diff --git a/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/components/useEmblaCarousel.ts b/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/components/useEmblaCarousel.ts
index 4b673a066..83f7a96c3 100644
--- a/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/components/useEmblaCarousel.ts
+++ b/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/components/useEmblaCarousel.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import EmblaCarousel, {
   EmblaPluginType
 } from 'embla-carousel'
 
-type EmblaViewportRefType = <ViewportElement extends HTMLElement>(
+export type EmblaViewportRefType = <ViewportElement extends HTMLElement>(
   instance: ViewportElement | null
 ) => void
 
diff --git a/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/index.ts b/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/index.ts
index 5e66d75fd..9ccc16e60 100644
--- a/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embla-carousel-react/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-export { UseEmblaCarouselType } from './components/useEmblaCarousel'
+export {
+  UseEmblaCarouselType,
+  EmblaViewportRefType
+} from './components/useEmblaCarousel'
 export { default } from './components/useEmblaCarousel'