diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/index.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..566d68a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./useSubmitAction";
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useSubmitAction.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useSubmitAction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6f0fe3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useSubmitAction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { SubmitOptions, useSubmit } from "react-router-dom";
+
+// From React Router
+type JsonObject = {
+  [Key in string]: JsonValue;
+} & {
+  [Key in string]?: JsonValue | undefined;
+};
+type JsonArray = JsonValue[] | readonly JsonValue[];
+type JsonPrimitive = string | number | boolean | null;
+type JsonValue = JsonPrimitive | JsonObject | JsonArray;
+
+/**
+ * Can be used when using (React Router) actions to explicitly set the type
+ * of action, and it's payload. This is similar to a Redux action.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *
+ *   const increment: TypedAction = {
+ *     type: "INCREMENT_VALUE",
+ *     payload: 1
+ *   }
+ *
+ * NOTE: Using complex objects in (React Router) `submit()` calls require a method
+ * to be set and an encType of "application/json" to be used.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   const submit = useSubmit()
+ *
+ *   submit(increment, {
+ *       method: "POST",  // NOTE: Not needed when using `submitAction()`.
+ *       encType: "application/json",  // NOTE: Not needed when using `submitAction()`.
+ *   })
+ */
+export type TypedAction<T = string, P = JsonValue> = {
+  type: T;
+  payload: P;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A small wrapper around React Routers' `useSubmit()` that takes a `TypedAction`
+ * as data. The `SubmitOptions` default to method of "POST" and an encType of "application/json".
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   const submitAction = useSubmitAction();
+ *
+ *   const increment: TypedAction = {
+ *     type: "INCREMENT_VALUE",
+ *     payload: 1
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   submitAction(increment);
+ *
+ * NOTE: In the (React Router) action handler `request.clone().json()` should be
+ * used to retrieve the `TypedAction`. If multiple actions should be handled the
+ * type of the action can be used to determine the applicable logic.
+ */
+export function useSubmitAction() {
+  const submit = useSubmit();
+
+  return (typedAction: TypedAction, options: SubmitOptions = {}) => {
+    const targetOptions: SubmitOptions = {
+      method: "POST",
+      encType: "application/json",
+    };
+    Object.assign(targetOptions, options);
+    return submit(typedAction, targetOptions);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/Assignees.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/Assignees.tsx
index 39c6b6626..e8ba1104d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/Assignees.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/Assignees.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import {
   SerializedFormData,
 } from "@maykin-ui/admin-ui";
 import React, { FormEvent, useState } from "react";
-import { useActionData, useSubmit } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useActionData } from "react-router-dom";
 
+import { useSubmitAction } from "../../../hooks";
 import { DestructionListAssignee } from "../../../lib/api/destructionLists";
 import { formatUser } from "../utils";
 import { UpdateDestructionListAction } from "./DestructionListDetail";
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ export function AssigneesEditable({
   reviewers,
 }: AssigneesEditableProps) {
   const errors = useActionData() || {};
-  const submit = useSubmit();
+  const submitAction = useSubmitAction();
+
   const reviewerAssignees = [...assignees].splice(1);
   const [confirmationModalState, setConfirmationModalState] = useState<{
     open: boolean;
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ export function AssigneesEditable({
     >;
     Object.assign(action.payload, { comment: String(comment) });
 
-    submit(action, { method: "PATCH", encType: "application/json" });
+    submitAction(action);
     setConfirmationModalState({ ...confirmationModalState, open: false });
   };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.tsx
index b9cf897ed..1fef0e112 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import {
 import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/router/utils";
 import { redirect, useLoaderData } from "react-router-dom";
 
+import { TypedAction } from "../../../hooks/useSubmitAction";
 import { User } from "../../../lib/api/auth";
 import {
   DestructionList,
   DestructionListItemUpdate,
-  DestructionListUpdateData,
   getDestructionList,
   updateDestructionList,
 } from "../../../lib/api/destructionLists";
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function DestructionListDetailPage() {
   );
 }
 
-export type UpdateDestructionListAction<T> = StateMutationAction<
+export type UpdateDestructionListAction<T> = TypedAction<
   "PROCESS_REVIEW" | "UPDATE_ASSIGNEES" | "UPDATE_ZAKEN",
   T
 >;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListItems.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListItems.tsx
index 8c74cf738..1a9ba24df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListItems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListItems.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import {
   useNavigation,
   useRevalidator,
   useSearchParams,
-  useSubmit,
 } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useAsync } from "react-use";
 
+import { useSubmitAction } from "../../../hooks/useSubmitAction";
 import { ReviewItem } from "../../../lib/api/review";
 import {
   ReviewItemResponse,
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ interface ProcessZaakReviewSelectionDetail {
 export function DestructionListItems() {
   const { state } = useNavigation();
   const [urlSearchParams, setUrlSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
-  const submit = useSubmit();
+  const submitAction = useSubmitAction();
+
   const {
     storageKey,
     destructionList,
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ export function DestructionListItems() {
         zaakUrls,
       },
     };
-    submit(action, { method: "PATCH", encType: "application/json" });
+    submitAction(action);
   };
 
   // Selection actions allowing the user to add/remove zaken to/from the destruction list or escape such flow.
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ export function DestructionListItems() {
       },
     };
 
-    submit(actionData, { method: "POST", encType: "application/json" });
+    submitAction(actionData);
   };
 
   // Whether the user is processing a review.
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/openzaak.ts b/frontend/src/types.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/types/openzaak.ts
rename to frontend/src/types.d.ts
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.d.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f0b41a1f..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./openzaak";
-export * from "./state";
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/state.d.ts b/frontend/src/types/state.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index feabbd44e..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/types/state.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Should be used when using (React Router) actions to explicitly mark the type
- * of action and cary the payload.
- *
- * This is similar to Redux actions.
- *
- * @example
- *   submit({ type: "INCREMENT_VALUE", payload: 1 }, { method: "PATCH", encType: "application/json" });
- */
-type StateMutationAction<T = string, P = unknown> = {
-  type: T;
-  payload: P;
-};