diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-tips-eat.md b/.changeset/nasty-tips-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c0fe78a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-tips-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@aws-amplify/ui-react': minor
+---
+
+Update internal type EscapeHatchProps to accept `unknown`, so that customers can set overrides of any type.
diff --git a/packages/react/src/primitives/shared/utils.ts b/packages/react/src/primitives/shared/utils.ts
index 012999fd8c..8697a2abbc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/primitives/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/primitives/shared/utils.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const getOverrideProps = (
 };
 
 export type EscapeHatchProps = {
-  [elementHierarchy: string]: Record<string, string>;
+  [elementHierarchy: string]: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
 
 type VariantValues = { [key: string]: string };