diff --git a/great_tables/_pipe.py b/great_tables/_pipe.py
index f7dff7a30..0bb350375 100644
--- a/great_tables/_pipe.py
+++ b/great_tables/_pipe.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
-from typing_extensions import ParamSpec
+
+from typing_extensions import Concatenate, ParamSpec
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .gt import GT
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@
 P = ParamSpec("P")
 
 
-def pipe(self: "GT", func: Callable[P, "GT"], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> "GT":
+def pipe(
+    self: "GT", func: Callable[Concatenate["GT", P], "GT"], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs
+) -> "GT":
     """
     Provide a structured way to chain a function for a GT object.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pipe.py b/tests/test_pipe.py
index 484b60070..6c8ca25ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipe.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipe.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import polars as pl
 
 from great_tables import GT
 
+from great_tables._text import BaseText
+from great_tables._tbl_data import SelectExpr
+
 
-def test_pipe():
+def test_pipe() -> None:
     columns = ["x", "y"]
     label = "a spanner"
     df = pl.DataFrame({"x": [1, 2, 3], "y": [3, 2, 1]})
 
-    def tab_spanner2(gt, label, columns):
+    def tab_spanner2(gt: GT, label: str | BaseText, columns: SelectExpr) -> GT:
         return gt.tab_spanner(label=label, columns=columns)
 
     gt1 = GT(df).tab_spanner(label, columns=columns)