diff --git a/discord/_types.py b/discord/_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..331063544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord/_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015-present Rapptz
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import TypeVar, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing_extensions import TypeVar
+    from .client import Client
+
+    ClientT = TypeVar('ClientT', bound=Client, covariant=True, default=Client)
+else:
+    ClientT = TypeVar('ClientT', bound='Client', covariant=True)
diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index 2df4adf52..fce4e2900 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Client:
         }
 
         self._enable_debug_events: bool = options.pop('enable_debug_events', False)
-        self._connection: ConnectionState = self._get_state(intents=intents, **options)
+        self._connection: ConnectionState[Self] = self._get_state(intents=intents, **options)
         self._connection.shard_count = self.shard_count
         self._closed: bool = False
         self._ready: asyncio.Event = MISSING
diff --git a/discord/interactions.py b/discord/interactions.py
index 36a165e2e..478a1a8b3 100644
--- a/discord/interactions.py
+++ b/discord/interactions.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Generic, TYPE_CHECKING, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 import asyncio
 import datetime
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from .enums import try_enum, Locale, InteractionType, InteractionResponseType
 from .errors import InteractionResponded, HTTPException, ClientException, DiscordException
 from .flags import MessageFlags
 from .channel import PartialMessageable, ChannelType
+from ._types import ClientT
 
 from .user import User
 from .member import Member
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .types.webhook import (
         Webhook as WebhookPayload,
     )
-    from .client import Client
     from .guild import Guild
     from .state import ConnectionState
     from .file import File
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 MISSING: Any = utils.MISSING
 
 
-class Interaction:
+class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
     """Represents a Discord interaction.
 
     An interaction happens when a user does an action that needs to
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ class Interaction:
         '_cs_command',
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, *, data: InteractionPayload, state: ConnectionState):
-        self._state: ConnectionState = state
-        self._client: Client = state._get_client()
+    def __init__(self, *, data: InteractionPayload, state: ConnectionState[ClientT]):
+        self._state: ConnectionState[ClientT] = state
+        self._client: ClientT = state._get_client()
         self._session: ClientSession = state.http._HTTPClient__session  # type: ignore # Mangled attribute for __session
         self._original_response: Optional[InteractionMessage] = None
         # This baton is used for extra data that might be useful for the lifecycle of
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class Interaction:
                 pass
 
     @property
-    def client(self) -> Client:
+    def client(self) -> ClientT:
         """:class:`Client`: The client that is handling this interaction.
 
         Note that :class:`AutoShardedClient`, :class:`~.commands.Bot`, and
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index 24eb70301..c47a9ab80 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from typing import (
     TypeVar,
     Coroutine,
     Sequence,
+    Generic,
     Tuple,
     Deque,
     Literal,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ from .threads import Thread, ThreadMember
 from .sticker import GuildSticker
 from .automod import AutoModRule, AutoModAction
 from .audit_logs import AuditLogEntry
+from ._types import ClientT
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .abc import PrivateChannel
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .guild import GuildChannel
     from .http import HTTPClient
     from .voice_client import VoiceProtocol
-    from .client import Client
     from .gateway import DiscordWebSocket
     from .app_commands import CommandTree, Translator
 
@@ -160,10 +161,10 @@ async def logging_coroutine(coroutine: Coroutine[Any, Any, T], *, info: str) ->
         _log.exception('Exception occurred during %s', info)
 
 
-class ConnectionState:
+class ConnectionState(Generic[ClientT]):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         _get_websocket: Callable[..., DiscordWebSocket]
-        _get_client: Callable[..., Client]
+        _get_client: Callable[..., ClientT]
         _parsers: Dict[str, Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], None]]
 
     def __init__(
@@ -1612,7 +1613,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         return Message(state=self, channel=channel, data=data)
 
 
-class AutoShardedConnectionState(ConnectionState):
+class AutoShardedConnectionState(ConnectionState[ClientT]):
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)