diff --git a/kink/container.py b/kink/container.py
index 4de77a0..74816ec 100644
--- a/kink/container.py
+++ b/kink/container.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 from types import LambdaType
-from typing import Any, Dict, Type, Union, Callable, List
-from kink.typing_support import is_optional, unpack_optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Type, Union, Callable, List, overload, TypeVar
 
 from kink.errors.service_error import ServiceError
-
+from kink.typing_support import is_optional, unpack_optional
 
 _MISSING_SERVICE = object()
 
 
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
 class Container:
     def __init__(self):
         self._memoized_services: Dict[Union[str, Type], Any] = {}
@@ -29,7 +31,15 @@ def add_alias(self, name: Union[str, Type], target: Union[str, Type]):
             self._aliases[name] = []
         self._aliases[name].append(target)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key: Union[str, Type]) -> Any:
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> Any:
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, key: Type[T]) -> T:
+        ...
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
         if key in self._factories:
             return self._factories[key](self)
 
@@ -42,10 +52,10 @@ def __getitem__(self, key: Union[str, Type]) -> Any:
             return service
 
         if key in self._aliases:
-            unaliased_key = self._aliases[key][0] # By default return first aliased service
+            unaliased_key = self._aliases[key][0]  # By default return first aliased service
             if unaliased_key in self._factories:
                 return self._factories[unaliased_key](self)
-            service = self._get(unaliased_key)  
+            service = self._get(unaliased_key)
 
         if service is not _MISSING_SERVICE:
             return service
@@ -85,7 +95,6 @@ def __contains__(self, key) -> bool:
         if is_optional(key):
             return unpack_optional(key) in self
 
-
         return False
 
     def _has_alias_list_for(self, key: Union[str, Type]) -> bool: