diff --git a/types/index.esm.d.ts b/types/index.esm.d.ts
index 41095e03d..53eb57487 100644
--- a/types/index.esm.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.esm.d.ts
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ export interface CartesianScaleOptions extends CoreScaleOptions {
     text: string | string[];
     color: Color;
     font: FontSpec;
-    padding: {
+    padding: number | {
       top: number;
       bottom: number;
     };