diff --git a/stubs/openpyxl/openpyxl/workbook/workbook.pyi b/stubs/openpyxl/openpyxl/workbook/workbook.pyi
index 831e57d106a4..a2fcd7c319f0 100644
--- a/stubs/openpyxl/openpyxl/workbook/workbook.pyi
+++ b/stubs/openpyxl/openpyxl/workbook/workbook.pyi
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Workbook:
     @property
     def excel_base_date(self) -> datetime: ...
     @property
-    def active(self) -> _WorkbookChild | None: ...
+    def active(self) -> Worksheet | None: ...
     @active.setter
     def active(self, value: _WorkbookChild | int) -> None: ...
     def create_sheet(self, title: str | _Decodable | None = None, index: int | None = None): ...