diff --git a/docs/custom-layouts.md b/docs/custom-layouts.md
index 8443758e..b26a6ba3 100644
--- a/docs/custom-layouts.md
+++ b/docs/custom-layouts.md
@@ -86,3 +86,59 @@ Toast.show({
 ```
 
 All the available props on `BaseToast`, `SuccessToast`, `ErrorToast` or `InfoToast` components can be found here: [BaseToastProps](../src/types/index.ts#L86-L103).
+
+## Custom toast types with TypeScript
+
+When you create a custom toast type as in the example above, you can make it fully type-safe by utilizing Typescript declaration merging.
+
+Example:
+
+```tsx
+import Toast, { ToastConfig } from 'react-native-toast-message';
+
+interface TomatoToastParams {
+  uuid: string;
+  // ...
+}
+
+declare module 'react-native-toast-message' {
+  export interface CustomToastParamTypes {
+    tomatoToast: TomatoToastParams;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Now the `props` parameter will be correctly typed according to the toast type.
+
+```tsx
+const toastConfig: ToastConfig = {
+  tomatoToast: ({ text1, props }) => (
+    <View style={{ height: 60, width: '100%', backgroundColor: 'tomato' }}>
+      <Text>{text1}</Text>
+      {/* `props` will be of type `TomatoToastParams` here */}
+      <Text>{props.uuid}</Text>
+    </View>
+  )
+};
+```
+Note that if you specify a custom toast type, then the config prop on the Toast component will become required:
+
+```tsx
+export function App(props) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      {...}
+      <Toast /> {/* Property 'config' is missing in type '{}' but required in type '{ config: ToastConfig; }'.ts(2741) */}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+Then you can use the new toast type with the correct typing:
+```ts
+Toast.show({
+  type: 'tomatoToast',
+  // if you mess something up in the props, typescript will scream at you properly
+  props: { uuid: 'bba1a7d0-6ab2-4a0a-a76e-ebbe05ae6d70' }
+});
+```
diff --git a/src/Toast.tsx b/src/Toast.tsx
index 2cc85c7c..2d65eebc 100644
--- a/src/Toast.tsx
+++ b/src/Toast.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {
   ToastHideParams,
   ToastProps,
   ToastRef,
-  ToastShowParams
+  ToastShowParams,
+  ToastType
 } from './types';
 import { useToast } from './useToast';
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ function getRef() {
   return activeRef.current;
 }
 
-Toast.show = (params: ToastShowParams) => {
+Toast.show = <T extends ToastType = ToastType>(params: ToastShowParams<T>) => {
   getRef()?.show(params);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 43cbda27..2809e198 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@ import {
 
 export type ReactChildren = React.ReactNode;
 
-export type ToastType = 'success' | 'error' | 'info' | (string & {});
 export type ToastPosition = 'top' | 'bottom';
 
-export type ToastOptions = {
+export type ToastOptions<T extends ToastType = ToastType> = {
   /**
    * Toast type.
    * Default value: `success`
    */
-  type?: ToastType;
+  type?: T;
   /**
    * Style for the header text in the Toast (text1).
    */
@@ -85,20 +84,41 @@ export type ToastOptions = {
    * Called on Toast press
    */
   onPress?: () => void;
-  /**
-   * Any custom props passed to the specified Toast type.
-   * Has effect only when there is a custom Toast type (configured via the `config` prop
-   * on the Toast instance) that uses the `props` parameter
-   */
-  props?: any;
-};
+} & (keyof CustomToastParamTypes extends never
+  ? { props?: any }
+  : T extends keyof CustomToastParamTypes
+  ? Required<CustomToastParamTypes>[T] extends never
+    ? { props?: any }
+    : undefined extends CustomToastParamTypes[T]
+    ? {
+        /**
+         * Any custom props passed to the specified Toast type.
+         * Has effect only when there is a custom Toast type (configured via the `config` prop
+         * on the Toast instance) that uses the `props` parameter
+         */
+        props?: CustomToastParamTypes[T];
+      }
+    : {
+        /**
+         * Any custom props passed to the specified Toast type.
+         * Has effect only when there is a custom Toast type (configured via the `config` prop
+         * on the Toast instance) that uses the `props` parameter
+         */
+        props: CustomToastParamTypes[T];
+      }
+  : { props?: any });
 
 export type ToastData = {
   text1?: string;
   text2?: string;
 };
 
-export type ToastShowParams = ToastData & ToastOptions;
+export type ToastShow = <T extends ToastType = ToastType>(
+  params: ToastShowParams<T>
+) => void;
+
+export type ToastShowParams<T extends ToastType = ToastType> = ToastData &
+  ToastOptions<T>;
 
 export type ToastHideParams = void;
 
@@ -135,12 +155,33 @@ export type ToastConfigParams<Props> = {
   props: Props;
 };
 
+/**
+ * This interface is here to allow for types customization via declaration merging when using custom toast types.
+ * See [the docs](https://github.com/calintamas/react-native-toast-message/blob/main/docs/custom-layouts.md) for usage examples.
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+export interface CustomToastParamTypes {}
+
+export interface BuiltinToastParamsTypes {
+  success?: never;
+  error?: never;
+  info?: never;
+}
+
+export type ToastType = keyof (BuiltinToastParamsTypes & CustomToastParamTypes);
+
 export type ToastConfig = {
-  [key: string]: (params: ToastConfigParams<any>) => React.ReactNode;
-};
+  [key in keyof BuiltinToastParamsTypes]?: (
+    params: ToastConfigParams<BuiltinToastParamsTypes[key]>
+  ) => React.ReactNode;
+} & {
+  [key in keyof CustomToastParamTypes]-?: (
+    params: ToastConfigParams<CustomToastParamTypes[key]>
+  ) => React.ReactNode;
+} & Record<string, (params: ToastConfigParams<any>) => React.ReactNode>;
 
 export type ToastRef = {
-  show: (params: ToastShowParams) => void;
+  show: ToastShow;
   hide: (params: ToastHideParams) => void;
 };
 
@@ -148,11 +189,19 @@ export type ToastRef = {
  * `props` that can be set on the Toast instance.
  * They act as defaults for all Toasts that are shown.
  */
-export type ToastProps = {
-  /**
-   * Layout configuration for custom Toast types
-   */
-  config?: ToastConfig;
+export type ToastProps = (keyof CustomToastParamTypes extends never
+  ? {
+      /**
+       * Layout configuration for custom Toast types
+       */
+      config?: ToastConfig;
+    }
+  : {
+      /**
+       * Layout configuration for custom Toast types
+       */
+      config: ToastConfig;
+    }) & {
   /**
    * Toast type.
    * Default value: `success`