diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-forks-wonder.md b/.changeset/tasty-forks-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7508e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-forks-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+"@wdio/visual-service": patch
+---
+
+# 🐛 Bugfixes
+
+## #1084 expect(...).toMatch*Snapshot methods do not have Promise return types 
+
+The methods should be typed as promises
+
+# Committers: 1
+
+-   Wim Selles ([@wswebcreation](https://github.com/wswebcreation))
diff --git a/packages/visual-service/src/index.ts b/packages/visual-service/src/index.ts
index 0930adc6..3c49f887 100644
--- a/packages/visual-service/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-service/src/index.ts
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ declare global {
              */
             toMatchScreenSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
-                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
                 options?: WdioCheckScreenMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             toMatchScreenSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
                 options?: WdioCheckScreenMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             /**
              * Checks that if the full page screenshot matches with snapshot of baseline.
              * @param tag snapshot name
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ declare global {
              */
             toMatchFullPageSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
-                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
                 options?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             toMatchFullPageSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
                 options?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             /**
              * Checks that if given element matches with snapshot of baseline.
              * @param tag snapshot name
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ declare global {
              */
             toMatchElementSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
-                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
                 options?: WdioCheckElementMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             toMatchElementSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
                 options?: WdioCheckElementMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             /**
              * Checks that if the full page screenshot including tab marks matches with snapshot of baseline.
              * @param tag snapshot name
@@ -157,17 +157,25 @@ declare global {
              */
             toMatchTabbablePageSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
-                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+                expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
                 options?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
             toMatchTabbablePageSnapshot(
                 tag: string,
                 options?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
-            ): R
+            ): Promise<R>
         }
     }
 }
-export type { VisualServiceOptions }
+export type {
+    VisualServiceOptions,
+    WdioCheckElementMethodOptions,
+    WdioCheckScreenMethodOptions,
+    WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions,
+    WdioSaveElementMethodOptions,
+    WdioSaveScreenMethodOptions,
+    WdioSaveFullPageMethodOptions
+}
 
 export default WdioImageComparisonService
 export const launcher = VisualLauncher
diff --git a/packages/visual-service/src/matcher.ts b/packages/visual-service/src/matcher.ts
index 0e9a86cd..abb7b173 100644
--- a/packages/visual-service/src/matcher.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-service/src/matcher.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ const asymmetricMatcher =
         ? Symbol.for('jest.asymmetricMatcher')
         : 0x13_57_a5
 
-function isAsymmetricMatcher (expected: unknown): expected is ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher {
+function isAsymmetricMatcher (expected: unknown): expected is ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number> {
     return Boolean(expected && typeof expected === 'object' && '$$typeof' in expected && expected.$$typeof === asymmetricMatcher && 'asymmetricMatch' in expected)
 }
 function evaluateResult(
     result: ImageCompareResult,
-    expected: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expected: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     instanceName: string
 ) {
     if (isAsymmetricMatcher(expected)) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function isMultiremoteResult(
     return typeof result === 'object' && Object.values(result)[0]?.misMatchPercentage !== undefined
 }
 
-function compareResult (result: ImageCompareResult, expected: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher) {
+function compareResult (result: ImageCompareResult, expected: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>) {
     const isMultiremote = isMultiremoteResult(result)
     const results = isMultiremote
         ? Object.entries(result as unknown as Record<string, ImageCompareResult>).map(([instanceName, instanceResult]) => ({
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function compareResult (result: ImageCompareResult, expected: number | ExpectWeb
 
 function parseMatcherParams (
     tag: string,
-    expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expectedResult?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     options?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
 ) {
     /**
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function parseMatcherParams (
 export async function toMatchScreenSnapshot (
     browser: WebdriverIO.Browser | WebdriverIO.MultiRemoteBrowser,
     tag: string,
-    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     optionsOrUndefined?: WdioCheckScreenMethodOptions
 ) {
     const { expectedResult, options } = parseMatcherParams(tag, expectedResultOrOptions, optionsOrUndefined)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export async function toMatchScreenSnapshot (
 export async function toMatchFullPageSnapshot (
     browser: WebdriverIO.Browser | WebdriverIO.MultiRemoteBrowser,
     tag: string,
-    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     optionsOrUndefined?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
 ) {
     const { expectedResult, options } = parseMatcherParams(tag, expectedResultOrOptions, optionsOrUndefined)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export async function toMatchFullPageSnapshot (
 export async function toMatchElementSnapshot (
     element: WebdriverIO.Element,
     tag: string,
-    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     optionsOrUndefined?: WdioCheckElementMethodOptions
 ) {
     const { expectedResult, options } = parseMatcherParams(tag, expectedResultOrOptions, optionsOrUndefined)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export async function toMatchElementSnapshot (
 export async function toMatchTabbablePageSnapshot (
     browser: WebdriverIO.Browser | WebdriverIO.MultiRemoteBrowser,
     tag: string,
-    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher,
+    expectedResultOrOptions?: number | ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher<number>,
     optionsOrUndefined?: WdioCheckFullPageMethodOptions
 ) {
     const { expectedResult, options } = parseMatcherParams(tag, expectedResultOrOptions, optionsOrUndefined)