diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-consolemessage.md b/docs/src/api/class-consolemessage.md
index 347838ae42141..25a21a496a8b8 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-consolemessage.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-consolemessage.md
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ The text of the console message.
 
 ## method: ConsoleMessage.type
 * since: v1.8
+* langs: js
+- returns: <[ConsoleMessageType]>
+
+One of the following values: `'log'`, `'debug'`, `'info'`, `'error'`, `'warning'`, `'dir'`, `'dirxml'`, `'table'`,
+`'trace'`, `'clear'`, `'startGroup'`, `'startGroupCollapsed'`, `'endGroup'`, `'assert'`, `'profile'`, `'profileEnd'`,
+`'count'`, `'timeEnd'`.
+
+## method: ConsoleMessage.type
+* since: v1.8
+* langs: csharp, java, python
 - returns: <[string]>
 
 One of the following values: `'log'`, `'debug'`, `'info'`, `'error'`, `'warning'`, `'dir'`, `'dirxml'`, `'table'`,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
index cd23c6702f938..2bf8b404e4500 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
@@ -18838,7 +18838,7 @@ export interface ConsoleMessage {
    * `'trace'`, `'clear'`, `'startGroup'`, `'startGroupCollapsed'`, `'endGroup'`, `'assert'`, `'profile'`,
    * `'profileEnd'`, `'count'`, `'timeEnd'`.
    */
-  type(): string;
+  type(): ConsoleMessageType;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
index 9cf9acd0ba399..245d3677fa5c0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export class ConsoleMessage implements api.ConsoleMessage {
     return this._page;
   }
 
-  type(): string {
-    return this._event.type;
+  type(): ReturnType<api.ConsoleMessage["type"]> {
+    return this._event.type as ReturnType<api.ConsoleMessage["type"]>;
   }
 
   text(): string {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index cd23c6702f938..2bf8b404e4500 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -18838,7 +18838,7 @@ export interface ConsoleMessage {
    * `'trace'`, `'clear'`, `'startGroup'`, `'startGroupCollapsed'`, `'endGroup'`, `'assert'`, `'profile'`,
    * `'profileEnd'`, `'count'`, `'timeEnd'`.
    */
-  type(): string;
+  type(): ConsoleMessageType;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index da8f500cb69aa..699a8108bde69 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -1147,10 +1147,32 @@ Browser:
 
     close:
 
+ConsoleMessageType:
+  type: enum
+  literals:
+    - log
+    - debug
+    - info
+    - error
+    - warning
+    - dir
+    - dirxml
+    - table
+    - trace
+    - clear
+    - startGroup
+    - startGroupCollapsed
+    - endGroup
+    - assert
+    - profile
+    - profileEnd
+    - count
+    - timeEnd
+
 ConsoleMessage:
   type: mixin
   properties:
-    type: string
+    type: ConsoleMessageType
     text: string
     args:
       type: array