diff --git a/cli/types/cypress.d.ts b/cli/types/cypress.d.ts
index 678ce5e9651b..fbbb5706d554 100644
--- a/cli/types/cypress.d.ts
+++ b/cli/types/cypress.d.ts
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
      * @example
      *    cy.wait(1000) // wait for 1 second
      */
-    wait(ms: number, options?: Partial<Loggable & Timeoutable>): Chainable<undefined>
+    wait(ms: number, options?: Partial<Loggable & Timeoutable>): Chainable<Subject>
     /**
      * Wait for a specific XHR to respond.
      *
diff --git a/cli/types/tests/cypress-tests.ts b/cli/types/tests/cypress-tests.ts
index f8a6befe82c2..78155311b935 100644
--- a/cli/types/tests/cypress-tests.ts
+++ b/cli/types/tests/cypress-tests.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ cy.wait(['@foo', '@bar'])
     first // $ExpectType WaitXHR
   })
 
+cy.wait(1234) // $ExpectType Chainable<undefined>
+
+cy.wrap('foo').wait(1234) // $ExpectType Chainable<string>
+
 cy.wrap([{ foo: 'bar' }, { foo: 'baz' }])
   .then(subject => {
     subject // $ExpectType { foo: string; }[]