diff --git a/docs/docs/options.mdx b/docs/docs/options.mdx
index 5ac3918c..3dd7bc80 100644
--- a/docs/docs/options.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/options.mdx
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ import { Tooltip } from 'react-tooltip';
 | `opacity`               | CSS opacity                            | no       | `0.9`                     | a CSS opacity value                                                                                                               | Change the opacity of the tooltip                                                                                                                               |
 | `arrowColor`            | CSS color                              | no       |                           | a CSS background color                                                                                                            | Change color of the tooltip arrow                                                                                                                               |
 | `disableStyleInjection` | `boolean` or `'core'`                  | no       | `false`                   | `true` `false` `'core'`                                                                                                           | Whether to disable automatic style injection. Do not set dynamically. Check the [styling page](./examples/styling#disabling-reacttooltip-css) for more details  |
-| `role`                  | `'tooltip'` or `'dialog'`              | no       | `tooltip`                 | `'tooltip'` `'dialog'`                                                                                                            | Set ARIA role, either `tooltip` or `dialog` if the tooltip should contain focusable elements                                                                    |
+| `role`                  | React.AriaRole                         | no       | `tooltip`                 | `'tooltip'` `'dialog'`                                                                                                            | Set ARIA role, either `tooltip` or `dialog` if the tooltip should contain focusable elements                                                                    |
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipTypes.d.ts b/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipTypes.d.ts
index f7e63dc6..d5158cbb 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipTypes.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipTypes.d.ts
@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@ export interface ITooltip {
   border?: CSSProperties['border']
   opacity?: CSSProperties['opacity']
   arrowColor?: CSSProperties['backgroundColor']
-  role?: 'tooltip' | 'dialog'
+  role?: React.AriaRole
 }
diff --git a/src/components/TooltipController/TooltipControllerTypes.d.ts b/src/components/TooltipController/TooltipControllerTypes.d.ts
index 8519cd2f..b97e9c07 100644
--- a/src/components/TooltipController/TooltipControllerTypes.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/TooltipController/TooltipControllerTypes.d.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export interface ITooltipController {
   setIsOpen?: (value: boolean) => void
   afterShow?: () => void
   afterHide?: () => void
-  role?: 'tooltip' | 'dialog'
+  role?: React.AriaRole
 }
 
 declare module 'react' {