diff --git a/packages/inferno-mobx/__tests__/types.spec.tsx b/packages/inferno-mobx/__tests__/types.spec.tsx
index 255c99761..ab02615bf 100644
--- a/packages/inferno-mobx/__tests__/types.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/inferno-mobx/__tests__/types.spec.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, render } from 'inferno';
+import { Component, FormEvent, render } from 'inferno';
 import { Provider } from 'inferno-mobx';
 import { observable } from 'mobx';
 
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ describe('top level context', () => {
       render(<MyComponent />, container);
     });
 
+    it('Should not complain about onInput event.target', () => {
+      render(<input onInput={(e: FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => e.target.value} />, container);
+    })
+
     it('Should be possible to return null from render SFC', () => {
       // SFC
       const MyComponent = () => {
diff --git a/packages/inferno/src/core/types.ts b/packages/inferno/src/core/types.ts
index d5fc60874..6fe6345d9 100644
--- a/packages/inferno/src/core/types.ts
+++ b/packages/inferno/src/core/types.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ export type ClipboardEvent<T> = SemiSyntheticEvent<T> & NativeClipboardEvent;
 export type CompositionEvent<T> = SemiSyntheticEvent<T> & NativeCompositionEvent;
 export type DragEvent<T> = InfernoMouseEvent<T> & NativeDragEvent;
 export type FocusEvent<T> = SemiSyntheticEvent<T> & NativeFocusEvent;
-export type FormEvent<T> = SemiSyntheticEvent<T>;
+export interface FormEvent<T> extends SemiSyntheticEvent<T> {
+  target: EventTarget & T;
+}
 
 export interface ChangeEvent<T> extends SemiSyntheticEvent<T> {
   target: EventTarget & T;