diff --git a/.changeset/lazy-roses-talk.md b/.changeset/lazy-roses-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c6257b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lazy-roses-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@easypost/easy-ui": patch
+---
+
+fix(AlertBadge): return type
diff --git a/easy-ui-react/src/AlertBadge/AlertBadge.tsx b/easy-ui-react/src/AlertBadge/AlertBadge.tsx
index a80403ec..70e1842a 100644
--- a/easy-ui-react/src/AlertBadge/AlertBadge.tsx
+++ b/easy-ui-react/src/AlertBadge/AlertBadge.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export type AlertBadgeProps = {
   show: boolean;
 };
 
-export function AlertBadge(props: AlertBadgeProps) {
+export function AlertBadge(props: AlertBadgeProps): React.JSX.Element {
   const {
     accessibilityLabel = "Alert Badge",
     placement = DEFAULT_PLACEMENT,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function AlertBadge(props: AlertBadgeProps) {
   );
 
   if (!show) {
-    return children;
+    return <>{children}</>;
   }
 
   return (