diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-BigIntService_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-BigIntService_connectquery.ts
index d958f24f..f1a084c0 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-BigIntService_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-BigIntService_connectquery.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.BigIntService";
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: BigIntService });
 /**
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.BigIntService.Count
  */
-export const count = {
+export const count: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<CountRequest, CountResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.count,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.count),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
index 6fc441fd..1b46e4f9 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.ElizaService";
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: ElizaService });
  *
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.ElizaService.Say
  */
-export const say = {
+export const say: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<SayRequest, SayResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.say,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.say),
 };
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export const say = {
  *
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.ElizaService.SayAgain
  */
-export const sayAgain = {
+export const sayAgain: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<SayRequest, SayResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.sayAgain,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.sayAgain),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Haberdasher_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Haberdasher_connectquery.ts
index 1681b7fd..7f0b63df 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Haberdasher_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Haberdasher_connectquery.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.Haberdasher";
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: Haberdasher });
 /**
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.Haberdasher.Work
  */
-export const work = {
+export const work: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<Nothing, Nothing> = {
   ...$queryService.work,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.work),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-PaginatedService_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-PaginatedService_connectquery.ts
index 151bee5e..76162fb3 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-PaginatedService_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-PaginatedService_connectquery.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.PaginatedService";
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: PaginatedService });
 /**
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.PaginatedService.List
  */
-export const list = {
+export const list: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<ListRequest, ListResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.list,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.list),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-SecondService_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-SecondService_connectquery.ts
index 30640003..1f0b0a63 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-SecondService_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-SecondService_connectquery.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.SecondService";
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: SecondService });
  *
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.SecondService.Say
  */
-export const say = {
+export const say: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<SayRequest, SayResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.say,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.say),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Slouch_connectquery.ts b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Slouch_connectquery.ts
index 9b61acf2..efb93877 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Slouch_connectquery.ts
+++ b/examples/react/basic/src/gen/eliza-Slouch_connectquery.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.Slouch";
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: Slouch });
 /**
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.Slouch.Work
  */
-export const work = {
+export const work: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<Nothing, Nothing> = {
   ...$queryService.work,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.work),
 };
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/tsconfig.json b/examples/react/basic/tsconfig.json
index 1b139089..8cd11d89 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/react/basic/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "strict": true,
     "target": "ESNext",
     "useDefineForClassFields": true,
-    "types": ["jest", "node"]
+    "types": ["jest", "node"],
+    "declaration": true // necessary to check if generated code can be published
   },
   "include": ["src", "./*.config.ts", "__mocks__"],
   "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }]
diff --git a/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/snapshots/gen/connectrpc/eliza/v1/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts b/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/snapshots/gen/connectrpc/eliza/v1/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
index bd771909..b47caae9 100644
--- a/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/snapshots/gen/connectrpc/eliza/v1/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
+++ b/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/snapshots/gen/connectrpc/eliza/v1/eliza-ElizaService_connectquery.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { MethodKind } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
 import {
   createQueryService,
   createUnaryHooks,
+  UnaryFunctionsWithHooks,
 } from "@connectrpc/connect-query";
 
 export const typeName = "connectrpc.eliza.v1.ElizaService";
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ const $queryService = createQueryService({ service: ElizaService });
  *
  * @generated from rpc connectrpc.eliza.v1.ElizaService.Say
  */
-export const say = {
+export const say: UnaryFunctionsWithHooks<SayRequest, SayResponse> = {
   ...$queryService.say,
   ...createUnaryHooks($queryService.say),
 };
diff --git a/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/src/generateTs.ts b/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/src/generateTs.ts
index cab19f21..cee3d445 100644
--- a/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/src/generateTs.ts
+++ b/packages/protoc-gen-connect-query/src/generateTs.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const { safeIdentifier } = codegenInfo;
  */
 const generateServiceFile =
   (schema: Schema, protoFile: DescFile, extension: 'js' | 'ts') =>
-  (service: DescService) => {
+    (service: DescService) => {
+    const isTs = extension === "ts";
     const f = schema.generateFile(
       `${protoFile.name}-${localName(service)}_connectquery.${extension}`,
     );
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const generateServiceFile =
       f.print("    },");
     }
     f.print("  }");
-    f.print("}", extension === "ts" ? " as const" : "", ";");
+    f.print("}", isTs ? " as const" : "", ";");
     f.print();
 
     f.print(`const $queryService = `,
@@ -74,13 +75,18 @@ const generateServiceFile =
     );
     f.print();
 
-    
     service.methods
       .filter((method) => method.methodKind === MethodKind.Unary)
       .forEach((method, index, filteredMethods) => {
         f.print(makeJsDoc(method));
+        const methodTsType = [
+          ": ",
+          f.import('UnaryFunctionsWithHooks', '@connectrpc/connect-query'),
+          `<${method.input.name}, ${method.output.name}>`
+        ]
+        
         f.print(
-          `export const ${safeIdentifier(localName(method))} = { `,
+          `export const ${safeIdentifier(localName(method))}`, ...(isTs ? methodTsType : []), ` = { `,
           `  ...$queryService.${localName(method)},`,
           `  ...`, f.import('createUnaryHooks', '@connectrpc/connect-query'),`($queryService.${localName(method)})`,
           `};`