diff --git a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/dropdown-menu-button.tsx b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/dropdown-menu-button.tsx
index 9ededfb98ff..02ef220b739 100644
--- a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/dropdown-menu-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/dropdown-menu-button.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function DropdownMenuButton<Action extends string>({
   const menuTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  const onClick = useCallback(
+  const onClick: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
     (evt) => {
       evt.stopPropagation();
       if (evt.currentTarget.dataset.menuitem) {
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export function DropdownMenuButton<Action extends string>({
         // Workaround for https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PD-1674
         menuTriggerRef.current?.focus();
       }
-      onAction(evt.currentTarget.dataset.action);
+      const actionName = evt.currentTarget.dataset.action;
+      if (typeof actionName !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error('Expected element to have a "data-action" attribute');
+      }
+      onAction(actionName as Action);
     },
     [onAction]
   );
diff --git a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-group.tsx b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-group.tsx
index d4ed94a4b55..869edb25f2b 100644
--- a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-group.tsx
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ export function ItemActionGroup<Action extends string>({
   isVisible = true,
   'data-testid': dataTestId,
 }: ItemActionGroupProps<Action>) {
-  const onClick = useCallback(
+  const onClick: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
     (evt) => {
       evt.stopPropagation();
-      onAction(evt.currentTarget.dataset.action);
+      const actionName = evt.currentTarget.dataset.action;
+      if (typeof actionName !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error('Expected element to have a "data-action" attribute');
+      }
+      onAction(actionName as Action);
     },
     [onAction]
   );
diff --git a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-menu.tsx b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-menu.tsx
index 6205862312c..c0b2ac9bf47 100644
--- a/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-components/src/components/actions/item-action-menu.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function ItemActionMenu<Action extends string>({
   const menuTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  const onClick = useCallback(
+  const onClick: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
     (evt) => {
       evt.stopPropagation();
       if (evt.currentTarget.dataset.menuitem) {
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ export function ItemActionMenu<Action extends string>({
         // Workaround for https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PD-1674
         menuTriggerRef.current?.focus();
       }
-      onAction(evt.currentTarget.dataset.action);
+      const actionName = evt.currentTarget.dataset.action;
+      if (typeof actionName !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error('Expected element to have a "data-action" attribute');
+      }
+      onAction(actionName as Action);
     },
     [onAction]
   );