diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queries/staking.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queries/staking.ts
index b5625087..0f40c036 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queries/staking.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queries/staking.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ type IQueryValidatorDelegationsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidator
 type IQueryValidatorsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorsResponse;
 type IQueryValidatorUnbondingDelegationsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorUnbondingDelegationsResponse;
 
+// This needs to be exported otherwise TS won’t let you export BondStatusString
+export const { BondStatus } = cosmos.staking.v1beta1;
 const { Query } = cosmos.staking.v1beta1;
 
+export type BondStatusString = Exclude<keyof typeof BondStatus, "BOND_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED">;
+
 export interface StakingExtension {
   readonly staking: {
     readonly unverified: {
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ export interface StakingExtension {
         validatorAddress: string,
         paginationKey?: Uint8Array,
       ) => Promise<IQueryValidatorDelegationsResponse>;
-      validators: (status: string, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => Promise<IQueryValidatorsResponse>;
+      validators: (status: BondStatusString, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => Promise<IQueryValidatorsResponse>;
       validatorUnbondingDelegations: (
         validatorAddress: string,
         paginationKey?: Uint8Array,
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ export function setupStakingExtension(base: QueryClient): StakingExtension {
           });
           return toObject(response);
         },
-        validators: async (status: string, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => {
+        validators: async (status: BondStatusString, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => {
           const response = await queryService.validators({
             status: status,
             pagination: paginationKey ? { key: paginationKey } : undefined,
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/queries/staking.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/queries/staking.d.ts
index f9ab444c..beabec9d 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/types/queries/staking.d.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/queries/staking.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ declare type IQueryValidatorResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorRes
 declare type IQueryValidatorDelegationsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorDelegationsResponse;
 declare type IQueryValidatorsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorsResponse;
 declare type IQueryValidatorUnbondingDelegationsResponse = cosmos.staking.v1beta1.IQueryValidatorUnbondingDelegationsResponse;
+export declare const BondStatus: typeof cosmos.staking.v1beta1.BondStatus;
+export declare type BondStatusString = Exclude<keyof typeof BondStatus, "BOND_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED">;
 export interface StakingExtension {
   readonly staking: {
     readonly unverified: {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ export interface StakingExtension {
         validatorAddress: string,
         paginationKey?: Uint8Array,
       ) => Promise<IQueryValidatorDelegationsResponse>;
-      validators: (status: string, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => Promise<IQueryValidatorsResponse>;
+      validators: (status: BondStatusString, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => Promise<IQueryValidatorsResponse>;
       validatorUnbondingDelegations: (
         validatorAddress: string,
         paginationKey?: Uint8Array,