card__header components-card-header css-1mitrbv-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Header-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardHeader"
         >
           Header
         </div>
         <div
--         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1nonx1n-View-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-5spj1a-View-Body-borderRadius-small e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-kub9fa-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-large e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-card__body components-card-body css-1djcdvu-PolymorphicDiv-Body-borderRadius-small e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardBody"
         >
           Body
         </div>
         <div
--         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-ide17g-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1ih54yp-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-8o7z5w-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-large-borderless e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-flex components-card__footer components-card-footer css-1awxp6o-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow-Footer-borderRadius-borderColor-small e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="CardFooter"
         >
@@ -470,15 +470,15 @@ Snapshot Diff:
       </div>
       <div
         aria-hidden="true"
--       class="components-elevation css-1lsfy80-View-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
-+       class="components-elevation css-15t1t3g-View-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
+-       class="components-elevation css-1ilbefw-PolymorphicDiv-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
++       class="components-elevation css-10h9eji-PolymorphicDiv-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
         data-wp-c16t="true"
         data-wp-component="Elevation"
       />
       <div
         aria-hidden="true"
--       class="components-elevation css-18cl04p-View-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
-+       class="components-elevation css-15t1t3g-View-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
+-       class="components-elevation css-7he0ow-PolymorphicDiv-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
++       class="components-elevation css-10h9eji-PolymorphicDiv-Elevation-sx-Base-elevationClassName e19lxcc00"
         data-wp-c16t="true"
         data-wp-component="Elevation"
       />
diff --git a/packages/components/src/flex/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap b/packages/components/src/flex/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
index 072b70ff9cb80..f963bf0fd7167 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/flex/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/flex/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
@@ -7,25 +7,25 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 
 @@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
   <div
-    class="components-flex css-j6raph-View-Flex-base-ItemsRow e19lxcc00"
+    class="components-flex css-1hwd9hm-PolymorphicDiv-Flex-base-ItemsRow e19lxcc00"
 -   data-testid="flex"
 +   data-testid="base-flex"
     data-wp-c16t="true"
     data-wp-component="Flex"
   >
     <div
-      class="components-flex-item css-mw3lhz-View-Item-sx-Base e19lxcc00"
+      class="components-flex-item css-eno349-PolymorphicDiv-Item-sx-Base e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="FlexItem"
     >
       Item
     </div>
 -   <div
--     class="css-1mm2cvy-View e19lxcc00"
+-     class="css-161q9d5-PolymorphicDiv e19lxcc00"
 -   />
 -   <div />
     <div
-      class="components-flex-item components-flex-block css-14wzr73-View-Item-sx-Base-block e19lxcc00"
+      class="components-flex-item components-flex-block css-10m3u8l-PolymorphicDiv-Item-sx-Base-block e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="FlexBlock"
     >
diff --git a/packages/components/src/item-group/item/hook.ts b/packages/components/src/item-group/item/hook.ts
index 188b575e072c8..be817a24dcbb1 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/item-group/item/hook.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/item-group/item/hook.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import type { ElementType } from 'react';
-
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
@@ -32,11 +27,7 @@ export function useItem( props: WordPressComponentProps< ItemProps, 'div' > ) {
 
 	const size = sizeProp || contextSize;
 
-	const as =
-		asProp ||
-		( ( typeof onClick !== 'undefined'
-			? 'button'
-			: 'div' ) as ElementType );
+	const as = asProp || ( typeof onClick !== 'undefined' ? 'button' : 'div' );
 
 	const cx = useCx();
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/item-group/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap b/packages/components/src/item-group/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
index f5211b7b1683f..24ecd27f68c49 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/item-group/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/item-group/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
         role="listitem"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-item css-1n28wmo-View-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-item css-gg7ygh-View-large-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-item css-au4yox-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-item css-1h3jinl-PolymorphicDiv-large-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="Item"
         >
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
         role="listitem"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-item css-1n28wmo-View-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-item css-gg7ygh-View-large-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-item css-au4yox-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-item css-1h3jinl-PolymorphicDiv-large-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="Item"
         >
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
       role="listitem"
     >
       <div
--       class="components-item css-1lf4kzd-View-medium-item e19lxcc00"
-+       class="components-item css-1vv4aem-View-large-item e19lxcc00"
+-       class="components-item css-tpom78-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item e19lxcc00"
++       class="components-item css-vss65r-PolymorphicDiv-large-item e19lxcc00"
         data-wp-c16t="true"
         data-wp-component="Item"
       >
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-item-group css-kj8mvb-View-rounded e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-item-group css-18qvw1m-View-separated-rounded e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-item-group css-1iattls-PolymorphicDiv-rounded e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-item-group css-zgfros-PolymorphicDiv-separated-rounded e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="ItemGroup"
       role="list"
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
         role="listitem"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-item css-1n28wmo-View-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-item css-1lf4kzd-View-medium-item e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-item css-au4yox-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-item css-tpom78-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="Item"
         >
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-item-group css-kj8mvb-View-rounded e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-item-group css-acyoj6-View-bordered-rounded e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-item-group css-1iattls-PolymorphicDiv-rounded e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-item-group css-1ibn92o-PolymorphicDiv-bordered-rounded e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="ItemGroup"
       role="list"
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
         role="listitem"
       >
         <div
--         class="components-item css-1n28wmo-View-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
-+         class="components-item css-1lf4kzd-View-medium-item e19lxcc00"
+-         class="components-item css-au4yox-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item-spacedAround e19lxcc00"
++         class="components-item css-tpom78-PolymorphicDiv-medium-item e19lxcc00"
           data-wp-c16t="true"
           data-wp-component="Item"
         >
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-item-group css-kj8mvb-View-rounded e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-item-group css-1mm2cvy-View e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-item-group css-1iattls-PolymorphicDiv-rounded e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-item-group css-161q9d5-PolymorphicDiv e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="ItemGroup"
       role="list"
diff --git a/packages/components/src/surface/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap b/packages/components/src/surface/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
index 200382f04ae5b..520649a54d295 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/surface/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/surface/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface css-pt58n0-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface css-soe81k-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface css-1bmtyqd-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface css-1u146xf-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Surface"
     >
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface css-1vckp4o-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface css-soe81k-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface css-iin9ud-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface css-1u146xf-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Surface"
     >
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface css-sw9dzi-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface css-soe81k-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface css-4j30ez-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface css-1u146xf-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Surface"
     >
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface css-123k66h-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface css-soe81k-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface css-1v7smm4-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface css-1u146xf-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Surface"
     >
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ Snapshot Diff:
 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
   <div>
     <div
--     class="components-surface css-1m2pafr-View-Surface-getBorders-secondary e19lxcc00"
-+     class="components-surface css-soe81k-View-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
+-     class="components-surface css-1afnk4j-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-secondary e19lxcc00"
++     class="components-surface css-1u146xf-PolymorphicDiv-Surface-getBorders-primary e19lxcc00"
       data-wp-c16t="true"
       data-wp-component="Surface"
     >
diff --git a/packages/components/src/view/component.tsx b/packages/components/src/view/component.tsx
index a970c5c757431..6742bd9f52e51 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/view/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/view/component.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,25 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
-import type { RefAttributes } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { forwardRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import type { WordPressComponent } from '../context/wordpress-component';
-import type { ViewProps } from './types';
+import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../context';
+
+const PolymorphicDiv = styled.div``;
+
+function UnforwardedView< T extends React.ElementType = 'div' >(
+	{ as, ...restProps }: WordPressComponentProps< {}, T >,
+	ref: React.ForwardedRef< any >
+) {
+	return <PolymorphicDiv as={ as } ref={ ref } { ...restProps } />;
+}
 
 /**
  * `View` is a core component that renders everything in the library.
@@ -26,13 +38,8 @@ import type { ViewProps } from './types';
  * }
  * ```
  */
-export const View: WordPressComponent<
-	'div',
-	ViewProps & RefAttributes< any >,
-	true
-> = styled.div``;
-
-View.selector = '.components-view';
-View.displayName = 'View';
+export const View = Object.assign( forwardRef( UnforwardedView ), {
+	selector: '.components-view',
+} );
 
 export default View;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/view/types.ts b/packages/components/src/view/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c7e1508812c8..0000000000000
--- a/packages/components/src/view/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-
-export type ViewProps = { children?: ReactNode };