diff --git a/examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.js b/examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.tsx
similarity index 78%
rename from examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.js
rename to examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.tsx
index 4ee37b44f996..2242a1d1f023 100644
--- a/examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.js
+++ b/examples/official-storybook/stories/core/args.stories.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, useState } from 'react';
 import { useArgs } from '@storybook/client-api';
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line react/prop-types
-const ArgUpdater = ({ args, updateArgs, resetArgs }) => {
+interface CustomArgs {
+  first?: string;
+  last?: string;
+  foo?: string;
+}
+
+type UpdateArgs = ReturnType<typeof useArgs>[1];
+type ResetArgs = ReturnType<typeof useArgs>[2];
+
+const ArgUpdater: FC<{ args: CustomArgs; updateArgs: UpdateArgs; resetArgs: ResetArgs }> = ({
+  args,
+  updateArgs,
+  resetArgs,
+}) => {
   const [argsInput, updateArgsInput] = useState(JSON.stringify(args));
 
   return (
@@ -30,7 +42,7 @@ export default {
   title: 'Core/Args',
   decorators: [
     (story) => {
-      const [args, updateArgs, resetArgs] = useArgs();
+      const [args, updateArgs, resetArgs] = useArgs<CustomArgs>();
 
       return (
         <>
@@ -63,14 +75,14 @@ export const DifferentSet = Template.bind({});
 DifferentSet.args = {
   foo: 'bar',
   bar: 2,
-};
+} as CustomArgs;
 
 export const TestUndefinedArgs = Template.bind({});
 TestUndefinedArgs.args = {
   first: 'Bob',
   last: 'Miller',
   foo: 'bar',
-};
+} as CustomArgs;
 TestUndefinedArgs.argTypes = {
   first: {
     control: { type: 'select' },
diff --git a/lib/addons/src/hooks.ts b/lib/addons/src/hooks.ts
index dd329046ca4e..42dab8e2a6c6 100644
--- a/lib/addons/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/lib/addons/src/hooks.ts
@@ -424,21 +424,21 @@ export function useParameter<S>(parameterKey: string, defaultValue?: S): S | und
 }
 
 /* Returns current value of story args */
-export function useArgs(): [Args, (newArgs: Args) => void, (argNames?: [string]) => void] {
+export function useArgs<SpecificArgs = Args>(): [SpecificArgs, (newArgs: Partial<SpecificArgs>) => void, (argNames?: (keyof SpecificArgs)[]) => void] {
   const channel = addons.getChannel();
   const { id: storyId, args } = useStoryContext();
 
   const updateArgs = useCallback(
-    (updatedArgs: Args) => channel.emit(UPDATE_STORY_ARGS, { storyId, updatedArgs }),
+    (updatedArgs: Partial<SpecificArgs>) => channel.emit(UPDATE_STORY_ARGS, { storyId, updatedArgs }),
     [channel, storyId]
   );
 
   const resetArgs = useCallback(
-    (argNames?: [string]) => channel.emit(RESET_STORY_ARGS, { storyId, argNames }),
+    (argNames?: (keyof SpecificArgs)[]) => channel.emit(RESET_STORY_ARGS, { storyId, argNames }),
     [channel, storyId]
   );
 
-  return [args, updateArgs, resetArgs];
+  return [args as SpecificArgs, updateArgs, resetArgs];
 }
 
 /* Returns current value of global args */