diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
index b0dd4f805a..974c2ef0e9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export interface DefaultIconProps extends IntentProps, Props, DefaultSVGIconProp
  * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/73795494/7406866
  */
 export interface IconComponent extends React.FC<IconProps<Element>> {
-    <T extends Element = Element>(props: IconProps<T>): React.ReactNode | null;
+    <T extends Element = Element>(props: IconProps<T>): ReturnType<React.FC<IconProps<Element>>> | null;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/icons/src/svgIconContainer.tsx b/packages/icons/src/svgIconContainer.tsx
index 074a831a34..668f79d87d 100644
--- a/packages/icons/src/svgIconContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/icons/src/svgIconContainer.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ export type SVGIconContainerProps<T extends Element> = Omit<SVGIconProps<T>, "ch
  * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/73795494/7406866
  */
 export interface SVGIconContainerComponent extends React.FC<SVGIconContainerProps<Element>> {
-    <T extends Element = Element>(props: SVGIconContainerProps<T>): React.ReactNode | null;
+    <T extends Element = Element>(
+        props: SVGIconContainerProps<T>,
+    ): ReturnType<React.FC<SVGIconContainerProps<Element>>> | null;
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback