diff --git a/src/CallHandler.tsx b/src/CallHandler.tsx
index 8e197e900f..2b934251b7 100644
--- a/src/CallHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/CallHandler.tsx
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ export default class CallHandler extends EventEmitter {
      */
     public showTransferDialog(call: MatrixCall): void {
         call.setRemoteOnHold(true);
-        dis.dispatch({
+        dis.dispatch<OpenInviteDialogPayload>({
             action: Action.OpenInviteDialog,
             kind: KIND_CALL_TRANSFER,
             call,
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ export default class CallHandler extends EventEmitter {
                     call.setRemoteOnHold(false);
                 }
             },
-        } as OpenInviteDialogPayload);
+        });
     }
 
     private addCallForRoom(roomId: string, call: MatrixCall, changedRooms = false): void {
diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
index b4f476a5cd..72a5c862b3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ export default class MessageContextMenu extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
     };
 
     private onReportEventClick = (): void => {
-        dis.dispatch({
+        dis.dispatch<OpenReportEventDialogPayload>({
             action: Action.OpenReportEventDialog,
             event: this.props.mxEvent,
-        } as OpenReportEventDialogPayload);
+        });
         this.closeMenu();
     };
 
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ export default class MessageContextMenu extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
     };
 
     private onForwardClick = (): void => {
-        dis.dispatch({
+        dis.dispatch<OpenForwardDialogPayload>({
             action: Action.OpenForwardDialog,
             event: this.props.mxEvent,
             permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-        } as OpenForwardDialogPayload);
+        });
         this.closeMenu();
     };
 
diff --git a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
index b48ad3f808..84b02df411 100644
--- a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends Store<ActionPayload> {
 
             // Fired so we can reduce dependency on event emitters to this store, which is relatively
             // central to the application and can easily cause import cycles.
-            dis.dispatch({
+            dis.dispatch<ActiveRoomChangedPayload>({
                 action: Action.ActiveRoomChanged,
                 oldRoomId: lastRoomId,
                 newRoomId: this.state.roomId,
-            } as ActiveRoomChangedPayload);
+            });
         }
 
         this.__emitChange();
diff --git a/src/utils/space.tsx b/src/utils/space.tsx
index b407e23ffb..dc774bb60a 100644
--- a/src/utils/space.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/space.tsx
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ export function showSpaceSettings(space: Room) {
 }
 
 export const showAddExistingRooms = (space: Room): void => {
-    dis.dispatch({
+    dis.dispatch<OpenAddExistingToSpaceDialogPayload>({
         action: Action.OpenAddToExistingSpaceDialog,
         space,
-    } as OpenAddExistingToSpaceDialogPayload);
+    });
 };
 
 export const showCreateNewRoom = async (space: Room): Promise<boolean> => {