diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/PropertyTypeProvider/DomDocumentPropertyTypeProvider.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/PropertyTypeProvider/DomDocumentPropertyTypeProvider.php
index c90c848bf..f49d952dc 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/PropertyTypeProvider/DomDocumentPropertyTypeProvider.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Provider/PropertyTypeProvider/DomDocumentPropertyTypeProvider.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DomDocumentPropertyTypeProvider implements PropertyTypeProviderInterface
     public static function getPropertyType(PropertyTypeProviderEvent $event): ?Union
     {
         if (strtolower($event->getPropertyName()) === 'documentelement') {
-            $type = new Union([new TNamedObject('DomDocument'), new TNull()]);
+            $type = new Union([new TNamedObject('DOMElement'), new TNull()]);
             $type->ignore_nullable_issues = true;
 
             return $type;