diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.options.ts b/src/helpers/helpers.options.ts
index c476ccb5e1a..aead9b7a2ae 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.options.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.options.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function _addGrace(minmax: { min: number; max: number; }, grace: number |
  * @returns
  */
 export function createContext<T extends object>(parentContext: null, context: T): T;
-export function createContext<T extends object, P extends T>(parentContext: P, context: T): P & T;
+export function createContext<T extends object, P extends object>(parentContext: P, context: T): P & T;
 export function createContext(parentContext: object, context: object) {
   return Object.assign(Object.create(parentContext), context);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.segment.js b/src/helpers/helpers.segment.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from src/helpers/helpers.segment.js
rename to src/helpers/helpers.segment.ts
index 0c6dbfd0ce2..d5fe687f612 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.segment.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.segment.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define */
 import {_angleBetween, _angleDiff, _isBetween, _normalizeAngle} from './helpers.math.js';
 import {createContext} from './helpers.options.js';
+import type {LineElement, LineOptions, PointElement, Segment, SegmentStyle, SegmentBounds} from '../types/index.js';
+import type {Point} from '../types/geometric.js';
+import type {AnyObject} from 'src/types/basic.js';
 
-/**
- * @typedef { import('../elements/element.line.js').default } LineElement
- * @typedef { import('../elements/element.point.js').default } PointElement
- * @typedef {{start: number, end: number, loop: boolean, style?: any}} Segment
- */
-
-function propertyFn(property) {
+function propertyFn(property: string) {
   if (property === 'angle') {
     return {
       between: _angleBetween,
@@ -17,8 +15,8 @@ function propertyFn(property) {
   }
   return {
     between: _isBetween,
-    compare: (a, b) => a - b,
-    normalize: x => x
+    compare: (a: number, b: number) => a - b,
+    normalize: (x) => x
   };
 }
 
@@ -31,13 +29,13 @@ function normalizeSegment({start, end, count, loop, style}) {
   };
 }
 
-function getSegment(segment, points, bounds) {
+function getSegment(segment: Segment, points: Point[], bounds: SegmentBounds) {
   const {property, start: startBound, end: endBound} = bounds;
   const {between, normalize} = propertyFn(property);
   const count = points.length;
   // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
   let {start, end, loop} = segment;
-  let i, ilen;
+  let i: number, ilen: number;
 
   if (loop) {
     start += count;
@@ -61,19 +59,20 @@ function getSegment(segment, points, bounds) {
 
 /**
  * Returns the sub-segment(s) of a line segment that fall in the given bounds
- * @param {object} segment
- * @param {number} segment.start - start index of the segment, referring the points array
- * @param {number} segment.end - end index of the segment, referring the points array
- * @param {boolean} segment.loop - indicates that the segment is a loop
- * @param {object} [segment.style] - segment style
- * @param {PointElement[]} points - the points that this segment refers to
- * @param {object} [bounds]
- * @param {string} bounds.property - the property of a `PointElement` we are bounding. `x`, `y` or `angle`.
- * @param {number} bounds.start - start value of the property
- * @param {number} bounds.end - end value of the property
+ * @param segment
+ * @param segment.start - start index of the segment, referring the points array
+ * @param segment.end - end index of the segment, referring the points array
+ * @param segment.loop - indicates that the segment is a loop
+ * @param segment.style - segment style
+ * @param points - the points that this segment refers to
+ * @param bounds
+ * @param bounds.property - the property of a `PointElement` we are bounding. `x`, `y` or `angle`.
+ * @param bounds.start - start value of the property
+ * @param bounds.end - end value of the property
  * @private
  **/
-export function _boundSegment(segment, points, bounds) {
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-statements, complexity
+export function _boundSegment(segment: Segment, points: PointElement[], bounds: SegmentBounds) {
   if (!bounds) {
     return [segment];
   }
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ export function _boundSegment(segment, points, bounds) {
   const result = [];
   let inside = false;
   let subStart = null;
-  let value, point, prevValue;
+  let value: number, point: PointElement, prevValue: number;
 
   const startIsBefore = () => between(startBound, prevValue, value) && compare(startBound, prevValue) !== 0;
   const endIsBefore = () => compare(endBound, value) === 0 || between(endBound, prevValue, value);
@@ -130,14 +129,14 @@ export function _boundSegment(segment, points, bounds) {
 
 /**
  * Returns the segments of the line that are inside given bounds
- * @param {LineElement} line
- * @param {object} [bounds]
- * @param {string} bounds.property - the property we are bounding with. `x`, `y` or `angle`.
- * @param {number} bounds.start - start value of the `property`
- * @param {number} bounds.end - end value of the `property`
+ * @param line
+ * @param bounds
+ * @param bounds.property - the property we are bounding with. `x`, `y` or `angle`.
+ * @param bounds.start - start value of the `property`
+ * @param bounds.end - end value of the `property`
  * @private
  */
-export function _boundSegments(line, bounds) {
+export function _boundSegments(line: LineElement, bounds: SegmentBounds) {
   const result = [];
   const segments = line.segments;
 
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ export function _boundSegments(line, bounds) {
 /**
  * Find start and end index of a line.
  */
-function findStartAndEnd(points, count, loop, spanGaps) {
+function findStartAndEnd(points: PointElement[], count: number, loop: boolean, spanGaps: number | boolean) {
   let start = 0;
   let end = count - 1;
 
@@ -189,17 +188,17 @@ function findStartAndEnd(points, count, loop, spanGaps) {
 
 /**
  * Compute solid segments from Points, when spanGaps === false
- * @param {PointElement[]} points - the points
- * @param {number} start - start index
- * @param {number} max - max index (can go past count on a loop)
- * @param {boolean} loop - boolean indicating that this would be a loop if no gaps are found
+ * @param points - the points
+ * @param start - start index
+ * @param max - max index (can go past count on a loop)
+ * @param loop - boolean indicating that this would be a loop if no gaps are found
  */
-function solidSegments(points, start, max, loop) {
+function solidSegments(points: PointElement[], start: number, max: number, loop: boolean) {
   const count = points.length;
   const result = [];
   let last = start;
   let prev = points[start];
-  let end;
+  let end: number;
 
   for (end = start + 1; end <= max; ++end) {
     const cur = points[end % count];
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ function solidSegments(points, start, max, loop) {
       if (!prev.skip) {
         loop = false;
         result.push({start: start % count, end: (end - 1) % count, loop});
-        // @ts-ignore
         start = last = cur.stop ? end : null;
       }
     } else {
@@ -229,12 +227,11 @@ function solidSegments(points, start, max, loop) {
 /**
  * Compute the continuous segments that define the whole line
  * There can be skipped points within a segment, if spanGaps is true.
- * @param {LineElement} line
- * @param {object} [segmentOptions]
- * @return {Segment[]}
+ * @param line
+ * @param segmentOptions
  * @private
  */
-export function _computeSegments(line, segmentOptions) {
+export function _computeSegments(line: LineElement, segmentOptions: AnyObject) {
   const points = line.points;
   const spanGaps = line.options.spanGaps;
   const count = points.length;
@@ -256,12 +253,11 @@ export function _computeSegments(line, segmentOptions) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {Segment[]} segments
- * @param {PointElement[]} points
- * @param {object} [segmentOptions]
- * @return {Segment[]}
+ * @param segments
+ * @param points
+ * @param segmentOptions
  */
-function splitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
+function splitByStyles(line: LineElement, segments: Segment[], points: PointElement[], segmentOptions: AnyObject) {
   if (!segmentOptions || !segmentOptions.setContext || !points) {
     return segments;
   }
@@ -269,13 +265,12 @@ function splitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {LineElement} line
- * @param {Segment[]} segments
- * @param {PointElement[]} points
- * @param {object} [segmentOptions]
- * @return {Segment[]}
+ * @param line
+ * @param segments
+ * @param points
+ * @param segmentOptions
  */
-function doSplitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
+function doSplitByStyles(line: LineElement, segments: Segment[], points: PointElement[], segmentOptions: AnyObject) {
   const chartContext = line._chart.getContext();
   const baseStyle = readStyle(line.options);
   const {_datasetIndex: datasetIndex, options: {spanGaps}} = line;
@@ -285,7 +280,7 @@ function doSplitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
   let start = segments[0].start;
   let i = start;
 
-  function addStyle(s, e, l, st) {
+  function addStyle(s: number, e: number, l: boolean, st: SegmentStyle) {
     const dir = spanGaps ? -1 : 1;
     if (s === e) {
       return;
@@ -308,7 +303,7 @@ function doSplitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
   for (const segment of segments) {
     start = spanGaps ? start : segment.start;
     let prev = points[start % count];
-    let style;
+    let style: SegmentStyle;
     for (i = start + 1; i <= segment.end; i++) {
       const pt = points[i % count];
       style = readStyle(segmentOptions.setContext(createContext(chartContext, {
@@ -333,7 +328,7 @@ function doSplitByStyles(line, segments, points, segmentOptions) {
   return result;
 }
 
-function readStyle(options) {
+function readStyle(options: LineOptions): SegmentStyle {
   return {
     backgroundColor: options.backgroundColor,
     borderCapStyle: options.borderCapStyle,
@@ -345,6 +340,6 @@ function readStyle(options) {
   };
 }
 
-function styleChanged(style, prevStyle) {
+function styleChanged(style: SegmentStyle, prevStyle: SegmentStyle) {
   return prevStyle && JSON.stringify(style) !== JSON.stringify(prevStyle);
 }
diff --git a/src/types/index.d.ts b/src/types/index.d.ts
index 28de6bd6818..48f99fa36c0 100644
--- a/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.d.ts
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ export declare class Chart<
   getDataVisibility(index: number): boolean;
   hide(datasetIndex: number, dataIndex?: number): void;
   show(datasetIndex: number, dataIndex?: number): void;
+  getContext(): ScriptableChartContext;
 
   getActiveElements(): ActiveElement[];
   setActiveElements(active: ActiveDataPoint[]): void;
@@ -1685,6 +1686,23 @@ export interface Segment {
   start: number;
   end: number;
   loop: boolean;
+  style?: SegmentStyle;
+}
+
+export interface SegmentStyle {
+  backgroundColor: Scriptable<Color | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>,
+  borderColor: Scriptable<Color | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>,
+  borderCapStyle: Scriptable<CanvasLineCap | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
+  borderDash: Scriptable<number[] | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
+  borderDashOffset: Scriptable<number | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
+  borderJoinStyle: Scriptable<CanvasLineJoin | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
+  borderWidth: Scriptable<number | undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
+}
+
+export interface SegmentBounds {
+  property: string;
+  start: number;
+  end: number;
 }
 
 export interface ArcBorderRadius {
@@ -1786,15 +1804,7 @@ export interface LineOptions extends CommonElementOptions {
    */
   spanGaps: boolean | number;
 
-  segment: {
-    backgroundColor: Scriptable<Color|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>,
-    borderColor: Scriptable<Color|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>,
-    borderCapStyle: Scriptable<CanvasLineCap|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
-    borderDash: Scriptable<number[]|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
-    borderDashOffset: Scriptable<number|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
-    borderJoinStyle: Scriptable<CanvasLineJoin|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
-    borderWidth: Scriptable<number|undefined, ScriptableLineSegmentContext>;
-  };
+  segment: SegmentStyle;
 }
 
 export interface LineHoverOptions extends CommonHoverOptions {
@@ -1806,15 +1816,19 @@ export interface LineHoverOptions extends CommonHoverOptions {
 
 export interface LineElement<T extends LineProps = LineProps, O extends LineOptions = LineOptions>
   extends Element<T, O>,
-  VisualElement {
+  Pick<VisualElement, 'draw'> {
   updateControlPoints(chartArea: ChartArea, indexAxis?: 'x' | 'y'): void;
-  points: Point[];
+  points: PointElement[];
   readonly segments: Segment[];
   first(): Point | false;
   last(): Point | false;
   interpolate(point: Point, property: 'x' | 'y'): undefined | Point | Point[];
   pathSegment(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, segment: Segment, params: AnyObject): undefined | boolean;
   path(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D): boolean;
+  _loop: boolean;
+  _fullLoop: boolean;
+  _datasetIndex: number;
+  _chart: Chart;
 }
 
 export declare const LineElement: ChartComponent & {