diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index 0131cb16c9..5efdca4658 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -1825,8 +1825,10 @@ type TestDetailsAnnotation = {
   description?: string;
 };
 
+type TestDetailsTag = `@${string}`;
+
 export type TestDetails = {
-  tag?: string | string[];
+  tag?: TestDetailsTag | TestDetailsTag[];
   annotation?: TestDetailsAnnotation | TestDetailsAnnotation[];
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/test-tag.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/test-tag.spec.ts
index 9487e31ea3..0587cfe7a8 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/test-tag.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/test-tag.spec.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ test('should enforce @ symbol', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.output).toContain(`Error: Tag must start with "@" symbol, got "foo" instead.`);
 });
 
+test('types should enforce @ symbol', async ({ runTSC }) => {
+  const result = await runTSC({
+    'stdio.spec.ts': `
+      import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('test1', { tag: 'foo' }, () => {
+      });
+    `
+  });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.output).toContain('error TS2322: Type \'"foo"\' is not assignable to type \'`@${string}` | `@${string}`[] | undefined');
+});
+
 test('should be included in testInfo', async ({ runInlineTest }, testInfo) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'a.test.ts': `
diff --git a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
index 5c108d7b25..76fecc524a 100644
--- a/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
+++ b/utils/generate_types/overrides-test.d.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ type TestDetailsAnnotation = {
   description?: string;
 };
 
+type TestDetailsTag = `@${string}`;
+
 export type TestDetails = {
-  tag?: string | string[];
+  tag?: TestDetailsTag | TestDetailsTag[];
   annotation?: TestDetailsAnnotation | TestDetailsAnnotation[];
 }