diff --git a/types/tingle.js/index.d.ts b/types/tingle.js/index.d.ts
index 30c04b9342..5028952c96 100644
--- a/types/tingle.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/tingle.js/index.d.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface Options {
 }
 export class modal {
     constructor(options?: Options);
-    setContent(content: string | Element): void;
+    setContent(content: string | Node): void;
     getContent(): HTMLDivElement;
     destroy(): void;
     open(): void;
diff --git a/types/tingle.js/tingle.js-tests.ts b/types/tingle.js/tingle.js-tests.ts
index 9734178a00..6ebbedb10b 100644
--- a/types/tingle.js/tingle.js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/tingle.js/tingle.js-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ instance.checkOverflow();
 instance.close();
 instance.close();
 
+instance.setContent("string content");
+instance.setContent(new Node());
+instance.setContent(new DocumentFragment());
+
 instance = new modal({
     onOpen() {
         this.checkOverflow();