diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/core/cell.ts b/packages/table-core/src/core/cell.ts
index 2638e9e6f7..c52a54b75e 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/core/cell.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/core/cell.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { RowData, Cell, Column, Row, Table } from '../types'
 import { Getter, getMemoOptions, memo } from '../utils'
 
-export interface CellContext<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
+export interface CellContext<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue> {
   cell: Cell<TData, TValue>
   column: Column<TData, TValue>
   getValue: Getter<TValue>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface CellContext<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
   table: Table<TData>
 }
 
-export interface CoreCell<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
+export interface CoreCell<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue> {
   /**
    * The associated Column object for the cell.
    * @link [API Docs](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/api/core/cell#column)
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/core/column.ts b/packages/table-core/src/core/column.ts
index cbc220b724..500c90d26c 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/core/column.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/core/column.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../types'
 import { getMemoOptions, memo } from '../utils'
 
-export interface CoreColumn<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
+export interface CoreColumn<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue> {
   /**
    * The resolved accessor function to use when extracting the value for the column from each row. Will only be defined if the column def has a valid accessor key or function defined.
    * @link [API Docs](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/api/core/column#accessorfn)
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/core/headers.ts b/packages/table-core/src/core/headers.ts
index 70b9167635..5851762518 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/core/headers.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/core/headers.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface CoreHeaderGroup<TData extends RowData> {
   id: string
 }
 
-export interface HeaderContext<TData, TValue> {
+export interface HeaderContext<in out TData, in out TValue> {
   /**
    * An instance of a column.
    */
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface HeaderContext<TData, TValue> {
   table: Table<TData>
 }
 
-export interface CoreHeader<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
+export interface CoreHeader<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue> {
   /**
    * The col-span for the header.
    * @link [API Docs](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/api/core/header#colspan)
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFaceting.ts b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFaceting.ts
index f356252deb..df65a11f48 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFaceting.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFaceting.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export interface FacetedOptions<TData extends RowData> {
 //
 
 export const ColumnFaceting: TableFeature = {
-  createColumn: <TData extends RowData>(
-    column: Column<TData, unknown>,
+  createColumn: <TData extends RowData, TValue>(
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
     table: Table<TData>,
   ): void => {
     column._getFacetedRowModel =
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFiltering.ts b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFiltering.ts
index 77b9927c04..8989058f5f 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFiltering.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnFiltering.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ export const ColumnFiltering: TableFeature = {
     } as ColumnFiltersOptions<TData>
   },
 
-  createColumn: <TData extends RowData>(
-    column: Column<TData, unknown>,
+  createColumn: <TData extends RowData, TValue>(
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
     table: Table<TData>,
   ): void => {
     column.getAutoFilterFn = () => {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export const ColumnFiltering: TableFeature = {
 
         //
         if (
-          shouldAutoRemoveFilter(filterFn as FilterFn<TData>, newFilter, column)
+          shouldAutoRemoveFilter(filterFn as FilterFn<TData>, newFilter, column as Column<TData, unknown>)
         ) {
           return old?.filter((d) => d.id !== column.id) ?? []
         }
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnGrouping.ts b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnGrouping.ts
index 58b9fa082b..b693478e26 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnGrouping.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnGrouping.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export type AggregationFnOption<TData extends RowData> =
   | BuiltInAggregationFn
   | AggregationFn<TData>
 
-export interface GroupingColumnDef<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
+export interface GroupingColumnDef<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue> {
   /**
    * The cell to display each row for the column if the cell is an aggregate. If a function is passed, it will be passed a props object with the context of the cell and should return the property type for your adapter (the exact type depends on the adapter being used).
    * @link [API Docs](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/api/features/grouping#aggregatedcell)
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnOrdering.ts b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnOrdering.ts
index cd4fc9626d..dea215221a 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnOrdering.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/features/ColumnOrdering.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export const ColumnOrdering: TableFeature = {
     }
   },
 
-  createColumn: <TData extends RowData>(
-    column: Column<TData, unknown>,
+  createColumn: <TData extends RowData, TValue>(
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
     table: Table<TData>,
   ): void => {
     column.getIndex = memo(
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/features/GlobalFiltering.ts b/packages/table-core/src/features/GlobalFiltering.ts
index 6ec384ece4..6da7a13064 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/features/GlobalFiltering.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/features/GlobalFiltering.ts
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ export const GlobalFiltering: TableFeature = {
     } as GlobalFilterOptions<TData>
   },
 
-  createColumn: <TData extends RowData>(
-    column: Column<TData, unknown>,
+  createColumn: <TData extends RowData, TValue>(
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
     table: Table<TData>,
   ): void => {
     column.getCanGlobalFilter = () => {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const GlobalFiltering: TableFeature = {
         (column.columnDef.enableGlobalFilter ?? true) &&
         (table.options.enableGlobalFilter ?? true) &&
         (table.options.enableFilters ?? true) &&
-        (table.options.getColumnCanGlobalFilter?.(column) ?? true) &&
+        (table.options.getColumnCanGlobalFilter?.(column as Column<TData, unknown>) ?? true) &&
         !!column.accessorFn
       )
     }
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/types.ts b/packages/table-core/src/types.ts
index ba933e4592..c4729f98df 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/types.ts
@@ -98,14 +98,20 @@ import { CellContext, CoreCell } from './core/cell'
 import { CoreColumn } from './core/column'
 
 export interface TableFeature<TData extends RowData = any> {
-  createCell?: (
-    cell: Cell<TData, unknown>,
-    column: Column<TData>,
+  createCell?: <TValue>(
+    cell: Cell<TData, TValue>,
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
     row: Row<TData>,
     table: Table<TData>,
   ) => void
-  createColumn?: (column: Column<TData, unknown>, table: Table<TData>) => void
-  createHeader?: (header: Header<TData, unknown>, table: Table<TData>) => void
+  createColumn?: <TValue>(
+    column: Column<TData, TValue>,
+    table: Table<TData>
+  ) => void
+  createHeader?: <TValue>(
+    header: Header<TData, TValue>,
+    table: Table<TData>
+  ) => void
   createRow?: (row: Row<TData>, table: Table<TData>) => void
   createTable?: (table: Table<TData>) => void
   getDefaultColumnDef?: () => Partial<ColumnDef<TData, unknown>>
@@ -227,7 +233,7 @@ export interface RowModel<TData extends RowData> {
   rowsById: Record<string, Row<TData>>
 }
 
-export type AccessorFn<TData extends RowData, TValue = unknown> = (
+export type AccessorFn<in TData extends RowData, out TValue = unknown> = (
   originalRow: TData,
   index: number,
 ) => TValue
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ type ColumnIdentifiers<TData extends RowData, TValue> =
 
 //
 
-interface ColumnDefExtensions<TData extends RowData, TValue = unknown>
+interface ColumnDefExtensions<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue = unknown>
   extends
     VisibilityColumnDef,
     ColumnPinningColumnDef,
@@ -267,8 +273,8 @@ interface ColumnDefExtensions<TData extends RowData, TValue = unknown>
     ColumnSizingColumnDef {}
 
 export interface ColumnDefBase<
-  TData extends RowData,
-  TValue = unknown,
+  in out TData extends RowData,
+  in out TValue = unknown,
 > extends ColumnDefExtensions<TData, TValue> {
   getUniqueValues?: AccessorFn<TData, unknown[]>
   footer?: ColumnDefTemplate<HeaderContext<TData, TValue>>
@@ -279,8 +285,8 @@ export interface ColumnDefBase<
 //
 
 export interface IdentifiedColumnDef<
-  TData extends RowData,
-  TValue = unknown,
+  in out TData extends RowData,
+  in out TValue = unknown,
 > extends ColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> {
   id?: string
   header?: StringOrTemplateHeader<TData, TValue>
@@ -292,8 +298,8 @@ export type DisplayColumnDef<
 > = ColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> & ColumnIdentifiers<TData, TValue>
 
 interface GroupColumnDefBase<
-  TData extends RowData,
-  TValue = unknown,
+  in out TData extends RowData,
+  in out TValue = unknown,
 > extends ColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> {
   columns?: ColumnDef<TData, any>[]
 }
@@ -304,8 +310,8 @@ export type GroupColumnDef<
 > = GroupColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> & ColumnIdentifiers<TData, TValue>
 
 export interface AccessorFnColumnDefBase<
-  TData extends RowData,
-  TValue = unknown,
+  in out TData extends RowData,
+  in out TValue = unknown,
 > extends ColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> {
   accessorFn: AccessorFn<TData, TValue>
 }
@@ -316,8 +322,8 @@ export type AccessorFnColumnDef<
 > = AccessorFnColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> & ColumnIdentifiers<TData, TValue>
 
 export interface AccessorKeyColumnDefBase<
-  TData extends RowData,
-  TValue = unknown,
+  in out TData extends RowData,
+  in out TValue = unknown,
 > extends ColumnDefBase<TData, TValue> {
   id?: string
   accessorKey: (string & {}) | keyof TData
@@ -347,7 +353,7 @@ export type ColumnDefResolved<
   accessorKey?: string
 }
 
-export interface Column<TData extends RowData, TValue = unknown>
+export interface Column<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue = unknown>
   extends
     CoreColumn<TData, TValue>,
     ColumnVisibilityColumn,
@@ -360,11 +366,13 @@ export interface Column<TData extends RowData, TValue = unknown>
     ColumnSizingColumn,
     ColumnOrderColumn {}
 
-export interface Cell<TData extends RowData, TValue>
-  extends CoreCell<TData, TValue>, GroupingCell {}
+export interface Cell<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue>
+  extends CoreCell<TData, TValue>,
+    GroupingCell {}
 
-export interface Header<TData extends RowData, TValue>
-  extends CoreHeader<TData, TValue>, ColumnSizingHeader {}
+export interface Header<in out TData extends RowData, in out TValue>
+  extends CoreHeader<TData, TValue>,
+    ColumnSizingHeader {}
 
 export interface HeaderGroup<
   TData extends RowData,