diff --git a/types/puppeteer/index.d.ts b/types/puppeteer/index.d.ts
index 5d30bf798a..e66ee97dfa 100644
--- a/types/puppeteer/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/puppeteer/index.d.ts
@@ -585,6 +585,11 @@ export interface ScreenshotOptions {
    * @default false
    */
   omitBackground?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The encoding of the image, can be either base64 or binary. Defaults to binary
+   * @default binary
+   */
+  encoding?: "base64" | "binary";
 }
 
 /** Options for `addStyleTag` */
@@ -1341,7 +1346,7 @@ export interface Page extends EventEmitter, FrameBase {
    * Captures a screenshot of the page.
    * @param options The screenshot options.
    */
-  screenshot(options?: ScreenshotOptions): Promise<Buffer>;
+  screenshot(options?: ScreenshotOptions): Promise<string | Buffer>;
 
   /**
    * Triggers a `change` and `input` event once all the provided options have been selected.
diff --git a/types/puppeteer/puppeteer-tests.ts b/types/puppeteer/puppeteer-tests.ts
index 2db92a9171..1e3d35737b 100644
--- a/types/puppeteer/puppeteer-tests.ts
+++ b/types/puppeteer/puppeteer-tests.ts
@@ -397,3 +397,14 @@ puppeteer.launch().then(async browser => {
   );
   index; // $ExpectType number
 });
+
+// Test screenshot with an encoding option
+(async () => {
+  const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
+  const page = await browser.newPage();
+  await page.goto("https://example.com");
+  const base64string: string = (await page.screenshot({ encoding: "base64" })) as string;
+  const buffer: Buffer = (await page.screenshot({ encoding: "binary" })) as Buffer;
+
+  browser.close();
+})();