diff --git a/src/sentry/utils/types.py b/src/sentry/utils/types.py
index 20eb1220d3236f..987d4003bd1968 100644
--- a/src/sentry/utils/types.py
+++ b/src/sentry/utils/types.py
@@ -221,3 +221,9 @@ def type_from_value(value):
 
 
 AnyCallable = typing.Callable[..., AnyType]
+
+
+def NonNone(value: T | None) -> T:
+    """A hacked version of TS's non-null assertion operator"""
+    assert value is not None
+    return value