diff --git a/homeassistant/components/folder_watcher/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/folder_watcher/__init__.py
index cd979d51457c49..41a20360ff303b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/folder_watcher/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/folder_watcher/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 """Component for monitoring activity on a folder."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import os
+from typing import cast
 
 import voluptuous as vol
-from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
+from watchdog.events import (
+    FileClosedEvent,
+    FileCreatedEvent,
+    FileDeletedEvent,
+    FileModifiedEvent,
+    FileMovedEvent,
+    FileSystemEvent,
+    FileSystemMovedEvent,
+    PatternMatchingEventHandler,
+)
 from watchdog.observers import Observer
 
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import Event, HomeAssistant
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 
@@ -42,8 +54,8 @@ def setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up the folder watcher."""
     conf = config[DOMAIN]
     for watcher in conf:
-        path = watcher[CONF_FOLDER]
-        patterns = watcher[CONF_PATTERNS]
+        path: str = watcher[CONF_FOLDER]
+        patterns: list[str] = watcher[CONF_PATTERNS]
         if not hass.config.is_allowed_path(path):
             _LOGGER.error("Folder %s is not valid or allowed", path)
             return False
@@ -52,70 +64,72 @@ def setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
-def create_event_handler(patterns, hass):
+def create_event_handler(patterns: list[str], hass: HomeAssistant) -> EventHandler:
     """Return the Watchdog EventHandler object."""
 
-    class EventHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
-        """Class for handling Watcher events."""
-
-        def __init__(self, patterns, hass):
-            """Initialise the EventHandler."""
-            super().__init__(patterns)
-            self.hass = hass
-
-        def process(self, event, moved=False):
-            """On Watcher event, fire HA event."""
-            _LOGGER.debug("process(%s)", event)
-            if not event.is_directory:
-                folder, file_name = os.path.split(event.src_path)
-                fireable = {
-                    "event_type": event.event_type,
-                    "path": event.src_path,
-                    "file": file_name,
-                    "folder": folder,
-                }
-
-                if moved:
-                    dest_folder, dest_file_name = os.path.split(event.dest_path)
-                    fireable.update(
-                        {
-                            "dest_path": event.dest_path,
-                            "dest_file": dest_file_name,
-                            "dest_folder": dest_folder,
-                        }
-                    )
-                self.hass.bus.fire(
-                    DOMAIN,
-                    fireable,
-                )
+    return EventHandler(patterns, hass)
 
-        def on_modified(self, event):
-            """File modified."""
-            self.process(event)
 
-        def on_moved(self, event):
-            """File moved."""
-            self.process(event, moved=True)
+class EventHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
+    """Class for handling Watcher events."""
+
+    def __init__(self, patterns: list[str], hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+        """Initialise the EventHandler."""
+        super().__init__(patterns)
+        self.hass = hass
+
+    def process(self, event: FileSystemEvent, moved: bool = False) -> None:
+        """On Watcher event, fire HA event."""
+        _LOGGER.debug("process(%s)", event)
+        if not event.is_directory:
+            folder, file_name = os.path.split(event.src_path)
+            fireable = {
+                "event_type": event.event_type,
+                "path": event.src_path,
+                "file": file_name,
+                "folder": folder,
+            }
+
+            if moved:
+                event = cast(FileSystemMovedEvent, event)
+                dest_folder, dest_file_name = os.path.split(event.dest_path)
+                fireable.update(
+                    {
+                        "dest_path": event.dest_path,
+                        "dest_file": dest_file_name,
+                        "dest_folder": dest_folder,
+                    }
+                )
+            self.hass.bus.fire(
+                DOMAIN,
+                fireable,
+            )
 
-        def on_created(self, event):
-            """File created."""
-            self.process(event)
+    def on_modified(self, event: FileModifiedEvent) -> None:
+        """File modified."""
+        self.process(event)
 
-        def on_deleted(self, event):
-            """File deleted."""
-            self.process(event)
+    def on_moved(self, event: FileMovedEvent) -> None:
+        """File moved."""
+        self.process(event, moved=True)
 
-        def on_closed(self, event):
-            """File closed."""
-            self.process(event)
+    def on_created(self, event: FileCreatedEvent) -> None:
+        """File created."""
+        self.process(event)
 
-    return EventHandler(patterns, hass)
+    def on_deleted(self, event: FileDeletedEvent) -> None:
+        """File deleted."""
+        self.process(event)
+
+    def on_closed(self, event: FileClosedEvent) -> None:
+        """File closed."""
+        self.process(event)
 
 
 class Watcher:
     """Class for starting Watchdog."""
 
-    def __init__(self, path, patterns, hass):
+    def __init__(self, path: str, patterns: list[str], hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         """Initialise the watchdog observer."""
         self._observer = Observer()
         self._observer.schedule(
@@ -124,11 +138,11 @@ def __init__(self, path, patterns, hass):
         hass.bus.listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, self.startup)
         hass.bus.listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, self.shutdown)
 
-    def startup(self, event):
+    def startup(self, event: Event) -> None:
         """Start the watcher."""
         self._observer.start()
 
-    def shutdown(self, event):
+    def shutdown(self, event: Event) -> None:
         """Shutdown the watcher."""
         self._observer.stop()
         self._observer.join()