diff --git a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
index eed79c3fd..13622e95d 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Tuple
+from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
 from _pytest.compat import overload
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Type
 
 
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
 @fixture
 def recwarn():
     """Return a :class:`WarningsRecorder` instance that records all warnings emitted by test functions.
@@ -67,11 +71,10 @@ def warns(
 @overload  # noqa: F811
 def warns(  # noqa: F811
     expected_warning: Optional[Union["Type[Warning]", Tuple["Type[Warning]", ...]]],
-    func: Callable,
+    func: Callable[..., T],
     *args: Any,
-    match: Optional[Union[str, "Pattern"]] = ...,
     **kwargs: Any
-) -> Union[Any]:
+) -> T:
     raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ def warns(  # noqa: F811
         ...    warnings.warn("my warning", RuntimeWarning)
 
     In the context manager form you may use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert
-    that the exception matches a text or regex::
+    that the warning matches a text or regex::
 
         >>> with warns(UserWarning, match='must be 0 or None'):
         ...     warnings.warn("value must be 0 or None", UserWarning)
diff --git a/testing/test_recwarn.py b/testing/test_recwarn.py
index 1d445d1bf..f61f8586f 100644
--- a/testing/test_recwarn.py
+++ b/testing/test_recwarn.py
@@ -370,13 +370,14 @@ class TestWarns:
 
     @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
     def test_can_capture_previously_warned(self) -> None:
-        def f():
+        def f() -> int:
             warnings.warn(UserWarning("ohai"))
             return 10
 
         assert f() == 10
         assert pytest.warns(UserWarning, f) == 10
         assert pytest.warns(UserWarning, f) == 10
+        assert pytest.warns(UserWarning, f) != "10"  # type: ignore[comparison-overlap]
 
     def test_warns_context_manager_with_kwargs(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(TypeError) as excinfo: