diff --git a/packages/csv-parse/lib/index.d.ts b/packages/csv-parse/lib/index.d.ts
index f5100150..f907df10 100644
--- a/packages/csv-parse/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-parse/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 import * as stream from "stream";
 
-export type Callback = (
+export type Callback<T = string[]> = (
   err: CsvError | undefined,
-  records: any | undefined,
-  info: Info,
+  records: T[] | undefined,
+  info?: Info,
 ) => void;
 
 export interface Parser extends stream.Transform {}
@@ -43,14 +43,19 @@ export type CastingDateFunction = (
   context: CastingContext,
 ) => Date;
 
-export type ColumnOption = string | undefined | null | false | { name: string };
+export type ColumnOption<K = string> =
+  | K
+  | undefined
+  | null
+  | false
+  | { name: K };
 
 /*
 Note, could not `extends stream.TransformOptions` because encoding can be
 BufferEncoding and undefined as well as null which is not defined in the
 extended type.
 */
-export interface Options {
+export interface Options<T = string[]> {
   /**
    * If true, the parser will attempt to convert read data types to native types.
    * @deprecated Use {@link cast}
@@ -84,7 +89,16 @@ export interface Options {
    * default to null,
    * affect the result data set in the sense that records will be objects instead of arrays.
    */
-  columns?: ColumnOption[] | boolean | ((record: any) => ColumnOption[]);
+  columns?:
+    | boolean
+    | ColumnOption<
+        T extends string[] ? string : T extends unknown ? string : keyof T
+      >[]
+    | ((
+        record: T,
+      ) => ColumnOption<
+        T extends string[] ? string : T extends unknown ? string : keyof T
+      >[]);
   /**
    * Convert values into an array of values when columns are activated and
    * when multiple columns of the same name are found.
@@ -149,8 +163,8 @@ export interface Options {
   /**
    * Alter and filter records by executing a user defined function.
    */
-  on_record?: (record: any, context: CastingContext) => any;
-  onRecord?: (record: any, context: CastingContext) => any;
+  on_record?: (record: T, context: CastingContext) => T | null | undefined;
+  onRecord?: (record: T, context: CastingContext) => T | null | undefined;
   /**
    * Optional character surrounding a field, one character only, defaults to double quotes.
    */
@@ -286,13 +300,28 @@ export class CsvError extends Error {
   );
 }
 
+type OptionsWithColumns<T> = Omit<Options<T>, "columns"> & {
+  columns: Exclude<Options["columns"], undefined | false>;
+};
+
+declare function parse<T = unknown>(
+  input: string | Buffer,
+  options: OptionsWithColumns<T>,
+  callback?: Callback<T>,
+): Parser;
 declare function parse(
-  input: Buffer | string,
-  options?: Options,
+  input: string | Buffer,
+  options: Options,
   callback?: Callback,
 ): Parser;
-declare function parse(input: Buffer | string, callback?: Callback): Parser;
-declare function parse(options?: Options, callback?: Callback): Parser;
+
+declare function parse<T = unknown>(
+  options: OptionsWithColumns<T>,
+  callback?: Callback<T>,
+): Parser;
+declare function parse(options: Options, callback?: Callback): Parser;
+
+declare function parse(input: string | Buffer, callback?: Callback): Parser;
 declare function parse(callback?: Callback): Parser;
 
 // export default parse;
diff --git a/packages/csv-parse/lib/sync.d.ts b/packages/csv-parse/lib/sync.d.ts
index 97f70da0..dbaf9ba8 100644
--- a/packages/csv-parse/lib/sync.d.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-parse/lib/sync.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import { Options } from "./index.js";
 
-declare function parse(input: Buffer | string, options?: Options): any;
+type OptionsWithColumns<T> = Omit<Options<T>, "columns"> & {
+  columns: Exclude<Options["columns"], undefined | false>;
+};
+
+declare function parse<T = unknown>(
+  input: Buffer | string,
+  options: OptionsWithColumns<T>,
+): T[];
+declare function parse(input: Buffer | string, options: Options): string[][];
+declare function parse(input: Buffer | string): string[][];
+
 // export default parse;
 export { parse };
 
diff --git a/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.sync.ts b/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.sync.ts
index 11bc912f..8bd36a1c 100644
--- a/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.sync.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.sync.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
 } from "../lib/sync.js";
 
 describe("API Types", function () {
+  type Person = { name: string; age: number };
+
   it("respect parse signature", function () {
     // No argument
     parse("");
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
 
   it("return records", function () {
     try {
-      const records: object = parse("");
+      const records = parse("");
       typeof records;
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof CsvError) {
@@ -96,4 +98,28 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
     };
     return info;
   });
+
+  describe("Generic types", function () {
+    it("Exposes string[][] if columns is not specified", function () {
+      const data: string[][] = parse("", {});
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes string[][] if columns is falsy", function () {
+      const data: string[][] = parse("", {
+        columns: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes unknown[] if columns is specified as boolean", function () {
+      const data: unknown[] = parse("", {
+        columns: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes T[] if columns is specified", function () {
+      const data: Person[] = parse<Person>("", {
+        columns: true,
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.ts b/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.ts
index ab73ac45..25998c69 100644
--- a/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-parse/test/api.types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 import { parse as parse_sync } from "../lib/sync.js";
 
 describe("API Types", function () {
+  type Person = { name: string; age: number };
+
   describe("stream/callback API", function () {
     it("respect parse signature", function () {
       // No argument
@@ -89,16 +91,13 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
     });
 
     it("Receive Callback", function (next) {
-      parse(
-        "a\nb",
-        function (err: Error | undefined, records: object, info: Info) {
-          if (err !== undefined) {
-            records.should.eql([["a"], ["b"]]);
-            info.records.should.eql(2);
-          }
-          next(err);
-        },
-      );
+      parse("a\nb", function (err, records, info) {
+        if (err !== undefined) {
+          records!.should.eql([["a"], ["b"]]);
+          info!.records.should.eql(2);
+        }
+        next(err);
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -213,16 +212,28 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
         false,
         { name: "column-name" },
       ];
-      options.columns = (record: string[]) => {
-        const fields: string[] = record.map((field: string) => {
+      options.columns = (record) => {
+        const fields = record.map((field: string) => {
           return field.toUpperCase();
         });
         return fields;
       };
-      options.columns = (record: string[]) => {
+      options.columns = (record) => {
         record;
         return ["string", undefined, null, false, { name: "column-name" }];
       };
+
+      const typedOptions: Options<Person> = {};
+      typedOptions.columns = ["age", undefined, null, false, { name: "name" }];
+      typedOptions.columns = (record) => {
+        return ["age"];
+      };
+
+      const unknownTypedOptions: Options<unknown> = {};
+      unknownTypedOptions.columns = ["anything", undefined, null, false];
+      unknownTypedOptions.columns = (record) => {
+        return ["anything", undefined, null, false];
+      };
     });
 
     it("group_columns_by_name", function () {
@@ -289,8 +300,8 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
 
     it("on_record", function () {
       const options: Options = {};
-      options.on_record = (record, { lines }) => [lines, record[0]];
-      options.onRecord = (record, { lines }) => [lines, record[0]];
+      options.on_record = (record, { lines }) => [lines.toString(), record[0]];
+      options.onRecord = (record, { lines }) => [lines.toString(), record[0]];
     });
 
     it("quote", function () {
@@ -442,4 +453,48 @@ describe("API Types", function () {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Generic types", function () {
+    it("Exposes string[][] if columns is not specified", function (next) {
+      parse("", {}, (error, records: string[][] | undefined) => {
+        next(error);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes string[][] if columns is falsy", function (next) {
+      parse(
+        "",
+        {
+          columns: false,
+        },
+        (error, records: string[][] | undefined) => {
+          next(error);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes unknown[] if columns is specified as boolean", function (next) {
+      parse(
+        "",
+        {
+          columns: true,
+        },
+        (error, records: unknown[] | undefined) => {
+          next(error);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("Exposes T[] if columns is specified", function (next) {
+      parse<Person>(
+        "",
+        {
+          columns: true,
+        },
+        (error, records: Person[] | undefined) => {
+          next(error);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });