diff --git a/discord/commands/options.py b/discord/commands/options.py
index d2d228126a..c3bfafe888 100644
--- a/discord/commands/options.py
+++ b/discord/commands/options.py
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ def __init__(
 
     @staticmethod
     def _strip_none_type(input_type):
+        if isinstance(input_type, SlashCommandOptionType):
+            return input_type
+
         if input_type is type(None):
             raise TypeError("Option type cannot be only NoneType")