diff --git a/packages/next/client/router.ts b/packages/next/client/router.ts
index 0506802441ad4..f8681b9885312 100644
--- a/packages/next/client/router.ts
+++ b/packages/next/client/router.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ export { Router, NextRouter }
 
 export type SingletonRouter = SingletonRouterBase & NextRouter
 
+export type RouterEvent =
+  | 'routeChangeStart'
+  | 'beforeHistoryChange'
+  | 'routeChangeComplete'
+  | 'routeChangeError'
+  | 'hashChangeStart'
+  | 'hashChangeComplete'
+
 const singletonRouter: SingletonRouterBase = {
   router: null, // holds the actual router instance
   readyCallbacks: [],
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ const urlPropertyFields = [
   'isPreview',
   'isLocaleDomain',
 ]
-const routerEvents = [
+const routerEvents: RouterEvent[] = [
   'routeChangeStart',
   'beforeHistoryChange',
   'routeChangeComplete',
@@ -89,9 +97,9 @@ coreMethodFields.forEach((field: string) => {
   }
 })
 
-routerEvents.forEach((event: string) => {
+routerEvents.forEach((event) => {
   singletonRouter.ready(() => {
-    Router.events.on(event, (...args) => {
+    Router.events.on(event as any, (...args: any[]) => {
       const eventField = `on${event.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${event.substring(
         1
       )}`
diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/mitt.ts b/packages/next/next-server/lib/mitt.ts
index e7c57c33b6e6c..2452227f0a1fb 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/mitt.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/mitt.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
 type Handler = (...evts: any[]) => void
 
-export type MittEmitter = {
-  on(type: string, handler: Handler): void
-  off(type: string, handler: Handler): void
-  emit(type: string, ...evts: any[]): void
+export type MittEmitter<
+  Type extends string = string,
+  Func extends Handler = Handler
+> = {
+  on(type: Type, handler: Func): void
+  off(type: Type, handler: Func): void
+  emit(type: Type, ...evts: any[]): void
 }
 
 export default function mitt(): MittEmitter {
diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts b/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
index e9502affb3ba2..c0df8d8285f95 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   isAssetError,
   markAssetError,
 } from '../../../client/route-loader'
+import { RouterEvent } from '../../../client/router'
 import { DomainLocales } from '../../server/config'
 import { denormalizePagePath } from '../../server/denormalize-page-path'
 import { normalizeLocalePath } from '../i18n/normalize-locale-path'
@@ -424,6 +425,19 @@ type ComponentLoadCancel = (() => void) | null
 
 type HistoryMethod = 'replaceState' | 'pushState'
 
+type RouterEventEmitter = MittEmitter<
+  Exclude<RouterEvent, 'routeChangeError'>,
+  (url: string, routeProps: { shallow: boolean }) => void
+> &
+  MittEmitter<
+    'routeChangeError',
+    (
+      err: Error & { cancelled: boolean },
+      url: string,
+      routeProps: { shallow: boolean }
+    ) => void
+  >
+
 const manualScrollRestoration =
   process.env.__NEXT_SCROLL_RESTORATION &&
   typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
@@ -504,7 +518,7 @@ export default class Router implements BaseRouter {
   clc: ComponentLoadCancel
   pageLoader: any
   _bps: BeforePopStateCallback | undefined
-  events: MittEmitter
+  events: RouterEventEmitter = mitt()
   _wrapApp: (App: AppComponent) => any
   isSsr: boolean
   isFallback: boolean
@@ -520,7 +534,7 @@ export default class Router implements BaseRouter {
 
   private _idx: number = 0
 
-  static events: MittEmitter = mitt()
+  static events: RouterEventEmitter = mitt()
 
   constructor(
     pathname: string,