diff --git a/src/runtime/validation.ts b/src/runtime/validation.ts
index 36ed9f3e..78594b6b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/validation.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/validation.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 import { OwlError } from "../common/owl_error";
 import { toRaw } from "./reactivity";
 
-type BaseType =
-  | typeof String
-  | typeof Boolean
-  | typeof Number
-  | typeof Date
-  | typeof Object
-  | typeof Array
-  | typeof Function
-  | true
-  | "*";
+type BaseType = { new (...args: any[]): any } | true | "*";
 
 interface TypeInfo {
   type?: TypeDescription;
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/props_validation.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/props_validation.test.ts.snap
index 910f0e5b..56351a12 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/props_validation.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/props_validation.test.ts.snap
@@ -167,6 +167,45 @@ exports[`props validation can specify that additional props are allowed (object)
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`props validation can use custom class as type 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  const comp1 = app.createComponent(\`Child\`, true, false, false, [\\"customObj\\"]);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    const props1 = {customObj: ctx['customObj']};
+    helpers.validateProps(\`Child\`, props1, this);
+    return comp1(props1, key + \`__1\`, node, this, null);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`props validation can use custom class as type 2`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return text(ctx['props'].customObj.val);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`props validation can use custom class as type: validation failure 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  const comp1 = app.createComponent(\`Child\`, true, false, false, [\\"customObj\\"]);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    const props1 = {customObj: ctx['customObj']};
+    helpers.validateProps(\`Child\`, props1, this);
+    return comp1(props1, key + \`__1\`, node, this, null);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`props validation can validate a prop with multiple types 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/props_validation.test.ts b/tests/components/props_validation.test.ts
index f5f744b0..b1b8e81b 100644
--- a/tests/components/props_validation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/props_validation.test.ts
@@ -829,6 +829,52 @@ describe("props validation", () => {
     expect(error!).toBeDefined();
     expect(error!.message).toBe("Invalid props for component 'Child': 'message' is missing");
   });
+
+  test("can use custom class as type", async () => {
+    class CustomClass {
+      val = "hey";
+    }
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static props = { customObj: CustomClass };
+      static template = xml`<t t-esc="props.customObj.val"/>`;
+    }
+
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static components = { Child };
+      static template = xml`<Child customObj="customObj" />`;
+      customObj = new CustomClass();
+    }
+
+    const app = new App(Parent, { test: true });
+    await app.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("hey");
+  });
+
+  test("can use custom class as type: validation failure", async () => {
+    class CustomClass {}
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static props = { customObj: CustomClass };
+      static template = xml`<div>hey</div>`;
+    }
+
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static components = { Child };
+      static template = xml`<Child customObj="customObj" />`;
+      customObj = {};
+    }
+
+    const app = new App(Parent, { test: true });
+    let error: OwlError | undefined;
+    const mountProm = app.mount(fixture).catch((e: Error) => (error = e));
+    await expect(nextAppError(app)).resolves.toThrow(
+      "Invalid props for component 'Child': 'customObj' is not a customclass"
+    );
+    await mountProm;
+    expect(error!).toBeDefined();
+    expect(error!.message).toBe(
+      "Invalid props for component 'Child': 'customObj' is not a customclass"
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------