diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11a3b6cc..03a83da6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
       "import/prefer-default-export": "off",
       "import/no-unassigned-import": "off",
       "import/no-useless-path-segments": "off",
-      "no-console": "off"
+      "no-console": "off",
+      "jest-dom/prefer-in-document": "off"
     }
   },
   "eslintIgnore": [
diff --git a/src/get-queries-for-element.js b/src/get-queries-for-element.js
index cc81578b..0b0c56ba 100644
--- a/src/get-queries-for-element.js
+++ b/src/get-queries-for-element.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as defaultQueries from './queries'
  */
 
 /**
- * @param {HTMLElement} element container
+ * @param {Element} element container
  * @param {FuncMap} queries object of functions
  * @param {Object} initialValue for reducer
  * @returns {FuncMap} returns object of functions bound to container
diff --git a/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts b/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
index 10fcd540..c8161580 100644
--- a/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
+++ b/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function testQueryHelpers() {
   const includesAutomationId = (content: string, automationId: string) =>
     content.split(/\s+/).some(id => id === automationId)
   const queryAllByAutomationId = (
-    container: HTMLElement,
+    container: Element,
     automationId: string | string[],
     options?: MatcherOptions,
   ) =>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export function eventTest() {
     state: {page: 1},
   })
 
-  // HTMLElement
+  // Element
   const element = document.createElement('div')
   fireEvent.click(getByText(element, 'foo'))
 
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ export async function testWaitFors() {
 
   await waitFor(() => getByText(element, 'apple'))
   await waitFor(() => getAllByText(element, 'apple'))
-  const result: HTMLSpanElement = await waitFor(() =>
-    getByText(element, 'apple'),
-  )
+  const result: Element = await waitFor(() => getByText(element, 'apple'))
   if (!result) {
     // Use value
     throw new Error(`Can't find result`)
@@ -185,4 +183,5 @@ export async function testWaitFors() {
 /*
 eslint
   @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition: "off",
+  import/no-extraneous-dependencies: "off",
 */
diff --git a/types/config.d.ts b/types/config.d.ts
index c93237a2..8bab54a9 100644
--- a/types/config.d.ts
+++ b/types/config.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface Config {
   defaultHidden: boolean
   showOriginalStackTrace: boolean
   throwSuggestions: boolean
-  getElementError: (message: string, container: HTMLElement) => Error
+  getElementError: (message: string, container: Element) => Error
 }
 
 export interface ConfigFn {
diff --git a/types/get-node-text.d.ts b/types/get-node-text.d.ts
index 5c5654b5..7e556db0 100644
--- a/types/get-node-text.d.ts
+++ b/types/get-node-text.d.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export function getNodeText(node: HTMLElement): string;
+export function getNodeText(node: Element): string;
diff --git a/types/get-queries-for-element.d.ts b/types/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
index b93adfe1..159d5d28 100644
--- a/types/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
+++ b/types/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as queries from './queries';
 
 export type BoundFunction<T> = T extends (
     attribute: string,
-    element: HTMLElement,
+    element: Element,
     text: infer P,
     options: infer Q,
 ) => infer R
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ export type BoundFunction<T> = T extends (
 export type BoundFunctions<T> = { [P in keyof T]: BoundFunction<T[P]> };
 
 export type Query = (
-    container: HTMLElement,
+    container: Element,
     ...args: any[]
-) => Error | Promise<HTMLElement[]> | Promise<HTMLElement> | HTMLElement[] | HTMLElement | null;
+) => Error | Promise<Element[]> | Promise<Element> | Element[] | Element | null;
 
 export interface Queries {
     [T: string]: Query;
 }
 
 export function getQueriesForElement<T extends Queries = typeof queries>(
-    element: HTMLElement,
+    element: Element,
     queriesToBind?: T,
 ): BoundFunctions<T>;
diff --git a/types/matches.d.ts b/types/matches.d.ts
index d4da667b..b6299dc4 100644
--- a/types/matches.d.ts
+++ b/types/matches.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {ARIARole} from 'aria-query'
 
-export type MatcherFunction = (content: string, element: HTMLElement) => boolean
+export type MatcherFunction = (content: string, element: Element) => boolean
 export type Matcher = MatcherFunction | {}
 
 // Get autocomplete for ARIARole union types, while still supporting another string
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface MatcherOptions {
 
 export type Match = (
   textToMatch: string,
-  node: HTMLElement | null,
+  node: Element | null,
   matcher: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
 ) => boolean
diff --git a/types/queries.d.ts b/types/queries.d.ts
index 8418d99c..b100fafd 100644
--- a/types/queries.d.ts
+++ b/types/queries.d.ts
@@ -3,68 +3,68 @@ import {SelectorMatcherOptions} from './query-helpers'
 import {waitForOptions} from './wait-for'
 
 export type QueryByBoundAttribute = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement | null
+) => Element | null
 
 export type AllByBoundAttribute = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement[]
+) => Element[]
 
 export type FindAllByBoundAttribute = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement[]>
+) => Promise<Element[]>
 
 export type GetByBoundAttribute = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement
+) => Element
 
 export type FindByBoundAttribute = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement>
+) => Promise<Element>
 
 export type QueryByText = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: SelectorMatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement | null
+) => Element | null
 
 export type AllByText = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: SelectorMatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement[]
+) => Element[]
 
 export type FindAllByText = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: SelectorMatcherOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement[]>
+) => Promise<Element[]>
 
 export type GetByText = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: SelectorMatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement
+) => Element
 
 export type FindByText = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: SelectorMatcherOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement>
+) => Promise<Element>
 
 export interface ByRoleOptions extends MatcherOptions {
   /**
@@ -109,36 +109,36 @@ export interface ByRoleOptions extends MatcherOptions {
 }
 
 export type AllByRole = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   role: ByRoleMatcher,
   options?: ByRoleOptions,
-) => HTMLElement[]
+) => Element[]
 
 export type GetByRole = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   role: ByRoleMatcher,
   options?: ByRoleOptions,
-) => HTMLElement
+) => Element
 
 export type QueryByRole = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   role: ByRoleMatcher,
   options?: ByRoleOptions,
-) => HTMLElement | null
+) => Element | null
 
 export type FindByRole = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   role: ByRoleMatcher,
   options?: ByRoleOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement>
+) => Promise<Element>
 
 export type FindAllByRole = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   role: ByRoleMatcher,
   options?: ByRoleOptions,
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
-) => Promise<HTMLElement[]>
+) => Promise<Element[]>
 
 export const getByLabelText: GetByText
 export const getAllByLabelText: AllByText
diff --git a/types/query-helpers.d.ts b/types/query-helpers.d.ts
index 26c80f19..b8562c7f 100644
--- a/types/query-helpers.d.ts
+++ b/types/query-helpers.d.ts
@@ -7,45 +7,45 @@ export interface SelectorMatcherOptions extends MatcherOptions {
 
 export type QueryByAttribute = (
   attribute: string,
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement | null
+) => Element | null
 
 export type AllByAttribute = (
   attribute: string,
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   id: Matcher,
   options?: MatcherOptions,
-) => HTMLElement[]
+) => Element[]
 
 export const queryByAttribute: QueryByAttribute
 export const queryAllByAttribute: AllByAttribute
-export function getElementError(message: string, container: HTMLElement): Error
+export function getElementError(message: string, container: Element): Error
 
 /**
  * query methods have a common call signature. Only the return type differs.
  */
 export type QueryMethod<Arguments extends any[], Return> = (
-  container: HTMLElement,
+  container: Element,
   ...args: Arguments
 ) => Return
 export type QueryBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<
   Arguments,
-  HTMLElement | null
+  Element | null
 >
 export type GetAllBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<
   Arguments,
-  HTMLElement[]
+  Element[]
 >
 export type FindAllBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<
   [Arguments[0], Arguments[1]?, waitForOptions?],
-  Promise<HTMLElement[]>
+  Promise<Element[]>
 >
-export type GetBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<Arguments, HTMLElement>
+export type GetBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<Arguments, Element>
 export type FindBy<Arguments extends any[]> = QueryMethod<
   [Arguments[0], Arguments[1]?, waitForOptions?],
-  Promise<HTMLElement>
+  Promise<Element>
 >
 
 export type BuiltQueryMethods<Arguments extends any[]> = [
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ export type BuiltQueryMethods<Arguments extends any[]> = [
 ]
 export function buildQueries<Arguments extends any[]>(
   queryByAll: GetAllBy<Arguments>,
-  getMultipleError: (container: HTMLElement, ...args: Arguments) => string,
-  getMissingError: (container: HTMLElement, ...args: Arguments) => string,
+  getMultipleError: (container: Element, ...args: Arguments) => string,
+  getMissingError: (container: Element, ...args: Arguments) => string,
 ): BuiltQueryMethods<Arguments>
diff --git a/types/role-helpers.d.ts b/types/role-helpers.d.ts
index 4aaf54b0..345f8e55 100644
--- a/types/role-helpers.d.ts
+++ b/types/role-helpers.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-export function logRoles(container: HTMLElement): string
+export function logRoles(container: Element): string
 export function getRoles(
-  container: HTMLElement,
-): {[index: string]: HTMLElement[]}
+  container: Element,
+): {[index: string]: Element[]}
 /**
  * https://testing-library.com/docs/dom-testing-library/api-helpers#isinaccessible
  */
diff --git a/types/suggestions.d.ts b/types/suggestions.d.ts
index c2743641..dfaacfe2 100644
--- a/types/suggestions.d.ts
+++ b/types/suggestions.d.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export type Method =
   | 'testid'
 
 export function getSuggestedQuery(
-  element: HTMLElement,
+  element: Element,
   variant?: Variant,
   method?: Method,
 ): Suggestion | undefined
diff --git a/types/wait-for.d.ts b/types/wait-for.d.ts
index f5850dac..97330e1c 100644
--- a/types/wait-for.d.ts
+++ b/types/wait-for.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export interface waitForOptions {
-  container?: HTMLElement
+  container?: Element
   timeout?: number
   interval?: number
   onTimeout?: (error: Error) => Error