diff --git a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/csf/testing-utils/index.ts b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/csf/testing-utils/index.ts
index 40fcddcb6e35..10468737e6dc 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/csf/testing-utils/index.ts
+++ b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/csf/testing-utils/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
   Store_CSFExports,
   StoryContext,
   Parameters,
-  PreparedStoryFn,
+  ComposedStoryFn,
 } from '@storybook/types';
 
 import { HooksContext } from '../../../addons';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function composeStory<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs extend
   projectAnnotations: ProjectAnnotations<TRenderer> = GLOBAL_STORYBOOK_PROJECT_ANNOTATIONS as ProjectAnnotations<TRenderer>,
   defaultConfig: ProjectAnnotations<TRenderer> = {},
   exportsName?: string
-): PreparedStoryFn<TRenderer, Partial<TArgs>> {
+): ComposedStoryFn<TRenderer, Partial<TArgs>> {
   if (storyAnnotations === undefined) {
     throw new Error('Expected a story but received undefined.');
   }
@@ -73,22 +73,25 @@ export function composeStory<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs extend
 
   const defaultGlobals = getValuesFromArgTypes(projectAnnotations.globalTypes);
 
-  const composedStory = (extraArgs: Partial<TArgs>) => {
-    const context: Partial<StoryContext> = {
-      ...story,
-      hooks: new HooksContext(),
-      globals: defaultGlobals,
-      args: { ...story.initialArgs, ...extraArgs },
-    };
-
-    return story.unboundStoryFn(prepareContext(context as StoryContext));
-  };
-
-  composedStory.storyName = storyName;
-  composedStory.args = story.initialArgs as Partial<TArgs>;
-  composedStory.play = story.playFunction as ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer, Partial<TArgs>>;
-  composedStory.parameters = story.parameters as Parameters;
-  composedStory.id = story.id;
+  const composedStory: ComposedStoryFn<TRenderer, Partial<TArgs>> = Object.assign(
+    (extraArgs?: Partial<TArgs>) => {
+      const context: Partial<StoryContext> = {
+        ...story,
+        hooks: new HooksContext(),
+        globals: defaultGlobals,
+        args: { ...story.initialArgs, ...extraArgs },
+      };
+
+      return story.unboundStoryFn(prepareContext(context as StoryContext));
+    },
+    {
+      storyName,
+      args: story.initialArgs as Partial<TArgs>,
+      play: story.playFunction as ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer, Partial<TArgs>>,
+      parameters: story.parameters as Parameters,
+      id: story.id,
+    }
+  );
 
   return composedStory;
 }
diff --git a/code/lib/types/src/modules/composedStory.ts b/code/lib/types/src/modules/composedStory.ts
index ce31138bac20..f02a30187a38 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/src/modules/composedStory.ts
+++ b/code/lib/types/src/modules/composedStory.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import type {
   ComponentAnnotations,
   Parameters,
   StoryAnnotations,
+  StoryAnnotationsOrFn,
   StoryContext,
-  StoryFn,
 } from './csf';
 
 import type { ProjectAnnotations } from './story';
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ export type Store_CSFExports<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs extend
   __namedExportsOrder?: string[];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Type for the play function returned by a composed story, which will contain everything needed in the context,
+ * except the canvasElement, which should be passed by the user.
+ * It's useful for scenarios where the user wants to execute the play function in test environments, e.g.
+ *
+ * const { PrimaryButton } = composeStories(stories)
+ * const { container } = render(<PrimaryButton />) // or PrimaryButton()
+ * PrimaryButton.play({ canvasElement: container })
+ */
 export type ComposedStoryPlayContext<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs = Args> = Partial<
   StoryContext<TRenderer, TArgs> & Pick<StoryContext<TRenderer, TArgs>, 'canvasElement'>
 >;
@@ -30,40 +39,52 @@ export type ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs = A
   context: ComposedStoryPlayContext<TRenderer, TArgs>
 ) => Promise<void> | void;
 
-export type PreparedStoryFn<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs = Args> = AnnotatedStoryFn<
-  TRenderer,
-  TArgs
-> & { play: ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer, TArgs>; args: TArgs; id: StoryId };
-
-export type ComposedStory<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs = Args> =
-  | StoryFn<TRenderer, TArgs>
-  | StoryAnnotations<TRenderer, TArgs>;
+/**
+ * A story function with partial args, used internally by composeStory
+ */
+export type PartialArgsStoryFn<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs = Args> = (
+  args?: TArgs
+) => (TRenderer & {
+  T: TArgs;
+})['storyResult'];
 
 /**
- * T represents the whole ES module of a stories file. K of T means named exports (basically the Story type)
- * 1. pick the keys K of T that have properties that are Story<AnyProps>
- * 2. infer the actual prop type for each Story
- * 3. reconstruct Story with Partial. Story<Props> -> Story<Partial<Props>>
+ * A story that got recomposed for portable stories, containing all the necessary data to be rendered in external environments
+ */
+export type ComposedStoryFn<
+  TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer,
+  TArgs = Args
+> = PartialArgsStoryFn<TRenderer, TArgs> & {
+  play: ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer, TArgs>;
+  args: TArgs;
+  id: StoryId;
+  storyName: string;
+  parameters: Parameters;
+};
+/**
+ * Based on a module of stories, it returns all stories within it, filtering non-stories
+ * Each story will have partial props, as their props should be handled when composing stories
  */
 export type StoriesWithPartialProps<TRenderer extends Renderer, TModule> = {
-  // @TODO once we can use Typescript 4.0 do this to exclude nonStory exports:
-  // replace [K in keyof TModule] with [K in keyof TModule as TModule[K] extends ComposedStory<any> ? K : never]
-  [K in keyof TModule]: TModule[K] extends ComposedStory<infer _, infer TProps>
-    ? PreparedStoryFn<TRenderer, Partial<TProps>>
+  // T represents the whole ES module of a stories file. K of T means named exports (basically the Story type)
+  // 1. pick the keys K of T that have properties that are Story<AnyProps>
+  // 2. infer the actual prop type for each Story
+  // 3. reconstruct Story with Partial. Story<Props> -> Story<Partial<Props>>
+  [K in keyof TModule as TModule[K] extends StoryAnnotationsOrFn<infer _, infer _TProps>
+    ? K
+    : never]: TModule[K] extends StoryAnnotationsOrFn<infer _, infer TProps>
+    ? ComposedStoryFn<TRenderer, Partial<TProps>>
     : unknown;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Type used for integrators of portable stories, as reference when creating their own composeStory function
+ */
 export interface ComposeStoryFn<TRenderer extends Renderer = Renderer, TArgs extends Args = Args> {
   (
     storyAnnotations: AnnotatedStoryFn<TRenderer, TArgs> | StoryAnnotations<TRenderer, TArgs>,
     componentAnnotations: ComponentAnnotations<TRenderer, TArgs>,
     projectAnnotations: ProjectAnnotations<TRenderer>,
     exportsName?: string
-  ): {
-    (extraArgs: Partial<TArgs>): TRenderer['storyResult'];
-    storyName: string;
-    args: Args;
-    play: ComposedStoryPlayFn<TRenderer, TArgs>;
-    parameters: Parameters;
-  };
+  ): ComposedStoryFn;
 }
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/src/testing-api.ts b/code/renderers/react/src/testing-api.ts
index da061e64ef04..545147fab2db 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/src/testing-api.ts
+++ b/code/renderers/react/src/testing-api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 import type {
   Args,
   ProjectAnnotations,
-  ComposedStory,
+  StoryAnnotationsOrFn,
   Store_CSFExports,
   StoriesWithPartialProps,
 } from '@storybook/types';
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ const defaultProjectAnnotations: ProjectAnnotations<ReactRenderer> = {
  * @param [exportsName] - in case your story does not contain a name and you want it to have a name.
  */
 export function composeStory<TArgs extends Args = Args>(
-  story: ComposedStory<ReactRenderer, TArgs>,
+  story: StoryAnnotationsOrFn<ReactRenderer, TArgs>,
   componentAnnotations: Meta<TArgs | any>,
   projectAnnotations?: ProjectAnnotations<ReactRenderer>,
   exportsName?: string
 ) {
   return originalComposeStory<ReactRenderer, TArgs>(
-    story as ComposedStory<ReactRenderer, Args>,
+    story as StoryAnnotationsOrFn<ReactRenderer, Args>,
     componentAnnotations,
     projectAnnotations,
     defaultProjectAnnotations,