diff --git a/src/_pytest/monkeypatch.py b/src/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
index 090bf61d6e9..8aec7b818c8 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Generator
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._savesyspath = None
 
     @contextmanager
-    def context(self):
+    def context(self) -> Generator["MonkeyPatch", None, None]:
         """
         Context manager that returns a new :class:`MonkeyPatch` object which
         undoes any patching done inside the ``with`` block upon exit: