diff --git a/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/components/FileList.tsx b/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/components/FileList.tsx
index 0ec98ef363..a636b8fa4b 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/components/FileList.tsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/components/FileList.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { h } from 'preact'
 import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks'
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore untyped
 import VirtualList from '@uppy/utils/lib/VirtualList'
 import FileItem from './FileItem/index.tsx'
 
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.jsx b/packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.tsx
similarity index 77%
rename from packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.jsx
rename to packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.tsx
index 0be5fe96b7..1a9817074c 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.jsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/utils/src/VirtualList.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
  * - Tweaked styles for Uppy's Dashboard use case
  */
 
-import {  h, Component  } from 'preact'
+import { h, Component } from 'preact'
+import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'preact/compat'
 
 const STYLE_INNER = {
   position: 'relative',
@@ -51,8 +52,21 @@ const STYLE_CONTENT = {
   overflow: 'visible',
 }
 
-class VirtualList extends Component {
-  constructor (props) {
+type Props<T> = Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'data'> & {
+  data: T[]
+  rowHeight: number
+  renderRow: (item: T) => h.JSX.Element
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react/require-default-props
+  overscanCount?: number | undefined
+}
+
+class VirtualList<T> extends Component<
+  Props<T>,
+  { offset: number; height: number }
+> {
+  focusElement: HTMLElement | null
+
+  constructor(props: Props<T>) {
     super(props)
 
     // The currently focused node, used to retain focus when the visible rows change.
@@ -65,58 +79,61 @@ class VirtualList extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  componentDidMount () {
+  componentDidMount(): void {
     this.resize()
     window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize)
   }
 
   // TODO: refactor to stable lifecycle method
   // eslint-disable-next-line
-  componentWillUpdate () {
-    if (this.base.contains(document.activeElement)) {
-      this.focusElement = document.activeElement
+  componentWillUpdate() {
+    if (this.base!.contains(document.activeElement)) {
+      this.focusElement = document.activeElement as HTMLElement
     }
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate () {
+  componentDidUpdate(): void {
     // Maintain focus when rows are added and removed.
-    if (this.focusElement && this.focusElement.parentNode
-        && document.activeElement !== this.focusElement) {
-      this.focusElement.focus()
+    if (
+      this.focusElement &&
+      this.focusElement.parentNode &&
+      document.activeElement !== this.focusElement
+    ) {
+      this.focusElement!.focus()
     }
     this.focusElement = null
     this.resize()
   }
 
-  componentWillUnmount () {
+  componentWillUnmount(): void {
     window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleResize)
   }
 
-  handleScroll = () => {
-    this.setState({ offset: this.base.scrollTop })
+  handleScroll = (): void => {
+    this.setState({ offset: (this.base! as HTMLElement).scrollTop })
   }
 
-  handleResize = () => {
+  handleResize = (): void => {
     this.resize()
   }
 
-  resize () {
+  resize(): void {
     const { height } = this.state
 
-    if (height !== this.base.offsetHeight) {
+    if (height !== (this.base! as HTMLElement).offsetHeight) {
       this.setState({
-        height: this.base.offsetHeight,
+        height: (this.base! as HTMLElement).offsetHeight,
       })
     }
   }
 
-  render ({
+  render({
     data,
     rowHeight,
     renderRow,
     overscanCount = 10,
     ...props
-  }) {
+  }: Props<T>): h.JSX.Element {
     const { offset, height } = this.state
     // first visible row index
     let start = Math.floor(offset / rowHeight)
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/@uppy/utils/tsconfig.json
index 3148361844..fca37bdf5b 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@uppy/utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     "emitDeclarationOnly": false,
     "noEmit": true,
   },
-  "include": ["src/*.ts"],
+  "include": ["src/*.ts", "src/*.tsx"],
   "references": [],
 }