diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/comment_list/comment.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/comment_list/comment.tsx
index 393524b48be..8262ab8711a 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/comment_list/comment.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/comment_list/comment.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import React, { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { EuiTimelineItem } from '../timeline';
+import { EuiTimelineItem, EuiTimelineItemProps } from '../timeline';
 import { EuiCommentEvent, EuiCommentEventProps } from './comment_event';
 import {
   EuiCommentTimeline,
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import {
 
 export interface EuiCommentProps
   extends EuiCommentEventProps,
-    EuiCommentTimelineProps {}
+    EuiCommentTimelineProps,
+    Omit<EuiTimelineItemProps, 'icon' | 'children'> {}
 
 export const EuiComment: FunctionComponent<EuiCommentProps> = ({
   children,