diff --git a/packages/react-native/__typetests__/globals.tsx b/packages/react-native/__typetests__/globals.tsx
index 831a67b7297..ec9be016416 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/__typetests__/globals.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native/__typetests__/globals.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@ function testRequestAnimationFrame(){
     );
 }
 
+function testRequestIdleCallback() {
+    cancelIdleCallback(null);
+    cancelIdleCallback(undefined);
+
+    let handle = requestIdleCallback(deadline => {
+        const didTimeout: boolean = deadline.didTimeout;
+        const remaining: number = deadline.timeRemaining();
+        console.log(didTimeout, remaining);
+    });
+    cancelIdleCallback(handle);
+
+    handle = requestIdleCallback(noop, { timeout: 100 });
+    cancelIdleCallback(handle);
+
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    requestIdleCallback(noop, { timeout: 'wrong-type' });
+
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    cancelIdleCallback('wrong-type');
+}
+
 const fetchCopy: WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope['fetch'] = fetch;
 
 const myHeaders = new Headers();
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/types/globals.d.ts b/packages/react-native/src/types/globals.d.ts
index 98f824c62b8..c5c9617fe02 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/types/globals.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/types/globals.d.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ declare global {
   function cancelAnimationFrame(handle: number | null | undefined): void;
   function requestAnimationFrame(callback: (time: number) => void): number;
 
+  function requestIdleCallback(
+    callback: (deadline: {
+      didTimeout: boolean;
+      timeRemaining: () => number;
+    }) => void,
+    options?: {timeout: number},
+  ): number;
+  function cancelIdleCallback(handle: number | null | undefined): void;
+
   function fetchBundle(
     bundleId: number,
     callback: (error?: Error | null) => void,