diff --git a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
index c30500439580..06793fabd0b4 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Python 3, and stub files conform to Python 3 syntax.
 
 from typing import (
-    TypeVar, Iterator, Iterable, overload,
+    TypeVar, Iterator, Iterable, overload, Type,
     Sequence, Mapping, Tuple, List, Any, Dict, Callable, Generic, Set,
     AbstractSet, Sized, Reversible, SupportsInt, SupportsFloat, SupportsAbs,
     SupportsRound, IO, BinaryIO, Union, AnyStr, MutableSequence, MutableMapping,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class type:
     # Note: the documentation doesnt specify what the return type is, the standard
     # implementation seems to be returning a list.
     def mro(self) -> List[type]: ...
-    def __subclasses__(self) -> List[type]: ...
+    def __subclasses__(self: Type[_T]) -> List[Type[_T]]: ...
 
 class int(SupportsInt, SupportsFloat, SupportsAbs[int]):
     @overload
diff --git a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
index e36a3b5c3a54..42b6e24bed18 100644
--- a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Stubs for builtins (Python 3)
 
 from typing import (
-    TypeVar, Iterator, Iterable, overload,
+    TypeVar, Iterator, Iterable, overload, Type,
     Sequence, MutableSequence, Mapping, MutableMapping, Tuple, List, Any, Dict, Callable, Generic,
     Set, AbstractSet, MutableSet, Sized, Reversible, SupportsInt, SupportsFloat, SupportsBytes,
     SupportsAbs, SupportsRound, IO, Union, ItemsView, KeysView, ValuesView, ByteString, Optional
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class type:
     @overload
     def __new__(cls, name: str, bases: Tuple[type, ...], namespace: Dict[str, Any]) -> type: ...
     def __call__(self, *args: Any, **kwds: Any) -> Any: ...
-    def __subclasses__(self) -> List[type]: ...
+    def __subclasses__(self: Type[_T]) -> List[Type[_T]]: ...
     # Note: the documentation doesnt specify what the return type is, the standard
     # implementation seems to be returning a list.
     def mro(self) -> List[type]: ...