diff --git a/.changeset/fair-intents-infer.md b/.changeset/fair-intents-infer.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7027d5430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-intents-infer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@conform-to/react': minor
+---
+
+Preserve inferred form and field shapes when passing values to the reset, update, insert, and remove intents.
diff --git a/packages/conform-react/future/types.ts b/packages/conform-react/future/types.ts
index dd1a480f3..9ed792632 100644
--- a/packages/conform-react/future/types.ts
+++ b/packages/conform-react/future/types.ts
@@ -691,52 +691,44 @@ export type IntentHandlerPayload<
 
 export type SubmitIntent = (value?: string) => void;
 
+type ResetIntentOptions<FormShape> = {
+	defaultValue?: DefaultValue<
+		FormShape extends Record<string, any> ? FormShape : never
+	>;
+};
+
 export interface ResetIntent extends TypedIntentDefinition {
-	dispatch<
-		FormShape extends Record<string, any> = this['FormShape'] extends Record<
-			string,
-			any
-		>
-			? this['FormShape']
-			: never,
-	>(options?: {
-		defaultValue?: DefaultValue<FormShape>;
-	}): void;
+	dispatch(options?: ResetIntentOptions<this['FormShape']>): void;
 }
 
 export type ValidateIntent = (name?: string) => void;
 
-export type IsUntypedFormShape<FormShape> = unknown extends FormShape
-	? true
-	: string extends keyof FormShape
-		? true
-		: false;
+type UpdateIntentOptions<FormShape, FieldShape> =
+	| {
+			name?: undefined;
+			index?: undefined;
+			value: DefaultValue<NoInfer<FormShape>>;
+	  }
+	| {
+			name: FieldName<FieldShape>;
+			index?: undefined;
+			value: DefaultValue<NoInfer<FieldShape>>;
+	  }
+	| {
+			name: FieldName<
+				FieldShape extends Array<any> | null | undefined ? FieldShape : never
+			>;
+			index: number;
+			value: unknown extends FieldShape
+				? unknown
+				: NonNullable<NoInfer<FieldShape>> extends Array<infer ItemShape>
+					? DefaultValue<ItemShape>
+					: never;
+	  };
 
 export interface UpdateIntent extends TypedIntentDefinition {
-	dispatch<FieldShape = this['FormShape']>(
-		options: IsUntypedFormShape<this['FormShape']> extends true
-			? {
-					name?: string | undefined;
-					index?: number | undefined;
-					value: unknown;
-				}
-			:
-					| {
-							name?: FieldName<FieldShape>;
-							index?: undefined;
-							value: DefaultValue<FieldShape>;
-					  }
-					| {
-							name: FieldName<
-								FieldShape extends Array<any> | null | undefined
-									? FieldShape
-									: never
-							>;
-							index: number;
-							value: NonNullable<FieldShape> extends Array<infer ItemShape>
-								? DefaultValue<ItemShape>
-								: never;
-					  },
+	dispatch<FieldShape = unknown>(
+		options: UpdateIntentOptions<this['FormShape'], FieldShape>,
 	): void;
 }
 
@@ -744,7 +736,9 @@ export interface InsertIntent extends TypedIntentDefinition {
 	dispatch<FieldShape extends Array<any> | null | undefined>(options: {
 		name: FieldName<FieldShape>;
 		index?: number;
-		defaultValue?: NonNullable<FieldShape> extends Array<infer ItemShape>
+		defaultValue?: NonNullable<NoInfer<FieldShape>> extends Array<
+			infer ItemShape
+		>
 			? DefaultValue<ItemShape>
 			: never;
 		from?: string;
@@ -757,7 +751,9 @@ export interface RemoveIntent extends TypedIntentDefinition {
 		name: FieldName<FieldShape>;
 		index: number;
 		onInvalid?: 'revert' | 'insert';
-		defaultValue?: NonNullable<FieldShape> extends Array<infer ItemShape>
+		defaultValue?: NonNullable<NoInfer<FieldShape>> extends Array<
+			infer ItemShape
+		>
 			? DefaultValue<ItemShape>
 			: never;
 	}): void;
diff --git a/packages/conform-react/tests/types.test-d.ts b/packages/conform-react/tests/types.test-d.ts
index d0865ef18..33c33d21a 100644
--- a/packages/conform-react/tests/types.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/conform-react/tests/types.test-d.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,80 @@ test('DefaultValue', () => {
 	assertType<DefaultValue<IntentObject>>({ intent: 'delete' });
 });
 
+test('literal default values in intents', () => {
+	type FormShape = {
+		status: 'draft' | 'published';
+		items: Array<{ role: 'admin' | 'member' }>;
+	};
+
+	const intent = {} as IntentDispatcher<FormShape>;
+	const untypedIntent = {} as IntentDispatcher<Record<string, any>>;
+	const statusName = 'status' as FieldName<FormShape['status']>;
+	const itemsName = 'items' as FieldName<FormShape['items']>;
+
+	assertType<void>(intent.reset({ defaultValue: { status: 'published' } }));
+	// @ts-expect-error programmatic reset should reject unsupported literals
+	intent.reset({ defaultValue: { status: 'archived' } });
+
+	assertType<void>(intent.update({ value: { status: 'published' } }));
+	// @ts-expect-error whole-form updates should reject unsupported literals
+	intent.update({ value: { status: 'archived' } });
+
+	assertType<void>(intent.update({ name: statusName, value: 'draft' }));
+	// @ts-expect-error branded field updates should reject unsupported literals
+	intent.update({ name: statusName, value: 'archived' });
+
+	assertType<void>(
+		intent.update({ name: itemsName, index: 0, value: { role: 'member' } }),
+	);
+	// @ts-expect-error indexed field updates should reject unsupported literals
+	intent.update({ name: itemsName, index: 0, value: { role: 'owner' } });
+
+	assertType<void>(
+		untypedIntent.update({ name: statusName, value: 'published' }),
+	);
+	// @ts-expect-error branded names should remain typed on an untyped form
+	untypedIntent.update({ name: statusName, value: 'archived' });
+
+	assertType<void>(
+		untypedIntent.update({
+			name: itemsName,
+			index: 0,
+			value: { role: 'admin' },
+		}),
+	);
+	// @ts-expect-error indexed branded names should remain typed on an untyped form
+	untypedIntent.update({ name: itemsName, index: 0, value: { role: 'owner' } });
+
+	assertType<void>(
+		intent.insert({ name: itemsName, defaultValue: { role: 'admin' } }),
+	);
+	// @ts-expect-error programmatic inserts should reject unsupported literals
+	intent.insert({ name: itemsName, defaultValue: { role: 'owner' } });
+
+	assertType<void>(
+		intent.remove({
+			name: itemsName,
+			index: 0,
+			onInvalid: 'insert',
+			defaultValue: { role: 'member' },
+		}),
+	);
+	intent.remove({
+		name: itemsName,
+		index: 0,
+		onInvalid: 'insert',
+		// @ts-expect-error programmatic fallback inserts should reject unsupported literals
+		defaultValue: { role: 'owner' },
+	});
+
+	// DOM-derived metadata remains intentionally broad
+	const metadata = {} as FieldMetadata<FormShape['status']>;
+
+	assertType<string>(metadata.defaultValue);
+	assertType<unknown>(metadata.defaultPayload);
+});
+
 test('FormOptions', () => {
 	type TestSchema = { name: string; email: string };