diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70e9e172c7..937656d458 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35297,14 +35297,14 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/core": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.45.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0",
-        "@types/express": "4.17.18"
+        "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0",
         "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "^1.8.0",
+        "@types/express": "4.17.18",
         "@types/mocha": "7.0.2",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
         "@types/sinon": "10.0.18",
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/README.md b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/README.md
index 6eba2b6c67..70aa928230 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/README.md
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ Express instrumentation has few options available to choose from. You can set th
 - `info: ExpressRequestInfo` containing the incoming Express.js request, the current route handler creating a span and `ExpressLayerType` - the type of the handling layer.
 - `defaultName: string` - original name proposed by the instrumentation.
 
+`requestHook` is invoked with 2 arguments:
+
+- `span: Span` - the span associated with the express request.
+- `info: ExpressRequestInfo` containing the incoming Express.js request, the current route handler creating a span and `ExpressLayerType` - the type of the handling layer.
+
+NOTE: `ExpressRequestInfo.request` is typed as `any`. If you want type support make sure you have `@types/express` installed then you can use `ExpressRequestInfo<express.Request>`
+
+
 #### Ignore a whole Express route
 
 In order to ignore whole traces that represent a given Express route, use
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/package.json
index 9106594094..fd1d0163c4 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "^1.8.0",
+    "@types/express": "4.17.18",
     "@types/mocha": "7.0.2",
     "@types/node": "18.6.5",
     "@types/sinon": "10.0.18",
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/core": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.45.1",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0",
-    "@types/express": "4.17.18"
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/tree/main/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express#readme"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/src/types.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/src/types.ts
index a6d376face..8d1732833c 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/src/types.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { Request } from 'express';
 import { Span } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import { InstrumentationConfig } from '@opentelemetry/instrumentation';
 import { ExpressLayerType } from './enums/ExpressLayerType';
 
 export type IgnoreMatcher = string | RegExp | ((name: string) => boolean);
 
-export type ExpressRequestInfo = {
-  request: Request;
+export type ExpressRequestInfo<T = any> = {
+  /** An express request object */
+  request: T;
   route: string;
   layerType: ExpressLayerType;
 };
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type SpanNameHook = (
   defaultName: string
 ) => string;
 
+
 /**
  * Function that can be used to add custom attributes to the current span or the root span on
  * a Express request
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export interface ExpressRequestCustomAttributeFunction {
 }
 
 /**
- * Options available for the Express Instrumentation (see [documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-Instrumentation-express#express-Instrumentation-options))
+ * Options available for the Express Instrumentation (see [documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/tree/main/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express#express-instrumentation-options))
  */
 export interface ExpressInstrumentationConfig extends InstrumentationConfig {
   /** Ignore specific based on their name */