diff --git a/literalai/client.py b/literalai/client.py
index c3743cd..8401e96 100644
--- a/literalai/client.py
+++ b/literalai/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, overload, TypeVar, Union
 
 from literalai.api import AsyncLiteralAPI, LiteralAPI
 from literalai.callback.langchain_callback import get_langchain_callback
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 from literalai.requirements import check_all_requirements
 
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=Callable)
+
 
 class BaseLiteralClient:
     """
@@ -144,9 +146,15 @@ def langchain_callback(
             **kwargs,
         )
 
+    @overload
+    def thread(self, original_function: Callable[..., T], **kwargs) -> Callable[..., T]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def thread(self, **kwargs) -> ThreadContextManager: ...
+
     def thread(
         self,
-        original_function=None,
+        original_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
         *,
         thread_id: Optional[str] = None,
         name: Optional[str] = None,