diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
index c235e30c388..d5cde0874fb 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import {
   ComponentOptionsWithArrayProps,
   ComponentOptionsWithObjectProps
 } from './componentOptions'
-import { SetupContext, RenderFunction, FunctionalComponent } from './component'
+import {
+  SetupContext,
+  RenderFunction,
+  FunctionalComponent,
+  DefineComponent
+} from './component'
 import { ComponentPublicInstance } from './componentProxy'
 import { ExtractPropTypes, ComponentPropsOptions } from './componentProps'
 import { EmitsOptions } from './componentEmits'
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ export function defineComponent<
     E,
     VNodeProps & Props
   >
-} & ComponentOptionsWithoutProps<Props, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
+} & DefineComponent //& ComponentOptionsWithoutProps<Props, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
 
 // overload 3: object format with array props declaration
 // props inferred as { [key in PropNames]?: any }
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ export function defineComponent<
 ): {
   // array props technically doesn't place any contraints on props in TSX
   new (): ComponentPublicInstance<VNodeProps, RawBindings, D, C, M, E>
-} & ComponentOptionsWithArrayProps<PropNames, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
+} & DefineComponent //& ComponentOptionsWithArrayProps<PropNames, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
 
 // overload 4: object format with object props declaration
 // see `ExtractPropTypes` in ./componentProps.ts
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ export function defineComponent<
     E,
     VNodeProps & ExtractPropTypes<PropsOptions, false>
   >
-} & ComponentOptionsWithObjectProps<PropsOptions, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
+} & DefineComponent //& ComponentOptionsBase<PropsOptions, RawBindings, D, C, M, E, EE>
 
 // implementation, close to no-op
 export function defineComponent(options: unknown) {
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
index 2136ae791c6..32d5a4da9ce 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,17 @@ export interface ClassComponent {
   __vccOpts: ComponentOptions
 }
 
-export type Component = ComponentOptions | FunctionalComponent<any>
+// Allow typescript deferenciate DefineComponent from other interfaces
+declare const DefineComponentSymbol: unique symbol
+export interface DefineComponent {
+  [DefineComponentSymbol]: true
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+export type Component =
+  | ComponentOptions
+  | FunctionalComponent<any>
+  | DefineComponent
 
 // A type used in public APIs where a component type is expected.
 // The constructor type is an artificial type returned by defineComponent().