diff --git a/bin/build-augmentations.mjs b/bin/build-augmentations.mjs
index 6a08ba6bd..35d0d21d9 100644
--- a/bin/build-augmentations.mjs
+++ b/bin/build-augmentations.mjs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ traverse(ast, {
 
 let augmentations = [];
 for (const element of elements) {
+  if (element === 'HTMLElement') continue;
+
   augmentations.push(`
   interface ${element} {
     [GlintSymbol]: '${element}';
diff --git a/packages/template/-private/dsl/lib.dom.augmentation.d.ts b/packages/template/-private/dsl/lib.dom.augmentation.d.ts
index 42ffe02c3..a851239c1 100644
--- a/packages/template/-private/dsl/lib.dom.augmentation.d.ts
+++ b/packages/template/-private/dsl/lib.dom.augmentation.d.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ declare global {
   }
 
 
-  interface HTMLElement {
-    [GlintSymbol]: 'HTMLElement';
-  }
-
-
   interface HTMLAreaElement {
     [GlintSymbol]: 'HTMLAreaElement';
   }
diff --git a/packages/template/__tests__/keywords/component.test.ts b/packages/template/__tests__/keywords/component.test.ts
index 36dd5252d..63b6c7568 100644
--- a/packages/template/__tests__/keywords/component.test.ts
+++ b/packages/template/__tests__/keywords/component.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ import TestComponent from '../test-component';
 
 const componentKeyword = resolve({} as ComponentKeyword);
 
+class WithElement extends TestComponent<{
+  Element: HTMLElement;
+}> {}
+
+// https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?#code/JYWwDg9gTgLgBAbzgUwB5mQYxgFQJ4YDyAZnAL5zFQQhwDkaG2AtDAcnQNwBQ3jWudiQA8ACRwBZADIBRADbIQyAHYwAfAAoAlADoYEGahgqAJmMlSAIsABu8xSvXae-bPiLFz063YVLVmrr6hsbKZuLS9v5OWpxAA
+expectTypeOf<HTMLDivElement>().toExtend<HTMLElement>();
+
+const ElementType = emitComponent(resolve(WithElement)()).element;
+expectTypeOf<HTMLDivElement>().toExtend<typeof ElementType>();
+
 class StringComponent extends TestComponent<{
   Args: { value: string };
   Blocks: { default: [string] };
diff --git a/packages/template/package.json b/packages/template/package.json
index 088e41f33..f3f8f766d 100644
--- a/packages/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/template/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@glimmer/component": "^1.1.2",
-    "expect-type": "^0.15.0",
+    "expect-type": "^1.2.1",
     "sums-up": "^2.1.0",
     "ember-source": "^6.2.0",
     "typescript": ">=5.6.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 742c8a3f4..fe97dda15 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^6.2.0
         version: 6.2.0(@glimmer/component@1.1.2)
       expect-type:
-        specifier: ^0.15.0
-        version: 0.15.0
+        specifier: ^1.2.1
+        version: 1.2.1
       html-element-attributes:
         specifier: ^3.3.0
         version: 3.4.0
@@ -4590,6 +4590,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-80F22aiJ3GLyVnS/B3HzgR6RelZVumzj9jkL0Rhz4h0xYbNW9PjlQz5h3J/SShErbXBc295vseR4/MIbVmUbeA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.0.0'}
 
+  expect-type@1.2.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/kP8CAwxzLVEeFrMm4kMmy4CCDlpipyA7MYLVrdJIkV0fYF0UaigQHRsxHiuY/GEea+bh4KSv3TIlgr+2UL6bw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.0.0'}
+
   expect@29.7.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2Zks0hf1VLFYI1kbh0I5jP3KHHyCHpkfyHBzsSXRFgl/Bg9mWYfMW8oD+PdMPlEwy5HNsR9JutYy6pMeOh61nw==}
     engines: {node: ^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0}
@@ -13748,6 +13752,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   expect-type@1.2.0: {}
 
+  expect-type@1.2.1: {}
+
   expect@29.7.0:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/expect-utils': 29.7.0