diff --git a/stdlib/argparse.pyi b/stdlib/argparse.pyi
index 5a39c84dd..b9a09f56a 100644
--- a/stdlib/argparse.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/argparse.pyi
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 import sys
-from typing import IO, Any, Callable, Generator, Iterable, NoReturn, Pattern, Protocol, Sequence, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, overload
+from typing import (
+    IO,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Generator,
+    Generic,
+    Iterable,
+    NoReturn,
+    Pattern,
+    Protocol,
+    Sequence,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+    TypeVar,
+    overload,
+)
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 _ActionT = TypeVar("_ActionT", bound=Action)
+_ArgumentParserT = TypeVar("_ArgumentParserT", bound=ArgumentParser)
 _N = TypeVar("_N")
 
 ONE_OR_MORE: str
@@ -135,34 +151,63 @@ class ArgumentParser(_AttributeHolder, _ActionsContainer):
     @overload
     def parse_args(self, *, namespace: _N) -> _N: ...
     if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
+        @overload
         def add_subparsers(
-            self,
+            self: _ArgumentParserT,
             *,
             title: str = ...,
             description: str | None = ...,
             prog: str = ...,
-            parser_class: Type[ArgumentParser] = ...,
             action: Type[Action] = ...,
             option_string: str = ...,
             dest: str | None = ...,
             required: bool = ...,
             help: str | None = ...,
             metavar: str | None = ...,
-        ) -> _SubParsersAction: ...
-    else:
+        ) -> _SubParsersAction[_ArgumentParserT]: ...
+        @overload
         def add_subparsers(
             self,
             *,
             title: str = ...,
             description: str | None = ...,
             prog: str = ...,
-            parser_class: Type[ArgumentParser] = ...,
+            parser_class: Type[_ArgumentParserT] = ...,
+            action: Type[Action] = ...,
+            option_string: str = ...,
+            dest: str | None = ...,
+            required: bool = ...,
+            help: str | None = ...,
+            metavar: str | None = ...,
+        ) -> _SubParsersAction[_ArgumentParserT]: ...
+    else:
+        @overload
+        def add_subparsers(
+            self: _ArgumentParserT,
+            *,
+            title: str = ...,
+            description: str | None = ...,
+            prog: str = ...,
             action: Type[Action] = ...,
             option_string: str = ...,
             dest: str | None = ...,
             help: str | None = ...,
             metavar: str | None = ...,
-        ) -> _SubParsersAction: ...
+        ) -> _SubParsersAction[_ArgumentParserT]: ...
+        @overload
+        def add_subparsers(
+            self,
+            *,
+            title: str = ...,
+            description: str | None = ...,
+            prog: str = ...,
+            parser_class: Type[_ArgumentParserT] = ...,
+            action: Type[Action] = ...,
+            option_string: str = ...,
+            dest: str | None = ...,
+            help: str | None = ...,
+            metavar: str | None = ...,
+        ) -> _SubParsersAction[_ArgumentParserT]: ...
     def print_usage(self, file: IO[str] | None = ...) -> None: ...
     def print_help(self, file: IO[str] | None = ...) -> None: ...
     def format_usage(self) -> str: ...
@@ -379,19 +424,19 @@ class _VersionAction(Action):
     ) -> None: ...
 
 # undocumented
-class _SubParsersAction(Action):
+class _SubParsersAction(Action, Generic[_ArgumentParserT]):
     _ChoicesPseudoAction: Type[Any]  # nested class
     _prog_prefix: str
-    _parser_class: Type[ArgumentParser]
-    _name_parser_map: dict[str, ArgumentParser]
-    choices: dict[str, ArgumentParser]
+    _parser_class: Type[_ArgumentParserT]
+    _name_parser_map: dict[str, _ArgumentParserT]
+    choices: dict[str, _ArgumentParserT]
     _choices_actions: list[Action]
     if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
         def __init__(
             self,
             option_strings: Sequence[str],
             prog: str,
-            parser_class: Type[ArgumentParser],
+            parser_class: Type[_ArgumentParserT],
             dest: str = ...,
             required: bool = ...,
             help: str | None = ...,
@@ -402,13 +447,13 @@ class _SubParsersAction(Action):
             self,
             option_strings: Sequence[str],
             prog: str,
-            parser_class: Type[ArgumentParser],
+            parser_class: Type[_ArgumentParserT],
             dest: str = ...,
             help: str | None = ...,
             metavar: str | Tuple[str, ...] | None = ...,
         ) -> None: ...
     # TODO: Type keyword args properly.
-    def add_parser(self, name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> ArgumentParser: ...
+    def add_parser(self, name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> _ArgumentParserT: ...
     def _get_subactions(self) -> list[Action]: ...
 
 # undocumented