diff --git a/types/index.esm.d.ts b/types/index.esm.d.ts
index d95c91fd12f..3edb09464ba 100644
--- a/types/index.esm.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.esm.d.ts
@@ -2165,7 +2165,12 @@ export interface LegendItem {
   /**
    * Index of the associated dataset
    */
-  datasetIndex: number;
+  datasetIndex?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Index the associated label in the labels array
+   */
+  index?: number
 
   /**
    * Fill style of the legend box
diff --git a/types/tests/plugins/defaults.ts b/types/tests/plugins/defaults.ts
index ceab8af9188..ec54b34ffa1 100644
--- a/types/tests/plugins/defaults.ts
+++ b/types/tests/plugins/defaults.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,3 @@ defaults.plugins.legend.labels.generateLabels = function(chart) {
     text: 'test'
   }];
 };
-
-// @ts-expect-error Type '{ text: string; }[]' is not assignable to type 'LegendItem[]'.
-defaults.plugins.legend.labels.generateLabels = function(chart) {
-  return [{
-    text: 'test'
-  }];
-};