diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
index a73f767add..2969719597 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from typing import (
     Any,
     Awaitable,
     Callable,
+    NewType,
     TypeVar,
 )
 
@@ -765,6 +766,13 @@ class ThreadSubscriptionsStream(_StreamFromIdGen):
         return rows, rows[-1][0], len(updates) == limit
 
 
+StickyEventStreamPosition = NewType("StickyEventStreamPosition", int)
+"""
+Integer corresponding to the stream position (`stream_id`)
+of a sticky event in the `sticky_events` table.
+"""
+
+
 @attr.s(slots=True, auto_attribs=True)
 class StickyEventsStreamRow:
     """Stream to inform workers about changes to sticky events."""