diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index d8b8dd873..ab7465e0b 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     )
 
     MessageableChannel = Union[TextChannel, VoiceChannel, StageChannel, Thread, DMChannel, PartialMessageable, GroupChannel]
+    VocalChannel = Union[VoiceChannel, StageChannel, DMChannel, GroupChannel]
     SnowflakeTime = Union["Snowflake", datetime]
 
 MISSING = utils.MISSING
@@ -2115,7 +2116,7 @@ class Connectable(Protocol):
         *,
         timeout: float = 60.0,
         reconnect: bool = True,
-        cls: Callable[[Client, Connectable], T] = VoiceClient,
+        cls: Callable[[Client, VocalChannel], T] = VoiceClient,
         _channel: Optional[Connectable] = None,
         self_deaf: bool = False,
         self_mute: bool = False,
@@ -2168,7 +2169,7 @@ class Connectable(Protocol):
         if state._get_voice_client(key_id):
             raise ClientException('Already connected to a voice channel')
 
-        voice: T = cls(state.client, self)
+        voice: T = cls(state.client, channel)
 
         if not isinstance(voice, VoiceProtocol):
             raise TypeError('Type must meet VoiceProtocol abstract base class')
diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index 06b3eb57f..0fdef6c78 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ class DMChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.Connectable, discord.abc.Pr
         *,
         timeout: float = 60.0,
         reconnect: bool = True,
-        cls: Callable[[Client, discord.abc.Connectable], T] = VoiceClient,
+        cls: Callable[[Client, discord.abc.VocalChannel], T] = VoiceClient,
         ring: bool = True,
     ) -> T:
         """|coro|
@@ -3555,7 +3555,7 @@ class GroupChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.Connectable, discord.abc
         *,
         timeout: float = 60.0,
         reconnect: bool = True,
-        cls: Callable[[Client, discord.abc.Connectable], T] = VoiceClient,
+        cls: Callable[[Client, discord.abc.VocalChannel], T] = VoiceClient,
         ring: bool = True,
     ) -> T:
         await self._get_channel()
diff --git a/discord/guild.py b/discord/guild.py
index 7eb36e84d..b4dca52fe 100644
--- a/discord/guild.py
+++ b/discord/guild.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
         for c in guild.get('channels', []):
             factory, _ = _guild_channel_factory(c['type'])
             if factory:
-                self._add_channel(factory(guild=self, data=c, state=state))
+                self._add_channel(factory(guild=self, data=c, state=state))  # type: ignore
 
         for t in guild.get('threads', []):
             self._add_thread(Thread(guild=self, state=self._state, data=t))
diff --git a/discord/voice_client.py b/discord/voice_client.py
index 6a19fb9c5..f3a673fbb 100644
--- a/discord/voice_client.py
+++ b/discord/voice_client.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .state import ConnectionState
     from .user import ClientUser
     from .opus import Encoder
-    from .channel import StageChannel, VoiceChannel, DMChannel, GroupChannel
     from . import abc
 
     from .types.voice import (
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         SupportedModes,
     )
 
-    VocalChannel = Union[VoiceChannel, StageChannel, DMChannel, GroupChannel]
+    VocalChannel = abc.VocalChannel
 
 
 has_nacl: bool