diff --git a/src/interface.ts b/src/interface.ts
index 1af70ea5..026e2cfc 100644
--- a/src/interface.ts
+++ b/src/interface.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export interface FormInstance<Values = any> {
   resetFields: (fields?: NamePath<Values>[]) => void;
   setFields: (fields: FieldData<Values>[]) => void;
   setFieldValue: (name: NamePath<Values>, value: any) => void;
-  setFieldsValue: (values: RecursivePartial<Values>) => void;
+  setFieldsValue: (values: RecursivePartial<Values> | Partial<Values>) => void;
   validateFields: ValidateFields<Values>;
 
   // New API
diff --git a/tests/nameTypeCheck.test.tsx b/tests/nameTypeCheck.test.tsx
index 942b565b..0a65baa6 100644
--- a/tests/nameTypeCheck.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/nameTypeCheck.test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ describe('nameTypeCheck', () => {
 
     type SetFieldsValueParam = Parameters<FormInstance<FieldType>['setFieldsValue']>[0];
 
+    const forwardGenericSetFieldsValue = <Values,>(
+      form: FormInstance<Values>,
+      values: Partial<Values>,
+    ) => {
+      form.setFieldsValue(values);
+    };
+
     const nullableListAsNull: SetFieldsValueParam = { nullableList: null };
     const nullableListAsArray: SetFieldsValueParam = { nullableList: ['bamboo'] };
     const nullableObjectListAsNull: SetFieldsValueParam = { nullableObjectList: null };