diff --git a/react/features/chat/hooks.web.ts b/react/features/chat/hooks.web.ts
index f912d02179e2..472c43426594 100644
--- a/react/features/chat/hooks.web.ts
+++ b/react/features/chat/hooks.web.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import ChatButton from './components/web/ChatButton';
 import { isChatDisabled } from './functions';
 
-const chat = {
+interface IChatButtonEntry {
+    Content: typeof ChatButton;
+    group: number;
+    key: string;
+}
+
+const chat: IChatButtonEntry = {
     key: 'chat',
     Content: ChatButton,
     group: 2
@@ -14,10 +20,12 @@ const chat = {
  *
  * @returns {Object | undefined} - The chat button object or undefined.
  */
-export function useChatButton() {
+export function useChatButton(): IChatButtonEntry | undefined {
     const _isChatDisabled = useSelector(isChatDisabled);
 
-    if (!_isChatDisabled) {
-        return chat;
+    if (_isChatDisabled) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    return chat;
 }