diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2c738d4fdf..c66e68c3c3 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ declare namespace dashjs {
 
     export interface PlaybackErrorEvent extends Event {
         type: MediaPlayerEvents['PLAYBACK_ERROR'];
-        error: string;
+        error: MediaError;
     }
 
     export interface PlaybackPausedEvent extends Event {
@@ -4462,4 +4462,3 @@ declare namespace dashjs {
     export type ResponseFilter = (response: LicenseResponse) => Promise<any>;
 }
 
-
diff --git a/test/unit/streaming.controllers.PlaybackControllers.js b/test/unit/streaming.controllers.PlaybackControllers.js
index 1944e92709..d46ba70b9c 100644
--- a/test/unit/streaming.controllers.PlaybackControllers.js
+++ b/test/unit/streaming.controllers.PlaybackControllers.js
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ describe('PlaybackController', function () {
                 let onError = function (e) {
                     eventBus.off(Events.PLAYBACK_ERROR, onError);
 
-                    expect(e.error).to.equal('error');
+                    expect(e.error.message).to.equal('error');
                     done();
                 };
 
                 eventBus.on(Events.PLAYBACK_ERROR, onError, this);
-                videoModelMock.fireEvent('error', [{ target: { error: 'error' } }]);
+                videoModelMock.fireEvent('error', [{ target: { error: { code: 3, message: 'error' } } }]);
             });
 
             it('should handle stalled event', function (done) {