diff --git a/src/collection.ts b/src/collection.ts
index 8fcdf90bff9..4d021ecc01a 100644
--- a/src/collection.ts
+++ b/src/collection.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ import type {
   CreateIndexesOptions,
   DropIndexesOptions,
   IndexDescription,
-  IndexDirection,
+  IndexDescriptionCompact,
+  IndexDescriptionInfo,
   IndexInformationOptions,
   IndexSpecification,
   ListIndexesOptions
@@ -693,8 +694,23 @@ export class Collection<TSchema extends Document = Document> {
    *
    * @param options - Optional settings for the command
    */
-  async indexInformation(options?: IndexInformationOptions): Promise<Document> {
-    return await this.indexes({ ...options, full: options?.full ?? false });
+  indexInformation(
+    options: IndexInformationOptions & { full: true }
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexInformation(
+    options: IndexInformationOptions & { full?: false }
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact>;
+  indexInformation(
+    options: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexInformation(): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact>;
+  async indexInformation(
+    options?: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]> {
+    return await this.indexes({
+      ...options,
+      full: options?.full ?? false
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -798,19 +814,25 @@ export class Collection<TSchema extends Document = Document> {
    *
    * @param options - Optional settings for the command
    */
-  async indexes(options?: IndexInformationOptions): Promise<Document[]> {
-    const indexes = await this.listIndexes(options).toArray();
+  indexes(options: IndexInformationOptions & { full?: true }): Promise<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexes(options: IndexInformationOptions & { full: false }): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact>;
+  indexes(
+    options: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexes(options?: ListIndexesOptions): Promise<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  async indexes(
+    options?: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]> {
+    const indexes: IndexDescriptionInfo[] = await this.listIndexes(options).toArray();
     const full = options?.full ?? true;
     if (full) {
       return indexes;
     }
 
-    const object: Record<
-      string,
-      Array<[name: string, direction: IndexDirection]>
-    > = Object.fromEntries(indexes.map(({ name, key }) => [name, Object.entries(key)]));
+    const object: IndexDescriptionCompact = Object.fromEntries(
+      indexes.map(({ name, key }) => [name, Object.entries(key)])
+    );
 
-    // @ts-expect-error TODO(NODE-6029): fix return type of `indexes()` and `indexInformation()`
     return object;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index 1dda4834c2e..abb068f5db6 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import { executeOperation } from './operations/execute_operation';
 import {
   CreateIndexesOperation,
   type CreateIndexesOptions,
+  type IndexDescriptionCompact,
+  type IndexDescriptionInfo,
   type IndexInformationOptions,
   type IndexSpecification
 } from './operations/indexes';
@@ -482,7 +484,23 @@ export class Db {
    * @param name - The name of the collection.
    * @param options - Optional settings for the command
    */
-  async indexInformation(name: string, options?: IndexInformationOptions): Promise<Document> {
+  indexInformation(
+    name: string,
+    options: IndexInformationOptions & { full: true }
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexInformation(
+    name: string,
+    options: IndexInformationOptions & { full?: false }
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact>;
+  indexInformation(
+    name: string,
+    options: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>;
+  indexInformation(name: string): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact>;
+  async indexInformation(
+    name: string,
+    options?: IndexInformationOptions
+  ): Promise<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]> {
     return await this.collection(name).indexInformation(resolveOptions(this, options));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 795f6835c8c..f9188d5952c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ export type {
   CreateIndexesOptions,
   DropIndexesOptions,
   IndexDescription,
+  IndexDescriptionCompact,
+  IndexDescriptionInfo,
   IndexDirection,
   IndexSpecification,
   ListIndexesOptions
diff --git a/src/operations/indexes.ts b/src/operations/indexes.ts
index e32ccfae182..8bf390f28b7 100644
--- a/src/operations/indexes.ts
+++ b/src/operations/indexes.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,18 @@ function resolveIndexDescription(
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * @public
+ * The index information returned by the listIndexes command. https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/listIndexes/#mongodb-dbcommand-dbcmd.listIndexes
+ */
+export type IndexDescriptionInfo = Omit<IndexDescription, 'key' | 'version'> & {
+  key: { [key: string]: IndexDirection };
+  v?: IndexDescription['version'];
+} & Document;
+
+/** @public */
+export type IndexDescriptionCompact = Record<string, [name: string, direction: IndexDirection][]>;
+
 /**
  * @internal
  *
diff --git a/test/types/indexes_test-d.ts b/test/types/indexes_test-d.ts
index 7cca9d71062..8d68a34f30f 100644
--- a/test/types/indexes_test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/indexes_test-d.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,99 @@
-import { expectType } from 'tsd';
+import { expectAssignable, expectType } from 'tsd';
 
-import { type Document, MongoClient } from '../../src';
+import { type IndexInformationOptions, MongoClient } from '../../src';
+import { type IndexDescriptionCompact, type IndexDescriptionInfo } from '../mongodb';
 
 const client = new MongoClient('');
 const db = client.db('test');
 const collection = db.collection('test.find');
 
-// Promise variant testing
-expectType<Promise<Document[]>>(collection.indexes());
-expectType<Promise<Document[]>>(collection.indexes({}));
+const exampleFullIndexes: IndexDescriptionInfo[] = [
+  { v: 2, key: { _id: 1 }, name: '_id_' },
+  { v: 2, key: { listingName: 'hashed' }, name: 'listingName_hashed' },
+  {
+    v: 2,
+    key: { 'auctionDetails.listingId': 1 },
+    name: 'auctionDetails_listingId_1',
+    unique: true
+  }
+];
+const exampleCompactIndexes: IndexDescriptionCompact = {
+  _id_: [['_id', 1]],
+  listingName_hashed: [['listingName', 'hashed']],
+  auctionDetails_listingId_1: [['auctionDetails.listingId', 1]]
+};
+
+const ambiguousFullness = Math.random() > 0.5;
+
+// test Collection.prototype.indexes
+
+const defaultIndexes = await collection.indexes();
+const emptyOptionsIndexes = await collection.indexes({});
+const fullIndexes = await collection.indexes({ full: true });
+const notFullIndexes = await collection.indexes({ full: false });
+const ambiguousIndexes = await collection.indexes({ full: ambiguousFullness });
+
+expectAssignable<typeof fullIndexes>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof ambiguousIndexes>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof ambiguousIndexes>(exampleCompactIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof notFullIndexes>(exampleCompactIndexes);
+
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(defaultIndexes);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(emptyOptionsIndexes);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(fullIndexes);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(notFullIndexes);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[] | IndexDescriptionCompact>(ambiguousIndexes);
+
+// test Collection.prototype.indexInformation
+
+const defaultIndexInfo = await collection.indexInformation();
+const emptyOptionsIndexInfo = await collection.indexInformation({});
+const fullIndexInfo = await collection.indexInformation({ full: true });
+const notFullIndexInfo = await collection.indexInformation({ full: false });
+const ambiguousIndexInfo = await collection.indexInformation({ full: ambiguousFullness });
+
+expectAssignable<typeof fullIndexInfo>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof ambiguousIndexInfo>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof ambiguousIndexInfo>(exampleCompactIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof notFullIndexInfo>(exampleCompactIndexes);
+
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(defaultIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(emptyOptionsIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(fullIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(notFullIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[] | IndexDescriptionCompact>(ambiguousIndexInfo);
 
 // Explicit check for iterable result
 for (const index of await collection.indexes()) {
-  expectType<Document>(index);
+  expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo>(index);
 }
+
+// test Db.prototype.indexInformation
+
+const dbDefaultIndexInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection');
+const dbEmptyOptionsIndexInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection', {});
+const dbFullIndexInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection', { full: true });
+const dbNotFullIndexInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection', { full: false });
+const dbAmbiguousIndexInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection', {
+  full: ambiguousFullness
+});
+
+expectAssignable<typeof dbFullIndexInfo>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof dbAmbiguousIndexInfo>(exampleFullIndexes);
+expectAssignable<typeof dbAmbiguousIndexInfo>(exampleCompactIndexes);
+
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(dbDefaultIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(dbEmptyOptionsIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(dbFullIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact>(dbNotFullIndexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionInfo[] | IndexDescriptionCompact>(dbAmbiguousIndexInfo);
+
+// test indexInformation with non-literal options
+const options: IndexInformationOptions = {};
+const indexInfo = await db.collection('some-collection').indexInformation(options);
+const indexes = await db.collection('some-collection').indexes(options);
+const indexDbInfo = await db.indexInformation('some-collection', options);
+
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(indexInfo);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(indexes);
+expectType<IndexDescriptionCompact | IndexDescriptionInfo[]>(indexDbInfo);