diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 18b0009930..cc1c715a68 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   FrameworkDelegate,
   HeaderFn,
   InputChangeEventDetail,
+  IonicAnimation,
   ItemHeightFn,
   ItemRenderFn,
   ItemReorderEventDetail,
@@ -1387,7 +1388,7 @@ export namespace Components {
     /**
     * Registers a new animation that can be used with any `ion-menu` by passing the name of the animation in its `type` property.
     */
-    'registerAnimation': (name: string, animation: any) => Promise<void>;
+    'registerAnimation': (name: string, animation: IonicAnimation | AnimationBuilder) => Promise<void>;
     /**
     * Enable or disable the ability to swipe open the menu.
     */
diff --git a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
index f80633a7a5..9358972b79 100644
--- a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Build, Component, Method } from '@stencil/core';
 
 import { config } from '../../global/config';
-import { AnimationBuilder, MenuControllerI, MenuI } from '../../interface';
+import { AnimationBuilder, IonicAnimation, MenuControllerI, MenuI } from '../../interface';
 
 import { menuOverlayAnimation } from './animations/overlay';
 import { menuPushAnimation } from './animations/push';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { menuRevealAnimation } from './animations/reveal';
 export class MenuController implements MenuControllerI {
 
   private menus: MenuI[] = [];
-  private menuAnimations = new Map<string, AnimationBuilder>();
+  private menuAnimations = new Map<string, IonicAnimation | AnimationBuilder>();
 
   constructor() {
     this.registerAnimation('reveal', menuRevealAnimation);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class MenuController implements MenuControllerI {
    * @param animation The animation function to register.
    */
   @Method()
-  async registerAnimation(name: string, animation: any) {
+  async registerAnimation(name: string, animation: IonicAnimation | AnimationBuilder) {
     this.menuAnimations.set(name, animation);
   }