diff --git a/src/Card/BaseCard.jsx b/src/Card/BaseCard.tsx
similarity index 70%
rename from src/Card/BaseCard.jsx
rename to src/Card/BaseCard.tsx
index 088cb5aae1..0c0723d69c 100644
--- a/src/Card/BaseCard.jsx
+++ b/src/Card/BaseCard.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,43 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
+import type { ComponentWithAsProp, BsPropsWithAs } from '../utils/types/bootstrap';
+
+// @ts-ignore
 import CardBody from './CardBody';
 
 const BASE_CARD_CLASSNAME = 'card';
 
-const BaseCard = React.forwardRef(
+const colorVariants = [
+  'primary',
+  'secondary',
+  'success',
+  'danger',
+  'warning',
+  'info',
+  'dark',
+  'light',
+] as const;
+
+const textVariants = [
+  'white',
+  'muted',
+] as const;
+
+type ColorVariant = typeof colorVariants[number];
+type TextVariant = typeof textVariants[number];
+interface Props extends BsPropsWithAs {
+  prefix?: string;
+  bgColor?: ColorVariant;
+  textColor?: ColorVariant | TextVariant;
+  borderColor?: ColorVariant;
+  hasBody?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+type BaseCardType = ComponentWithAsProp<'div', Props>;
+
+const BaseCard : BaseCardType = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
   (
     {
       prefix,
@@ -14,9 +46,9 @@ const BaseCard = React.forwardRef(
       bgColor,
       textColor,
       borderColor,
-      hasBody,
+      hasBody = false,
       children,
-      as: Component,
+      as: Component = 'div',
       ...props
     },
     ref,
@@ -37,24 +69,13 @@ const BaseCard = React.forwardRef(
   },
 );
 
-const colorVariants = [
-  'primary',
-  'secondary',
-  'success',
-  'danger',
-  'warning',
-  'info',
-  'dark',
-  'light',
-];
-
 BaseCard.propTypes = {
   /** Prefix for component CSS classes. */
   prefix: PropTypes.string,
   /** Background color of the card. */
   bgColor: PropTypes.oneOf(colorVariants),
   /** Text color of the card. */
-  textColor: PropTypes.oneOf([...colorVariants, 'white', 'muted']),
+  textColor: PropTypes.oneOf([...colorVariants, ...textVariants]),
   /** Border color of the card. */
   borderColor: PropTypes.oneOf(colorVariants),
   /** Determines whether the card should render its children inside a `CardBody` wrapper. */
diff --git a/src/Card/tests/BaseCard.test.jsx b/src/Card/tests/BaseCard.test.jsx
index e555793191..c820ccf689 100644
--- a/src/Card/tests/BaseCard.test.jsx
+++ b/src/Card/tests/BaseCard.test.jsx
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ describe('BaseCard Component', () => {
   });
 
   it('renders children directly when hasBody is false', () => {
+    render(
+      <BaseCard hasBody={false}>
+        <span>Direct Content</span>
+      </BaseCard>,
+    );
+    const contentElement = screen.getByText('Direct Content');
+    expect(contentElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(contentElement.closest('div')).not.toHaveClass('card-body');
+  });
+
+  it('renders children directly when hasBody isn\'t set', () => {
     render(
       <BaseCard>
         <span>Direct Content</span>