diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 2c3dd5790..8830293e9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         """
         return self.stoploss
 
-    def custom_entry_price(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime,
+    def custom_entry_price(self, pair: str, trade: Optional[Trade], current_time: datetime,
                            proposed_rate: float,
                            entry_tag: Optional[str], side: str, **kwargs) -> float:
         """
diff --git a/tests/strategy/strats/strategy_test_v3_custom_entry_price.py b/tests/strategy/strats/strategy_test_v3_custom_entry_price.py
index b24782f82..04e044977 100644
--- a/tests/strategy/strats/strategy_test_v3_custom_entry_price.py
+++ b/tests/strategy/strats/strategy_test_v3_custom_entry_price.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class StrategyTestV3CustomEntryPrice(StrategyTestV3):
     def populate_exit_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         return dataframe
 
-    def custom_entry_price(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime, proposed_rate: float,
+    def custom_entry_price(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, current_time: datetime,
+                           proposed_rate: float,
                            entry_tag: Optional[str], side: str, **kwargs) -> float:
 
         return self.new_entry_price