diff --git a/packages/docgen/src/interfaces/var-type.interface.ts b/packages/docgen/src/interfaces/var-type.interface.ts
index 421fe06ca0c1..ad4687d74dfd 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/src/interfaces/var-type.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/docgen/src/interfaces/var-type.interface.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Type } from './index.js';
 
 export interface VarType extends Type {
+	type?: Required<Type>;
 	description?: string;
 	nullable?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/docgen/src/types/var-type.ts b/packages/docgen/src/types/var-type.ts
index 963cccbc123e..d5636ba2a983 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/src/types/var-type.ts
+++ b/packages/docgen/src/types/var-type.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class DocumentedVarType extends DocumentedItem<VarType> {
 		}
 
 		const data = this.data;
-		const names = data.names?.map((name) => splitVarName(name));
+		const names = (data.names ?? data.type?.names)?.map((name) => splitVarName(name));
 
 		if (!data.description && !data.nullable) {
 			return names;