diff --git a/pandas-stubs/io/formats/style.pyi b/pandas-stubs/io/formats/style.pyi
index 240a161ff..dc2b53829 100644
--- a/pandas-stubs/io/formats/style.pyi
+++ b/pandas-stubs/io/formats/style.pyi
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ class Styler(StylerRenderer):
         level: Level | list[Level] | None = ...,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Styler: ...
+    def map_index(
+        self,
+        func: Callable[[Scalar], str | None],
+        axis: Axis = ...,
+        level: Level | list[Level] | None = ...,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> Styler: ...
     def set_table_attributes(self, attributes: str) -> Styler: ...
     def export(self) -> StyleExportDict: ...
     def use(self, styles: StyleExportDict) -> Styler: ...
diff --git a/tests/test_styler.py b/tests/test_styler.py
index 188710787..7dd4003ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_styler.py
+++ b/tests/test_styler.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import pytest
 from typing_extensions import assert_type
 
+from pandas._typing import Scalar
+
 from tests import check
 
 from pandas.io.formats.style import Styler
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@ def f1(s: Series) -> Series[str]:
     check(assert_type(DF.style.apply_index(f1), Styler), Styler)
 
 
+def test_map_index() -> None:
+    def f(s: Scalar) -> str | None:
+        return "background-color: yellow;" if s == "B" else None
+
+    check(assert_type(DF.style.map_index(f), Styler), Styler)
+
+
 def test_background_gradient() -> None:
     check(assert_type(DF.style.background_gradient(), Styler), Styler)