diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions-toolbar.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions-toolbar.tsx
index e6b8683832fd27..d4cc3042b63bfe 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions-toolbar.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import { useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { ActionWithModal } from './item-actions';
-import type { Action, AnyItem, setSelection } from './types';
+import type { Action, AnyItem } from './types';
 import type { ActionTriggerProps } from './item-actions';
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 interface ActionButtonProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	action: Action< Item >;
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ interface ToolbarContentProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	selection: string[];
 	actionsToShow: Action< Item >[];
 	selectedItems: Item[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 }
 
 interface BulkActionsToolbarProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	data: Item[];
 	selection: string[];
 	actions: Action< Item >[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ function renderToolbarContent< Item extends AnyItem >(
 	selectedItems: Item[],
 	actionInProgress: string | null,
 	setActionInProgress: ( actionId: string | null ) => void,
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection
 ) {
 	return (
 		<>
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions.tsx
index eedd216bb4e361..52a1f8be4792d0 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/bulk-actions.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import { useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { unlock } from './lock-unlock';
-import type { Action, ActionModal, AnyItem, setSelection } from './types';
+import type { Action, ActionModal, AnyItem } from './types';
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 const {
 	DropdownMenuV2: DropdownMenu,
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ interface BulkActionsProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	data: Item[];
 	actions: Action< Item >[];
 	selection: string[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews.tsx
index 836046b27f23cd..9d35c7e5f6d8e8 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews.tsx
@@ -21,14 +21,8 @@ import { VIEW_LAYOUTS } from './layouts';
 import BulkActions from './bulk-actions';
 import { normalizeFields } from './normalize-fields';
 import BulkActionsToolbar from './bulk-actions-toolbar';
-import type {
-	setSelection,
-	Action,
-	AnyItem,
-	Field,
-	View,
-	ViewBaseProps,
-} from './types';
+import type { Action, AnyItem, Field, View, ViewBaseProps } from './types';
+import type { SetSelection, SelectionOrUpdater } from './private-types';
 
 interface DataViewsProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	view: View;
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@ interface DataViewsProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	};
 	supportedLayouts: string[];
 	selection?: string[];
-	setSelection?: setSelection;
+	setSelection?: SetSelection;
 	onSelectionChange?: ( items: Item[] ) => void;
 }
 
@@ -94,9 +88,7 @@ export default function DataViews< Item extends AnyItem >( {
 			: setSelectionProperty;
 	const [ openedFilter, setOpenedFilter ] = useState< string | null >( null );
 
-	function setSelectionWithChange(
-		value: string[] | ( ( prevValue: string[] ) => string[] )
-	) {
+	function setSelectionWithChange( value: SelectionOrUpdater ) {
 		const newValue =
 			typeof value === 'function' ? value( selection ) : value;
 		onSelectionChange(
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/private-types.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/private-types.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d2d453e63599c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/private-types.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export type SelectionOrUpdater = string[] | ( ( prev: string[] ) => string[] );
+export type SetSelection = ( selection: SelectionOrUpdater ) => void;
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/single-selection-checkbox.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/single-selection-checkbox.tsx
index 96afa98334589d..31b7140b84aabe 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/single-selection-checkbox.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/single-selection-checkbox.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import { CheckboxControl } from '@wordpress/components';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import type { Field, AnyItem, setSelection } from './types';
+import type { Field, AnyItem } from './types';
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 interface SingleSelectionCheckboxProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	selection: string[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	item: Item;
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
 	primaryField?: Field< Item >;
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
index 3e243605c210d2..ff06d6600f4fa2 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import type { ReactElement, ReactNode, Dispatch, SetStateAction } from 'react';
+import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
-export type setSelection = Dispatch< SetStateAction< string[] > >;
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 export type SortDirection = 'asc' | 'desc';
 
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ export interface ViewBaseProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
 	isLoading?: boolean;
 	onChangeView( view: View ): void;
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	selection: string[];
 	setOpenedFilter: ( fieldId: string ) => void;
 	view: View;
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/view-grid.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/view-grid.tsx
index bee451f37a12a3..a05c65a8f6edd3 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/view-grid.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/view-grid.tsx
@@ -22,17 +22,12 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import ItemActions from './item-actions';
 import SingleSelectionCheckbox from './single-selection-checkbox';
 import { useHasAPossibleBulkAction } from './bulk-actions';
-import type {
-	Action,
-	AnyItem,
-	NormalizedField,
-	ViewGridProps,
-	setSelection,
-} from './types';
+import type { Action, AnyItem, NormalizedField, ViewGridProps } from './types';
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 interface GridItemProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	selection: string[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
 	item: Item;
 	actions: Action< Item >[];
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/view-table.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/view-table.tsx
index ce1e5f1bd8b6c3..55bc8c2671d4a7 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/view-table.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/view-table.tsx
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ import type {
 	SortDirection,
 	ViewTable as ViewTableType,
 	ViewTableProps,
-	setSelection,
 } from './types';
+import type { SetSelection } from './private-types';
 
 const {
 	DropdownMenuV2: DropdownMenu,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ interface HeaderMenuProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 
 interface BulkSelectionCheckboxProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	selection: string[];
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 	data: Item[];
 	actions: Action< Item >[];
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ interface TableRowProps< Item extends AnyItem > {
 	primaryField?: NormalizedField< Item >;
 	selection: string[];
 	getItemId: ( item: Item ) => string;
-	onSelectionChange: setSelection;
+	onSelectionChange: SetSelection;
 }
 
 function WithDropDownMenuSeparators( { children }: { children: ReactNode } ) {