diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
index 18df5669a..fff3d12ac 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
@@ -1109,6 +1109,9 @@ else:
             # Trick to allow it inside typing.Union
             pass
 
+        def __or__(self, rhs) -> Any:
+            return Union[self, rhs]
+
         def __class_getitem__(cls, obj) -> Range:
             if not isinstance(obj, tuple):
                 raise TypeError(f'expected tuple for arguments, received {obj.__class__!r} instead')