diff --git a/.changeset/blue-moons-carry.md b/.changeset/blue-moons-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..410005d1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-moons-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@khanacademy/perseus": patch
+---
+
+Minor type fixes in the `ImageLoader` and `SvgImage` components
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/image-loader.stories.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/image-loader.stories.tsx
index 5896950b5b..08abacefea 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/image-loader.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/image-loader.stories.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export const SvgImage = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
     return (
         <ImageLoader
             src={svgUrl}
-            // @ts-expect-error [FEI-5003] - TS2322 - Type 'null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
             preloader={null}
             imgProps={{
                 alt: "ALT",
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export const PngImage = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
     return (
         <ImageLoader
             src={imgUrl}
-            // @ts-expect-error [FEI-5003] - TS2322 - Type 'null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
             preloader={null}
             imgProps={{
                 alt: "ALT",
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ export const InvalidImageWithChildrenForFailedLoading = (
     return (
         <ImageLoader
             src="http://abcdefiahofshiaof.noway.badimage.com"
-            // @ts-expect-error [FEI-5003] - TS2322 - Type 'null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
             preloader={null}
             imgProps={{
                 alt: "ALT",
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/image-loader.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/image-loader.tsx
index a9c3e7094b..18f7de644b 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/image-loader.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/image-loader.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export type ImageProps = {
     alt: string;
     title?: string;
     ["aria-hidden"]?: boolean;
-    tabIndex?: string;
+    tabIndex?: number;
     onClick?: (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => void;
     style?: Dimensions;
 };
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Props = {
     // When the DOM updates to replace the preloader with the image, or
     // vice-versa, we trigger this callback.
     onUpdate: (status: (typeof Status)[keyof typeof Status]) => void;
-    preloader: () => React.ReactElement | null | undefined;
+    preloader: (() => React.ReactNode) | null | undefined;
     src: string;
 };
 
@@ -122,17 +122,15 @@ class ImageLoader extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     renderImg: () => React.ReactElement<React.ComponentProps<"img">> = () => {
         const {src, imgProps} = this.props;
-        let onKeyUp = null;
-        let onKeyDown = null;
+        let onKeyUp;
+        let onKeyDown;
         if (imgProps.onClick != null) {
-            // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void' is not assignable to type 'null'.
             onKeyUp = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
                 // 13 is enter key, 32 is space key
                 if (e.keyCode === 13 || e.keyCode === 32) {
                     imgProps.onClick && imgProps.onClick(e);
                 }
             };
-            // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void' is not assignable to type 'null'.
             onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
                 // 32 is space key
                 if (e.keyCode === 32) {
@@ -146,9 +144,7 @@ class ImageLoader extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         return (
             <img
                 src={staticUrl(src)}
-                // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLImageElement> | undefined'.
                 onKeyUp={onKeyUp}
-                // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLImageElement> | undefined'.
                 onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
                 {...imgProps}
             />
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/svg-image.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/svg-image.tsx
index 40093e2806..f98ad84730 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/svg-image.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/svg-image.tsx
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ class SvgImage extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                         <ImageLoader
                             src={imageSrc}
                             imgProps={imageProps}
-                            // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(() => Element) | null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
                             preloader={preloader}
                             onUpdate={this.handleUpdate}
                         />
@@ -679,7 +678,6 @@ class SvgImage extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             return (
                 <ImageLoader
                     src={imageSrc}
-                    // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(() => Element) | null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
                     preloader={preloader}
                     imgProps={imageProps}
                     onUpdate={this.handleUpdate}
@@ -742,7 +740,6 @@ class SvgImage extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                         src={imageUrl}
                         onLoad={this.onImageLoad}
                         onUpdate={this.handleUpdate}
-                        // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(() => Element) | null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
                         preloader={preloader}
                         imgProps={imageProps}
                     />
@@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ class SvgImage extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                     src={imageUrl}
                     onLoad={this.onImageLoad}
                     onUpdate={this.handleUpdate}
-                    // @ts-expect-error - TS2322 - Type '(() => Element) | null' is not assignable to type '() => ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | null | undefined'.
                     preloader={preloader}
                     imgProps={imageProps}
                 />
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/server-item-renderer.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/server-item-renderer.tsx
index ec6889ec23..2a7f56024f 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/server-item-renderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/server-item-renderer.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ type SerializedState = {
     hints: any;
 };
 
-/* eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unsafe */
 export class ServerItemRenderer
     extends React.Component<Props, State>
     implements RendererInterface, KeypadContextRendererInterface