diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/interfaces/iocModule.ts b/packages/runtime/src/interfaces/iocModule.ts
index b6d84c3c3..26bcdccc3 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/interfaces/iocModule.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/interfaces/iocModule.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
-export interface IocContainer {
-  get<T>(controller: { prototype: T }): T;
+export type Newable<
+  T = unknown,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  TArgs extends unknown[] = any[],
+> = new (...args: TArgs) => T;
+
+export type ServiceIdentifier<T = unknown> =
+  | string
+  | symbol
+  | Newable<T>
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  | Function;
 
-  get<T>(controller: { prototype: T }): Promise<T>;
+export interface IocContainer {
+  get<T>(controller: ServiceIdentifier<T>): T;
+  get<T>(controller: ServiceIdentifier<T>): Promise<T>;
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/inversify-async/ioc.ts b/tests/fixtures/inversify-async/ioc.ts
index 5d44e2f62..b063cde3d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/inversify-async/ioc.ts
+++ b/tests/fixtures/inversify-async/ioc.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Container } from 'inversify';
+import { Container, interfaces } from 'inversify';
 import { AsyncController } from './asyncController';
 import { AsyncService } from './asyncService';
 import { AsyncErrorController } from './asyncErrorController';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ container.bind('error').toFactory(() => {
 container.bind<AsyncErrorController>(AsyncErrorController).to(AsyncErrorController).inSingletonScope();
 
 const iocContainer = {
-  async get<T>(controller: { prototype: T }): Promise<T> {
+  async get<T>(controller: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<T>): Promise<T> {
     return container.get(controller);
   },
 };