diff --git a/react-redux/react-redux-tests.tsx b/react-redux/react-redux-tests.tsx
index 2ffb30169..4158a035e 100644
--- a/react-redux/react-redux-tests.tsx
+++ b/react-redux/react-redux-tests.tsx
@@ -284,3 +284,47 @@ function HelloMessage(props: HelloMessageProps) {
 let ConnectedHelloMessage = connect()(HelloMessage);
 ReactDOM.render(<HelloMessage name="Sebastian" />, document.getElementById('content'));
 ReactDOM.render(<ConnectedHelloMessage name="Sebastian" />, document.getElementById('content'));
+
+// https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/issues/8787
+namespace TestTOwnPropsInference {
+    interface OwnProps {
+        own: string;
+    }
+
+    interface StateProps {
+        state: string;
+    }
+
+    class OwnPropsComponent extends React.Component<OwnProps & StateProps, {}> {
+        render() {
+            return <div/>;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function mapStateToPropsWithoutOwnProps(state: any): StateProps {
+        return { state: 'string' };
+    }
+
+    function mapStateToPropsWithOwnProps(state: any, ownProps: OwnProps): StateProps {
+        return { state: 'string' };
+    }
+
+    const ConnectedWithoutOwnProps = connect(mapStateToPropsWithoutOwnProps)(OwnPropsComponent);
+    const ConnectedWithOwnProps = connect(mapStateToPropsWithOwnProps)(OwnPropsComponent);
+    const ConnectedWithTypeHint = connect<StateProps, {}, OwnProps>(mapStateToPropsWithoutOwnProps)(OwnPropsComponent);
+
+    // This compiles, which is bad.
+    React.createElement(ConnectedWithoutOwnProps, { anything: 'goes!' });
+
+    // This compiles, as expected.
+    React.createElement(ConnectedWithOwnProps, { own: 'string' });
+
+    // This should not compile, which is good.
+    // React.createElement(ConnectedWithOwnProps, { missingOwn: true });
+
+    // This compiles, as expected.
+    React.createElement(ConnectedWithTypeHint, { own: 'string' });
+
+    // This should not compile, which is good.
+    // React.createElement(ConnectedWithTypeHint, { missingOwn: true });
+}
diff --git a/react-redux/react-redux.d.ts b/react-redux/react-redux.d.ts
index 89d33cf6d..0e7810e35 100644
--- a/react-redux/react-redux.d.ts
+++ b/react-redux/react-redux.d.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 // Type definitions for react-redux 4.4.0
 // Project: https://github.com/rackt/react-redux
-// Definitions by: Qubo <https://github.com/tkqubo>
+// Definitions by: Qubo <https://github.com/tkqubo>, Sean Kelley <https://github.com/seansfkelley>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 /// <reference path="../react/react.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../redux/redux.d.ts" />
 
 declare module "react-redux" {
-  import { ComponentClass, Component, StatelessComponent, Props, ReactNode } from 'react';
+  import { ComponentClass, Component, StatelessComponent, ReactNode } from 'react';
   import { Store, Dispatch, ActionCreator } from 'redux';
 
-  interface ComponentDecorator<TOriginalProps extends Props<any>, TOwnProps extends Props<any>> {
+  interface ComponentDecorator<TOriginalProps, TOwnProps> {
     (component: ComponentClass<TOriginalProps>): ComponentClass<TOwnProps>;
   }
 
@@ -43,19 +43,13 @@ declare module "react-redux" {
    * @param options
    */
   export function connect(): InferableComponentDecorator;
-  export function connect<
-    TStateProps extends Props<any>,
-    TDispatchProps extends Props<any>,
-    TOwnProps extends Props<any>
-  >(
+
+  export function connect<TStateProps, TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>(
     mapStateToProps: MapStateToProps<TStateProps, TOwnProps>,
     mapDispatchToProps?: MapDispatchToPropsFunction<TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>|MapDispatchToPropsObject
   ): ComponentDecorator<TStateProps & TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>;
-  export function connect<
-    TStateProps extends Props<any>,
-    TDispatchProps extends Props<any>,
-    TOwnProps extends Props<any>
-  >(
+
+  export function connect<TStateProps, TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>(
     mapStateToProps: MapStateToProps<TStateProps, TOwnProps>,
     mapDispatchToProps: MapDispatchToPropsFunction<TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>|MapDispatchToPropsObject,
     mergeProps: MergeProps<TStateProps, TDispatchProps, TOwnProps>,
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ declare module "react-redux" {
     pure: boolean;
   }
 
-  export interface ProviderProps extends Props<Provider> {
+  export interface ProviderProps {
     /**
      * The single Redux store in your application.
      */