diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/ref.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/ref.ts
index 396e34e4..83bef572 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/ref.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/ref.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ export function ref(value?: unknown) {
   return createRef(value)
 }
 
-export function shallowRef<T>(value: T): T extends Ref ? T : Ref<T>
+export function shallowRef<T extends object>(
+  value: T
+): T extends Ref ? T : Ref<T>
+export function shallowRef<T>(value: T): Ref<T>
 export function shallowRef<T = any>(): Ref<T | undefined>
 export function shallowRef(value?: unknown) {
   return createRef(value, true)
diff --git a/test-dts/ref.test-d.ts b/test-dts/ref.test-d.ts
index 6430b15c..c961f4be 100644
--- a/test-dts/ref.test-d.ts
+++ b/test-dts/ref.test-d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   Ref,
   ref,
+  shallowRef,
   isRef,
   unref,
   reactive,
@@ -120,6 +121,22 @@ const state = reactive({
 
 expectType<string>(state.foo.label)
 
+// shallowRef
+type Status = 'initial' | 'ready' | 'invalidating'
+const shallowStatus = shallowRef<Status>('initial')
+if (shallowStatus.value === 'initial') {
+  expectType<Ref<Status>>(shallowStatus)
+  expectType<Status>(shallowStatus.value)
+  shallowStatus.value = 'invalidating'
+}
+
+const refStatus = ref<Status>('initial')
+if (refStatus.value === 'initial') {
+  expectType<Ref<Status>>(shallowStatus)
+  expectType<Status>(shallowStatus.value)
+  refStatus.value = 'invalidating'
+}
+
 // proxyRefs: should return `reactive` directly
 const r1 = reactive({
   k: 'v'