diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6c9a79327..d02c3e952 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Unreleased
 -   Fix a typo in the Bash completion script that affected file and
     directory completion. If this script was generated by a previous
     version, it should be regenerated. :issue:`2163`
--   Fix typing for ``secho`` file argument. :issue:`2174`
+-   Fix typing for ``echo`` and ``secho`` file argument.
+    :issue:`2174, 2185`
 
 
 Version 8.0.3
diff --git a/src/click/utils.py b/src/click/utils.py
index 051cf7009..8dd3a00c7 100644
--- a/src/click/utils.py
+++ b/src/click/utils.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def __iter__(self) -> t.Iterator[t.AnyStr]:
 
 def echo(
     message: t.Optional[t.Any] = None,
-    file: t.Optional[t.IO] = None,
+    file: t.Optional[t.IO[t.Any]] = None,
     nl: bool = True,
     err: bool = False,
     color: t.Optional[bool] = None,