diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c48fc23830..3177f3ddb70 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
+- Make `<EuiProgress>` TypeScript types more specific ([#518](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/518))
+
 **Bug fixes**
 
 - Made `EuiIconTip` screen reader accessible ([#534](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/534))
diff --git a/src/components/progress/index.d.ts b/src/components/progress/index.d.ts
index a80244de69c..53037e1b3f7 100644
--- a/src/components/progress/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/progress/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="../common.d.ts" />
 
-import { SFC, HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import { SFC, ProgressHTMLAttributes } from 'react';
 
 declare module '@elastic/eui' {
   /**
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare module '@elastic/eui' {
   export type EuiProgressPosition = 'fixed' | 'absolute' | 'static';
 
   export type EuiProgressProps = CommonProps &
-    HTMLAttributes<HTMLProgressElement> & {
+    ProgressHTMLAttributes<HTMLProgressElement> & {
       size?: EuiProgressSize;
       color?: EuiProgressColor;
       position?: EuiProgressPosition;