diff --git a/js/accessibility/voicing/InteractiveHighlighting.ts b/js/accessibility/voicing/InteractiveHighlighting.ts
index 4387e092d..5b27f97d8 100644
--- a/js/accessibility/voicing/InteractiveHighlighting.ts
+++ b/js/accessibility/voicing/InteractiveHighlighting.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const INTERACTIVE_HIGHLIGHTING_OPTIONS = [
 ];
 
 type InteractiveHighlightingSelfOptions = {
-  interactiveHighlight?: Node | Shape | null,
+  interactiveHighlight?: Node | Shape | null | 'invisible',
   interactiveHighlightLayerable?: boolean
 };
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const InteractiveHighlighting = <SuperType extends Constructor>( Type: SuperType
 
     // The highlight that will surround this Node when it is activated and a Pointer is currently over it. When
     // null, the focus highlight will be used (as defined in ParallelDOM.js).
-    _interactiveHighlight: Shape | Node | null;
+    _interactiveHighlight: Shape | Node | null | 'invisible';
 
     // If true, the highlight will be layerable in the scene graph instead of drawn
     // above everything in the HighlightOverlay. If true, you are responsible for adding the interactiveHighlight
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const InteractiveHighlighting = <SuperType extends Constructor>( Type: SuperType
      * Set the interactive highlight for this node. By default, the highlight will be a pink rectangle that surrounds
      * the node's local bounds.
      */
-    setInteractiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight: Node | Shape | null ) {
+    setInteractiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight: Node | Shape | null | 'invisible' ) {
 
       if ( this._interactiveHighlight !== interactiveHighlight ) {
         this._interactiveHighlight = interactiveHighlight;
@@ -152,16 +152,16 @@ const InteractiveHighlighting = <SuperType extends Constructor>( Type: SuperType
       }
     }
 
-    set interactiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight: Node | Shape | null ) { this.setInteractiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight ); }
+    set interactiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight: Node | Shape | null | 'invisible' ) { this.setInteractiveHighlight( interactiveHighlight ); }
 
     /**
      * Returns the interactive highlight for this Node.
      */
-    getInteractiveHighlight(): Node | Shape | null {
+    getInteractiveHighlight(): Node | Shape | null | 'invisible' {
       return this._interactiveHighlight;
     }
 
-    get interactiveHighlight(): Node | Shape | null { return this.getInteractiveHighlight(); }
+    get interactiveHighlight(): Node | Shape | null | 'invisible' { return this.getInteractiveHighlight(); }
 
     /**
      * Sets whether the highlight is layerable in the scene graph instead of above everything in the
diff --git a/js/overlays/HighlightOverlay.js b/js/overlays/HighlightOverlay.js
index ce9c632bf..a1faf650e 100644
--- a/js/overlays/HighlightOverlay.js
+++ b/js/overlays/HighlightOverlay.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class HighlightOverlay {
    *
    * @param {Trail} trail - The focused trail to highlight. It assumes that this trail is in this display.
    * @param {Node} node - Node receiving the highlight
-   * @param {Node|Shape|null} nodeHighlight - the highlight to use
+   * @param {Node|Shape|null|'invisible'} nodeHighlight - the highlight to use
    * @param {boolean} layerable - Is the highlight layerable in the scene graph?
    * @param {BooleanProperty} visibleProperty - Property controlling the visibility for the provided highlight
    */