diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa939384164..81e40f380cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
-No public interface changes since `11.3.0`.
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed optional TS definitions for `EuiColorPicker` `onBlur` and `onFocus` callbacks ([#1993](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1993))
 
 ## [`11.3.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v11.3.0)
 
diff --git a/src/components/color_picker/index.d.ts b/src/components/color_picker/index.d.ts
index 896fe7844f6..4c15e4087f7 100644
--- a/src/components/color_picker/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/color_picker/index.d.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ declare module '@elastic/eui' {
    */
   interface HTMLDivElementOverrides {
     color: string;
-    onBlur: () => void;
+    onBlur?: () => void;
     onChange: (hex: string) => void;
-    onFocus: () => void;
+    onFocus?: () => void;
   }
   export type EuiColorPickerProps = CommonProps &
     Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, keyof HTMLDivElementOverrides> &