diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/error.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/error.ts
index 019be2ccfe..6a8b2ff75c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/error.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/error.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import type { H3Error } from 'h3'
 import { createError as createH3Error } from 'h3'
 import { toRef } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 import { useNuxtApp } from '../nuxt'
+import type { NuxtPayload } from '../nuxt'
 import { useRouter } from './router'
 
 // @ts-expect-error virtual file
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import { nuxtDefaultErrorValue } from '#build/nuxt.config.mjs'
 export const NUXT_ERROR_SIGNATURE = '__nuxt_error'
 
 /** @since 3.0.0 */
-export const useError = () => toRef(useNuxtApp().payload, 'error')
+export const useError = (): Ref<NuxtPayload['error']> => toRef(useNuxtApp().payload, 'error')
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
 export interface NuxtError<DataT = unknown> extends H3Error<DataT> {}