diff --git a/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/8307.md b/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/8307.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b926b5dd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/8307.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Updated `EuiInlineEditForm`'s `onCancel` prop type to allow uncontrolled mode usage
+
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/inline_edit/inline_edit_form.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/inline_edit/inline_edit_form.tsx
index 136f60c7a81..4f735a5aab5 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/inline_edit/inline_edit_form.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/inline_edit/inline_edit_form.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export type EuiInlineEditCommonProps = Omit<
        * Initial inline edit text value
        */
       defaultValue: string;
+      onCancel?: (previousValue: string) => void;
     },
     {
       /**
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export type EuiInlineEditCommonProps = Omit<
       /**
        * Callback required to reset `value` to the previous read mode text value.
        */
-      onCancel: (perviousValue: string) => void;
+      onCancel: (previousValue: string) => void;
     }
   >;