diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 58bab3d..84ac8f6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { Action, AnyAction } from 'redux'
-
 import type { ThunkMiddleware } from './types'
 
 export type {
   ThunkAction,
   ThunkDispatch,
   ThunkActionDispatch,
-  ThunkMiddleware
+  ThunkMiddleware,
+  ThunkOverload
 } from './types'
 
 /** A function that accepts a potential "extra argument" value to be injected later,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 973e4ac..02dd5a0 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
-import type { Action, AnyAction, Middleware } from 'redux'
+import type { Dispatch, Middleware, Action, UnknownAction } from 'redux'
+
+/**
+ * The dispatch overload provided by React-Thunk; allows you to dispatch:
+ *   - thunk actions: `dispatch()` returns the thunk's return value
+ *
+ * @template State The redux state
+ * @template ExtraThunkArg The extra argument passed to the inner function of
+ * thunks (if specified when setting up the Thunk middleware)
+ */
+export interface ThunkOverload<State, ExtraThunkArg> {
+  <ReturnType>(
+    thunkAction: ThunkAction<this, State, ExtraThunkArg, ReturnType>
+  ): ReturnType
+}
 
 /**
  * The dispatch method as modified by React-Thunk; overloaded so that you can
@@ -11,30 +25,26 @@ import type { Action, AnyAction, Middleware } from 'redux'
  * thunks (if specified when setting up the Thunk middleware)
  * @template BasicAction The (non-thunk) actions that can be dispatched.
  */
-export interface ThunkDispatch<
+export type ThunkDispatch<
   State,
   ExtraThunkArg,
   BasicAction extends Action
-> {
-  // When the thunk middleware is added, `store.dispatch` now has three overloads (NOTE: the order here matters for correct behavior and is very fragile - do not reorder these!):
-
-  // 1) The specific thunk function overload
-  /** Accepts a thunk function, runs it, and returns whatever the thunk itself returns */
-  <ReturnType>(
-    thunkAction: ThunkAction<ReturnType, State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>
-  ): ReturnType
-
-  // 2) The base overload.
-  /** Accepts a standard action object, and returns that action object */
-  <Action extends BasicAction>(action: Action): Action
-
-  // 3) A union of the other two overloads. This overload exists to work around a problem
-  //   with TS inference ( see https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/14107 )
-  /** A union of the other two overloads for TS inference purposes */
-  <ReturnType, Action extends BasicAction>(
-    action: Action | ThunkAction<ReturnType, State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>
-  ): Action | ReturnType
-}
+> = ThunkOverload<State, ExtraThunkArg> &
+  Dispatch<BasicAction> &
+  // order matters here, this must be the last overload
+  // this supports #248, allowing ThunkDispatch to be given a union type
+  // this does *not* apply to the inferred store type.
+  // doing so would break any following middleware's ability to match their overloads correctly
+  (<ReturnType, Action extends BasicAction>(
+    action:
+      | Action
+      | ThunkAction<
+          ThunkDispatch<State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>,
+          State,
+          ExtraThunkArg,
+          BasicAction
+        >
+  ) => Action | ReturnType)
 
 /**
  * A "thunk" action (a callback function that can be dispatched to the Redux
@@ -43,19 +53,19 @@ export interface ThunkDispatch<
  * Also known as the "thunk inner function", when used with the typical pattern
  * of an action creator function that returns a thunk action.
  *
+ * @template Dispatch The `dispatch` method from the store
  * @template ReturnType The return type of the thunk's inner function
  * @template State The redux state
  * @template ExtraThunkArg Optional extra argument passed to the inner function
  * (if specified when setting up the Thunk middleware)
- * @template BasicAction The (non-thunk) actions that can be dispatched.
  */
 export type ThunkAction<
-  ReturnType,
+  Dispatch extends ThunkOverload<State, ExtraThunkArg>,
   State,
   ExtraThunkArg,
-  BasicAction extends Action
+  ReturnType
 > = (
-  dispatch: ThunkDispatch<State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>,
+  dispatch: Dispatch,
   getState: () => State,
   extraArgument: ExtraThunkArg
 ) => ReturnType
@@ -82,10 +92,10 @@ export type ThunkActionDispatch<
  */
 export type ThunkMiddleware<
   State = any,
-  BasicAction extends Action = AnyAction,
+  BasicAction extends Action = UnknownAction,
   ExtraThunkArg = undefined
 > = Middleware<
-  ThunkDispatch<State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>,
+  ThunkOverload<State, ExtraThunkArg>,
   State,
-  ThunkDispatch<State, ExtraThunkArg, BasicAction>
+  Dispatch<BasicAction>
 >
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 15b403d..998bc01 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe('thunk middleware', () => {
   const doDispatch = () => {}
   const doGetState = () => 42
   const nextHandler = thunkMiddleware({
+    // @ts-ignore
     dispatch: doDispatch,
     getState: doGetState
   })
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ describe('thunk middleware', () => {
       const extraArg = { lol: true }
       // @ts-ignore
       withExtraArgument(extraArg)({
+        // @ts-ignore
         dispatch: doDispatch,
         getState: doGetState
       })()((dispatch: any, getState: any, arg: any) => {
diff --git a/typescript_test/typescript.ts b/typescript_test/typescript.ts
index c6a52b6..18c26d7 100644
--- a/typescript_test/typescript.ts
+++ b/typescript_test/typescript.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,21 @@ export type State = {
 
 export type Actions = { type: 'FOO' } | { type: 'BAR'; result: number }
 
-export type ThunkResult<R> = ThunkAction<R, State, undefined, Actions>
+export type ThunkResult<R> = ThunkAction<
+  ThunkDispatch<State, undefined, Actions>,
+  State,
+  undefined,
+  R
+>
 
 export const initialState: State = {
   foo: 'foo'
 }
 
-export function fakeReducer(state: State = initialState): State {
+export function fakeReducer(
+  state: State = initialState,
+  action: Actions
+): State {
   return state
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@ store.dispatch(dispatch => {
   // @ts-expect-error
   dispatch({ type: 'BAR' }, 42)
   dispatch({ type: 'BAR', result: 5 })
+  // @ts-expect-error
   store.dispatch({ type: 'BAZ' })
 })
 
@@ -62,8 +71,10 @@ export function anotherThunkAction(): ThunkResult<string> {
 }
 
 store.dispatch({ type: 'FOO' })
+// @ts-expect-error
 store.dispatch({ type: 'BAR' })
 store.dispatch({ type: 'BAR', result: 5 })
+// @ts-expect-error
 store.dispatch({ type: 'BAZ' })
 store.dispatch(testGetState())
 
@@ -78,8 +89,10 @@ storeThunkArg.dispatch({ type: 'FOO' })
 storeThunkArg.dispatch((dispatch, getState, extraArg) => {
   const bar: string = extraArg
   store.dispatch({ type: 'FOO' })
+  // @ts-expect-error
   store.dispatch({ type: 'BAR' })
   store.dispatch({ type: 'BAR', result: 5 })
+  // @ts-expect-error
   store.dispatch({ type: 'BAZ' })
   console.log(extraArg)
 })
@@ -149,12 +162,26 @@ untypedStore.dispatch(promiseThunkAction()).then(() => Promise.resolve())
 
 // #248: Need a union overload to handle generic dispatched types
 function testIssue248() {
-  const dispatch: ThunkDispatch<any, unknown, AnyAction> = undefined as any
-
   function dispatchWrap(
-    action: Action | ThunkAction<any, any, unknown, AnyAction>
+    action: Actions | ThunkAction<any, any, unknown, Actions>
   ) {
+    // this errors, because the union overload is not present
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    store.dispatch(action)
+
+    // workarounds:
+
+    // assign to ThunkDispatch type
     // Should not have an error here thanks to the extra union overload
+    const dispatch: ThunkDispatch<any, unknown, Actions> = store.dispatch
     dispatch(action)
+
+    // old reliable
+    store.dispatch(action as any)
+
+    // non-ideal, but works
+    typeof action === 'function'
+      ? store.dispatch(action)
+      : store.dispatch(action)
   }
 }