diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
index 333d18a30f3..8bfe814be25 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiDefineComponent.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import {
 import {
   ExtractPropTypes,
   ComponentPropsOptions,
-  ExtractDefaultPropTypes
+  ExtractDefaultPropTypes,
+  Prop
 } from './componentProps'
 import { EmitsOptions } from './componentEmits'
 import { isFunction } from '@vue/shared'
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ import {
   ComponentPublicInstanceConstructor
 } from './componentPublicInstance'
 
+export type PropObjectTyped<T extends Record<string, any>> = {
+  [K in keyof T]: undefined extends T[K]
+    ? Prop<T[K], T[K]>
+    : Prop<T[K]> & { required: true }
+}
+
 export type PublicProps = VNodeProps &
   AllowedComponentProps &
   ComponentCustomProps
@@ -179,6 +186,33 @@ export function defineComponent<
   >
 ): DefineComponent<PropsOptions, RawBindings, D, C, M, Mixin, Extends, E, EE>
 
+// overload 5: Props interface passed as argument
+// see `ExtractPropTypes` in ./componentProps.ts
+export function defineComponent<
+  Props extends Record<string, any>,
+  RawBindings = {},
+  D = {},
+  C extends ComputedOptions = {},
+  M extends MethodOptions = {},
+  Mixin extends ComponentOptionsMixin = ComponentOptionsMixin,
+  Extends extends ComponentOptionsMixin = ComponentOptionsMixin,
+  E extends EmitsOptions = Record<string, any>,
+  EE extends string = string,
+  PropOptions extends PropObjectTyped<Props> = PropObjectTyped<Props>
+>(
+  options: ComponentOptionsWithObjectProps<
+    PropOptions,
+    RawBindings,
+    D,
+    C,
+    M,
+    Mixin,
+    Extends,
+    E,
+    EE
+  >
+): DefineComponent<Props, RawBindings, D, C, M, Mixin, Extends, E, EE>
+
 // implementation, close to no-op
 export function defineComponent(options: unknown) {
   return isFunction(options) ? { setup: options, name: options.name } : options
diff --git a/test-dts/defineComponent.test-d.tsx b/test-dts/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
index e28a82e1d37..88915ee4b1a 100644
--- a/test-dts/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
+++ b/test-dts/defineComponent.test-d.tsx
@@ -960,6 +960,34 @@ describe('async setup', () => {
   vm.a = 2
 })
 
+// type is correct
+defineComponent<{ a?: string }>({
+  props: {
+    a: String
+  },
+
+  setup(props) {
+    props.a
+  }
+})
+
+// error type is incorrect
+
+//@ts-expect-error invalid type on the prop definition
+defineComponent<{ a: number }>({
+  props: {
+    a: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    }
+  },
+
+  // @ts-expect-error cannot resolve props type because of the mismatch
+  setup(props) {
+    props.a
+  }
+})
+
 // check if defineComponent can be exported
 export default {
   // function components