diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/module.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/module.ts
index 512d8d1cbf..2cb9ac76e3 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/module.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/module.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export type CoreModule =
   | ReferenceQueryLifecycle
   | ReferenceCacheCollection
 
-interface ThunkWithReturnValue<T> extends ThunkAction<T, any, any, AnyAction> {}
+export interface ThunkWithReturnValue<T> extends ThunkAction<T, any, any, AnyAction> {}
 
 declare module '../apiTypes' {
   export interface ApiModules<