diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 45497a2e91..8bebc2a192 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -144,3 +144,4 @@
 - xavier-lc
 - xcsnowcity
 - yuleicul
+- bennyk8y
diff --git a/packages/router/utils.ts b/packages/router/utils.ts
index 016e19bf27..072790899b 100644
--- a/packages/router/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/router/utils.ts
@@ -1047,15 +1047,15 @@ export interface TrackedPromise extends Promise<any> {
 
 export class AbortedDeferredError extends Error {}
 
-export class DeferredData {
+export class DeferredData<Data extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>> {
   private pendingKeys: Set<string | number> = new Set<string | number>();
   private controller: AbortController;
   private abortPromise: Promise<void>;
   private unlistenAbortSignal: () => void;
   private subscriber?: (aborted: boolean) => void = undefined;
-  data: Record<string, unknown>;
+  data: Data;
 
-  constructor(data: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  constructor(data: Data) {
     invariant(
       data && typeof data === "object" && !Array.isArray(data),
       "defer() only accepts plain objects"