diff --git a/js/imports.ts b/js/imports.ts
index f4fcf63fe..695aa2c22 100644
--- a/js/imports.ts
+++ b/js/imports.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export { default as PDOMTree } from './accessibility/pdom/PDOMTree.js';
 export { default as PDOMFuzzer } from './accessibility/pdom/PDOMFuzzer.js';
 
 export type { default as TInputListener } from './input/TInputListener.js';
-export type { SceneryListenerFunction, SupportedEventTypes } from './input/TInputListener.js';
+export type { SceneryListenerFunction, SceneryNullableListenerFunction, SupportedEventTypes } from './input/TInputListener.js';
 export { default as Pointer, Intent } from './input/Pointer.js';
 export { default as Mouse } from './input/Mouse.js';
 export { default as Touch } from './input/Touch.js';
diff --git a/js/input/TInputListener.ts b/js/input/TInputListener.ts
index b9e5c26b9..dbafec043 100644
--- a/js/input/TInputListener.ts
+++ b/js/input/TInputListener.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import StrictOmit from '../../../phet-core/js/types/StrictOmit.js';
 import { Hotkey, SceneryEvent } from '../imports.js';
 
 export type SceneryListenerFunction<T extends Event = Event> = ( event: SceneryEvent<T> ) => void;
+export type SceneryNullableListenerFunction<T extends Event = Event> = ( event: SceneryEvent<T> | null ) => void;
 
 type TInputListener = {
   interrupt?: () => void;