diff --git a/lib/lib.dom.d.ts b/lib/lib.dom.d.ts
index 7817a0e426704..ccc1bc044f161 100644
--- a/lib/lib.dom.d.ts
+++ b/lib/lib.dom.d.ts
@@ -4897,7 +4897,7 @@ interface Element extends Node, ParentNode, NonDocumentTypeChildNode, ChildNode,
      */
     closest<K extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(selector: K): HTMLElementTagNameMap[K] | null;
     closest<K extends keyof SVGElementTagNameMap>(selector: K): SVGElementTagNameMap[K] | null;
-    closest(selector: string): Element | null;
+    closest<E extends Element = Element>(selector: string): E | null;
     /**
      * Returns element's first attribute whose qualified name is qualifiedName, and null if there is no such attribute otherwise.
      */