diff --git a/projects/spectator/src/lib/dom-selectors.ts b/projects/spectator/src/lib/dom-selectors.ts
index e2aaf052..16e07eb5 100644
--- a/projects/spectator/src/lib/dom-selectors.ts
+++ b/projects/spectator/src/lib/dom-selectors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Matcher,
+  MatcherFunction,
   MatcherOptions,
   NormalizerFn,
   SelectorMatcherOptions,
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   getDefaultNormalizer,
   ByRoleOptions
 } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { ARIARole } from 'aria-query';
 
 interface MandatorySelectorMatchingOptions extends MatcherOptions {
   selector: SelectorMatcherOptions['selector'];
@@ -66,5 +68,5 @@ export const byTestId: DOMSelectorFactory = (matcher, options) => new DOMSelecto
 export const byValue: DOMSelectorFactory = (matcher, options) =>
   new DOMSelector(el => DOMQueries.queryAllByDisplayValue(el, matcher, options));
 
-export const byRole: DOMSelectorFactory<ByRoleOptions> = (matcher, options) =>
+export const byRole = (matcher: ARIARole | MatcherFunction | Omit<string, ARIARole>, options?: ByRoleOptions): DOMSelector =>
   new DOMSelector(el => DOMQueries.queryAllByRole(el, matcher, options));