diff --git a/src/useClickAway.ts b/src/useClickAway.ts
index 23933b546f..dbe3860ff6 100644
--- a/src/useClickAway.ts
+++ b/src/useClickAway.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { off, on } from './util';
 
 const defaultEvents = ['mousedown', 'touchstart'];
 
-const useClickAway = (
+const useClickAway = <T extends Event>(
   ref: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>,
-  onClickAway: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+  onClickAway: (event: T | Event) => void,
   events: string[] = defaultEvents
 ) => {
   const savedCallback = useRef(onClickAway);
diff --git a/stories/useClickAway.story.tsx b/stories/useClickAway.story.tsx
index e5ab7d951c..f75d876824 100644
--- a/stories/useClickAway.story.tsx
+++ b/stories/useClickAway.story.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import ShowDocs from './util/ShowDocs';
 
 const Demo = () => {
   const ref = useRef(null);
-  useClickAway(ref, action('outside clicked'));
+  useClickAway<MouseEvent>(ref, action('outside clicked'));
 
   return (
     <div