diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 4d599256..6d0c67ee 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Omit<T, K extends keyof T> = Pick<T, Exclude<keyof T, K>>
  * Render into a container which is appended to document.body. It should be used with cleanup.
  */
 export function render<
-  Q extends Queries,
+  Q extends Queries = typeof queries,
   Container extends Element | DocumentFragment = HTMLElement
 >(
   ui: React.ReactElement,
diff --git a/types/test.tsx b/types/test.tsx
index 7cc0e015..01105c06 100644
--- a/types/test.tsx
+++ b/types/test.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ export async function testWaitFor() {
   await waitFor(() => {})
 }
 
+export function testQueries() {
+  const {getByLabelText} = render(
+    <label htmlFor="usernameInput">Username</label>,
+  )
+  expectType<HTMLElement, ReturnType<typeof getByText>>(
+    getByLabelText('Username'),
+  )
+
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  const options = {container}
+  const {getByText} = render(<div>Hello World</div>, options)
+  expectType<HTMLElement, ReturnType<typeof getByText>>(
+    getByText('Hello World'),
+  )
+}
+
 /*
 eslint
   testing-library/prefer-explicit-assert: "off",