diff --git a/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php b/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
index f26518c0ba8ec..45b54c21d6c2c 100644
--- a/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
+++ b/ext/dom/php_dom.stub.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public function count(): int {}
 
     public function getIterator(): Iterator {}
 
-    /** @return DOMNode|DOMNameSpaceNode|null */
+    /** @return DOMElement|DOMNode|DOMNameSpaceNode|null */
     public function item(int $index) {}
 }