diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-dryers-swim.md b/.changeset/shiny-dryers-swim.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f943b2180903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-dryers-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Paginate will now return exact types instead of a naive Record
diff --git a/packages/astro/client.d.ts b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
index e6389d41555e..9d064c0b1967 100644
--- a/packages/astro/client.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ declare module 'astro:assets' {
 	};
 
 	type WithRequired<T, K extends keyof T> = T & { [P in K]-?: T[P] };
-	type Simplify<T> = { [KeyType in keyof T]: T[KeyType] };
+	type Simplify<T> = { [KeyType in keyof T]: T[KeyType] } & {};
 	type ImgAttributes = WithRequired<
 		Omit<import('./types').HTMLAttributes<'img'>, 'src' | 'width' | 'height'>,
 		'alt'
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index bc47e07795de..3efbb7ae8242 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -1600,7 +1600,9 @@ export type GetStaticPaths = (
  * const { slug } = Astro.params as Params;
  * ```
  */
-export type InferGetStaticParamsType<T> = T extends () => infer R | Promise<infer R>
+export type InferGetStaticParamsType<T> = T extends (
+	opts?: GetStaticPathsOptions
+) => infer R | Promise<infer R>
 	? R extends Array<infer U>
 		? U extends { params: infer P }
 			? P
@@ -1631,7 +1633,9 @@ export type InferGetStaticParamsType<T> = T extends () => infer R | Promise<infe
  * const { propA, propB } = Astro.props;
  * ```
  */
-export type InferGetStaticPropsType<T> = T extends () => infer R | Promise<infer R>
+export type InferGetStaticPropsType<T> = T extends (
+	opts: GetStaticPathsOptions
+) => infer R | Promise<infer R>
 	? R extends Array<infer U>
 		? U extends { props: infer P }
 			? P
@@ -1678,13 +1682,13 @@ export type MarkdownContent<T extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>>
  *
  * [Astro reference](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference/#paginate)
  */
-export interface PaginateOptions {
+export interface PaginateOptions<PaginateProps extends Props, PaginateParams extends Params> {
 	/** the number of items per-page (default: `10`) */
 	pageSize?: number;
 	/** key: value object of page params (ex: `{ tag: 'javascript' }`) */
-	params?: Params;
+	params?: PaginateParams;
 	/** object of props to forward to `page` result */
-	props?: Props;
+	props?: PaginateProps;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1718,7 +1722,33 @@ export interface Page<T = any> {
 	};
 }
 
-export type PaginateFunction = (data: any[], args?: PaginateOptions) => GetStaticPathsResult;
+type OmitIndexSignature<ObjectType> = {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+	[KeyType in keyof ObjectType as {} extends Record<KeyType, unknown>
+		? never
+		: KeyType]: ObjectType[KeyType];
+};
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+type Simplify<T> = { [KeyType in keyof T]: T[KeyType] } & {};
+export type PaginateFunction = <
+	PaginateData,
+	AdditionalPaginateProps extends Props,
+	AdditionalPaginateParams extends Params,
+>(
+	data: PaginateData[],
+	args?: PaginateOptions<AdditionalPaginateProps, AdditionalPaginateParams>
+) => {
+	params: Simplify<
+		{
+			page: string | undefined;
+		} & OmitIndexSignature<AdditionalPaginateParams>
+	>;
+	props: Simplify<
+		{
+			page: Page<PaginateData>;
+		} & OmitIndexSignature<AdditionalPaginateProps>
+	>;
+}[];
 
 export type Params = Record<string, string | undefined>;
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
index dffabe178269..f8cd8709d60a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render/paginate.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 import type {
-	GetStaticPathsResult,
 	Page,
 	PaginateFunction,
+	PaginateOptions,
 	Params,
 	Props,
 	RouteData,
 } from '../../@types/astro';
 import { AstroError, AstroErrorData } from '../errors/index.js';
 
-export function generatePaginateFunction(routeMatch: RouteData): PaginateFunction {
+export function generatePaginateFunction(
+	routeMatch: RouteData
+): (...args: Parameters<PaginateFunction>) => ReturnType<PaginateFunction> {
 	return function paginateUtility(
 		data: any[],
-		args: { pageSize?: number; params?: Params; props?: Props } = {}
-	) {
+		args: PaginateOptions<Props, Params> = {}
+	): ReturnType<PaginateFunction> {
 		let { pageSize: _pageSize, params: _params, props: _props } = args;
 		const pageSize = _pageSize || 10;
 		const paramName = 'page';
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ export function generatePaginateFunction(routeMatch: RouteData): PaginateFunctio
 		}
 		const lastPage = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(data.length / pageSize));
 
-		const result: GetStaticPathsResult = [...Array(lastPage).keys()].map((num) => {
+		const result = [...Array(lastPage).keys()].map((num) => {
 			const pageNum = num + 1;
 			const start = pageSize === Infinity ? 0 : (pageNum - 1) * pageSize; // currentPage is 1-indexed
 			const end = Math.min(start + pageSize, data.length);
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render/route-cache.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render/route-cache.ts
index f607cf5d9629..d43ce514b010 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render/route-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render/route-cache.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
 	GetStaticPathsItem,
 	GetStaticPathsResult,
 	GetStaticPathsResultKeyed,
+	PaginateFunction,
 	Params,
 	RouteData,
 	RuntimeMode,
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ export async function callGetStaticPaths({
 	// Calculate your static paths.
 	let staticPaths: GetStaticPathsResult = [];
 	staticPaths = await mod.getStaticPaths({
-		paginate: generatePaginateFunction(route),
+		// Q: Why the cast?
+		// A: So users downstream can have nicer typings, we have to make some sacrifice in our internal typings, which necessitate a cast here
+		paginate: generatePaginateFunction(route) as PaginateFunction,
 		rss() {
 			throw new AstroError(AstroErrorData.GetStaticPathsRemovedRSSHelper);
 		},