diff --git a/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json b/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
index ee9b1c77477495..d50e2e5a46a5c6 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.0.1",
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
     "@material-ui/utils": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json b/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
index 12547f6aedf768..41dcae8afd32df 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.0.0",
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4"
   },
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json b/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
index 0f953939cc3427..a5545167e2b66f 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.7.0",
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
     "@material-ui/utils": "^4.7.1",
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-styles/package.json b/packages/material-ui-styles/package.json
index 4a194e9a8f6f41..03c06d95fcfbfb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-styles/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-styles/package.json
@@ -38,9 +38,15 @@
     "typescript": "tslint -p tsconfig.json \"{src,test}/**/*.{ts,tsx}\""
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
     "@emotion/hash": "^0.7.4",
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-system/package.json b/packages/material-ui-system/package.json
index 2d6829b34ef81e..cc934e1cbc0948 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-system/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-system/package.json
@@ -38,9 +38,15 @@
     "typescript": "tslint -p tsconfig.json \"src/**/*.{ts,tsx}\""
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
     "@material-ui/utils": "^4.7.1",
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-types/package.json b/packages/material-ui-types/package.json
index 3ddb093a133025..01faef3487e317 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-types/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-types/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "*"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/package.json b/packages/material-ui/package.json
index 87e3f3dc9204bc..7310ea55aac7f6 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui/package.json
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@
     "typescript": "tslint -p tsconfig.json \"{src,test}/**/*.{ts,tsx}\" && tsc -p tsconfig.test.json"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
     "@material-ui/styles": "^4.8.2",