diff --git a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
index 534223666ddf..61437720d7e7 100644
--- a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
+++ b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ class MessageEmbed {
 
   /**
    * Sets the timestamp of this embed.
-   * @param {Date|number} [timestamp=Date.now()] The timestamp or date
+   * @param {Date|number|null} [timestamp=Date.now()] The timestamp or date.
+   * If `null` then the timestamp will be unset (i.e. when editing an existing {@link MessageEmbed})
    * @returns {MessageEmbed}
    */
   setTimestamp(timestamp = Date.now()) {
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 21c2cdc71257..b2cfae294588 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ export class MessageEmbed {
   public setFooter(text: string, iconURL?: string): this;
   public setImage(url: string): this;
   public setThumbnail(url: string): this;
-  public setTimestamp(timestamp?: Date | number): this;
+  public setTimestamp(timestamp?: Date | number | null): this;
   public setTitle(title: string): this;
   public setURL(url: string): this;
   public spliceFields(index: number, deleteCount: number, ...fields: EmbedFieldData[] | EmbedFieldData[][]): this;