diff --git a/web/src/compose_pm_pill.ts b/web/src/compose_pm_pill.ts
index ae6bac363c..43362a5107 100644
--- a/web/src/compose_pm_pill.ts
+++ b/web/src/compose_pm_pill.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import $ from "jquery";
 
+import type {InputPillConfig} from "./input_pill";
 import * as input_pill from "./input_pill";
 import type {User} from "./people";
 import * as people from "./people";
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import * as util from "./util";
 
 export let widget: UserPillWidget;
 
-const pill_config = {
+const pill_config: InputPillConfig = {
     show_user_status_emoji: true,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/input_pill.ts b/web/src/input_pill.ts
index 72c8f50c9f..b7e38b1884 100644
--- a/web/src/input_pill.ts
+++ b/web/src/input_pill.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ export type InputPillItem<T> = {
     should_add_guest_user_indicator?: boolean;
 } & T;
 
+export type InputPillConfig = {
+    show_user_status_emoji?: boolean;
+};
+
 type InputPillCreateOptions<T> = {
     $container: JQuery;
-    pill_config?: {
-        show_user_status_emoji?: boolean;
-    };
+    pill_config?: InputPillConfig | undefined;
     create_item_from_text: (
         text: string,
         existing_items: InputPillItem<T>[],
diff --git a/web/src/user_pill.ts b/web/src/user_pill.ts
index e21345d85b..078ed1e67c 100644
--- a/web/src/user_pill.ts
+++ b/web/src/user_pill.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip";
-import type {InputPillContainer, InputPillItem} from "./input_pill";
+import type {InputPillConfig, InputPillContainer, InputPillItem} from "./input_pill";
 import * as input_pill from "./input_pill";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import type {User} from "./people";
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ export function append_user(user: User, pills: UserPillWidget): void {
 
 export function create_pills(
     $pill_container: JQuery,
-    pill_config?: {
-        show_user_status_emoji?: boolean;
-    },
+    pill_config?: InputPillConfig | undefined,
 ): input_pill.InputPillContainer<UserPill> {
     const pills = input_pill.create({
         $container: $pill_container,