diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ab133a..a13482b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ import { getObservableLifecycle } from 'ngx-observable-lifecycle';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class ChildComponent {
-  @Input() input: number | undefined | null;
+  @Input() input1: number | undefined | null;
+  @Input() input2: string | undefined | null;
 
   constructor() {
     const {
@@ -106,9 +107,12 @@ export class ChildComponent {
       ngAfterViewInit,
       ngAfterViewChecked,
       ngOnDestroy,
-    } = getObservableLifecycle(this);
+    } =
+      // specifying the generics is only needed if you intend to
+      // use the `ngOnChanges` observable, this way you'll have
+      // typed input values instead of just a `SimpleChange`
+      getObservableLifecycle<ChildComponent, 'input1' | 'input2'>(this);
 
-    ngOnChanges.subscribe(() => console.count('onChanges'));
     ngOnInit.subscribe(() => console.count('onInit'));
     ngDoCheck.subscribe(() => console.count('doCheck'));
     ngAfterContentInit.subscribe(() => console.count('afterContentInit'));
@@ -116,6 +120,19 @@ export class ChildComponent {
     ngAfterViewInit.subscribe(() => console.count('afterViewInit'));
     ngAfterViewChecked.subscribe(() => console.count('afterViewChecked'));
     ngOnDestroy.subscribe(() => console.count('onDestroy'));
+
+    ngOnChanges.subscribe(changes => {
+      console.count('onChanges');
+
+      // do note that we have a type safe object here for `changes`
+      // with the inputs from our component and their associated values typed accordingly
+
+      changes.input1?.currentValue; // `number | null | undefined`
+      changes.input1?.previousValue; // `number | null | undefined`
+
+      changes.input2?.currentValue; // `string | null | undefined`
+      changes.input2?.previousValue; // `string | null | undefined`
+    });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/ngx-observable-lifecycle/src/lib/ngx-observable-lifecycle.ts b/projects/ngx-observable-lifecycle/src/lib/ngx-observable-lifecycle.ts
index d6a57c1..9f27b0b 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-observable-lifecycle/src/lib/ngx-observable-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-observable-lifecycle/src/lib/ngx-observable-lifecycle.ts
@@ -26,24 +26,47 @@ export type LifecycleHookKey = keyof AllHooks;
 type AllHookOptions = Record<LifecycleHookKey, true>;
 type DecorateHookOptions = Partial<AllHookOptions>;
 
+export interface TypedSimpleChange<Data> {
+  previousValue: Data;
+  currentValue: Data;
+  firstChange: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * FIRST POINT:
+ * the key is made optional because an ngOnChanges will only give keys of inputs that have changed
+ * SECOND POINT:
+ * the value is associated with `| null` as if an input value is defined but actually retrieved with
+ * an `async` pipe, we'll initially get a `null` value
+ *
+ * For both point, feel free to check the following stackblitz that demo this
+ * https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-s5uphw?file=src%2Fmain.ts
+ */
+export type TypedSimpleChanges<Component, Keys extends keyof Component> = {
+  [Key in Keys]?: TypedSimpleChange<Component[Key]> | null;
+};
+
 // none of the hooks have arguments, EXCEPT ngOnChanges which we need to handle differently
-export type DecoratedHooks = Record<Exclude<LifecycleHookKey, 'ngOnChanges'>, Observable<void>> & {
-  ngOnChanges: Observable<Parameters<OnChanges['ngOnChanges']>[0]>;
+export type DecoratedHooks<Component = any, Keys extends keyof Component = any> = Record<
+  Exclude<LifecycleHookKey, 'ngOnChanges'>,
+  Observable<void>
+> & {
+  ngOnChanges: Observable<TypedSimpleChanges<Component, Keys>>;
 };
 export type DecoratedHooksSub = {
   [k in keyof DecoratedHooks]: DecoratedHooks[k] extends Observable<infer U> ? Subject<U> : never;
 };
 
-type PatchedComponentInstance<K extends LifecycleHookKey> = Pick<AllHooks, K> & {
-  [hookSubject]: Pick<DecoratedHooksSub, K>;
+type PatchedComponentInstance<Hooks extends LifecycleHookKey = any> = Pick<AllHooks, Hooks> & {
+  [hookSubject]: Pick<DecoratedHooksSub, Hooks>;
   constructor: {
     prototype: {
-      [hooksPatched]: Pick<DecorateHookOptions, K>;
+      [hooksPatched]: Pick<DecorateHookOptions, Hooks>;
     };
   };
 };
 
-function getSubjectForHook(componentInstance: PatchedComponentInstance<any>, hook: LifecycleHookKey): Subject<void> {
+function getSubjectForHook(componentInstance: PatchedComponentInstance, hook: LifecycleHookKey): Subject<void> {
   if (!componentInstance[hookSubject]) {
     componentInstance[hookSubject] = {};
   }
@@ -87,10 +110,12 @@ function getSubjectForHook(componentInstance: PatchedComponentInstance<any>, hoo
 /**
  * Library authors should use this to create their own lifecycle-aware functionality
  */
-export function getObservableLifecycle(classInstance: any): DecoratedHooks {
-  return new Proxy({} as DecoratedHooks, {
-    get(target: DecoratedHooks, p: LifecycleHookKey): Observable<void> {
-      return getSubjectForHook(classInstance, p).asObservable();
+export function getObservableLifecycle<Component, Inputs extends keyof Component = never>(
+  classInstance: Component,
+): DecoratedHooks<Component, Inputs> {
+  return new Proxy({} as DecoratedHooks<Component, Inputs>, {
+    get(target: DecoratedHooks<Component, Inputs>, p: LifecycleHookKey): Observable<void> {
+      return getSubjectForHook(classInstance as unknown as PatchedComponentInstance, p).asObservable();
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/app/child/child.component.ts b/src/app/child/child.component.ts
index 49a1934..87ccecd 100644
--- a/src/app/child/child.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/child/child.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { getObservableLifecycle } from 'ngx-observable-lifecycle';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class ChildComponent {
-  @Input() input: number | undefined | null;
+  @Input() input1: number | undefined | null;
+  @Input() input2: string | undefined | null;
 
   constructor() {
     const {
@@ -19,9 +20,12 @@ export class ChildComponent {
       ngAfterViewInit,
       ngAfterViewChecked,
       ngOnDestroy,
-    } = getObservableLifecycle(this);
+    } =
+      // specifying the generics is only needed if you intend to
+      // use the `ngOnChanges` observable, this way you'll have
+      // typed input values instead of just a `SimpleChange`
+      getObservableLifecycle<ChildComponent, 'input1' | 'input2'>(this);
 
-    ngOnChanges.subscribe(() => console.count('onChanges'));
     ngOnInit.subscribe(() => console.count('onInit'));
     ngDoCheck.subscribe(() => console.count('doCheck'));
     ngAfterContentInit.subscribe(() => console.count('afterContentInit'));
@@ -29,5 +33,18 @@ export class ChildComponent {
     ngAfterViewInit.subscribe(() => console.count('afterViewInit'));
     ngAfterViewChecked.subscribe(() => console.count('afterViewChecked'));
     ngOnDestroy.subscribe(() => console.count('onDestroy'));
+
+    ngOnChanges.subscribe(changes => {
+      console.count('onChanges');
+
+      // do note that we have a type safe object here for `changes`
+      // with the inputs from our component and their associated values typed accordingly
+
+      changes.input1?.currentValue; // `number | null | undefined`
+      changes.input1?.previousValue; // `number | null | undefined`
+
+      changes.input2?.currentValue; // `string | null | undefined`
+      changes.input2?.previousValue; // `string | null | undefined`
+    });
   }
 }