diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 1022565b87..385ddf39a6 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -9097,9 +9097,9 @@ setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]])                          *setqflist()*
 		`:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
 
                 Parameters: ~
-                  • {list} (`any[]`)
+                  • {list} (`vim.quickfix.entry[]`)
                   • {action} (`string?`)
-                  • {what} (`table?`)
+                  • {what} (`vim.fn.setqflist.what?`)
 
                 Return: ~
                   (`any`)
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/builtin_types.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/builtin_types.lua
index aca6649957..eae76d80d7 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/builtin_types.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/builtin_types.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,97 @@
 --- @field winnr integer
 --- @field winrow integer
 
+--- @class vim.quickfix.entry
+--- buffer number; must be the number of a valid buffer
+--- @field bufnr? integer
+---
+--- name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
+--- present or it is invalid.
+--- @field filename? string
+---
+--- name of a module; if given it will be used in
+--- quickfix error window instead of the filename.
+--- @field module? string
+---
+--- line number in the file
+--- @field lnum? integer
+---
+--- end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
+--- @field end_lnum? integer
+---
+--- search pattern used to locate the error
+--- @field pattern? string
+---
+--- column number
+--- @field col? integer
+---
+--- when non-zero: "col" is visual column
+--- when zero: "col" is byte index
+--- @field vcol? integer
+---
+--- end column, if the item spans multiple columns
+--- @field end_col? integer
+---
+--- error number
+--- @field nr? integer
+---
+--- description of the error
+--- @field text? string
+---
+--- single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
+--- @field type? string
+---
+--- recognized error message
+--- @field valid? boolean
+---
+--- custom data associated with the item, can be
+--- any type.
+--- @field user_data? any
+
+--- @class vim.fn.setqflist.what
+---
+--- quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
+--- @field context? table
+---
+--- errorformat to use when parsing text from
+--- "lines". If this is not present, then the
+--- 'errorformat' option value is used.
+--- See |quickfix-parse|
+--- @field efm? string
+---
+--- quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
+--- @field id? integer
+--- index of the current entry in the quickfix
+--- list specified by "id" or "nr". If set to '$',
+--- then the last entry in the list is set as the
+--- current entry. See |quickfix-index|
+--- @field idx? integer
+---
+--- list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
+--- argument.
+--- @field items? vim.quickfix.entry[]
+---
+--- use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
+--- add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
+--- {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
+--- See |quickfix-parse|
+--- @field lines? string[]
+---
+--- list number in the quickfix stack; zero
+--- means the current quickfix list and "$" means
+--- the last quickfix list.
+--- @field nr? integer
+---
+--- function to get the text to display in the
+--- quickfix window. The value can be the name of
+--- a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer
+--- to |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
+--- of how to write the function and an example.
+--- @field quickfixtextfunc? function
+---
+--- quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
+--- @field title? string
+
 --- @class vim.fn.sign_define.dict
 --- @field text string
 --- @field icon? string
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
index de1937f620..4e5d3f5701 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua
@@ -8286,9 +8286,9 @@ function vim.fn.setpos(expr, list) end
 --- independent of the 'errorformat' setting.  Use a command like
 --- `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
 ---
---- @param list any[]
+--- @param list vim.quickfix.entry[]
 --- @param action? string
---- @param what? table
+--- @param what? vim.fn.setqflist.what
 --- @return any
 function vim.fn.setqflist(list, action, what) end
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.lua b/src/nvim/eval.lua
index 351b9f0510..34072cbb88 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.lua
@@ -9955,7 +9955,11 @@ M.funcs = {
 
     ]=],
     name = 'setqflist',
-    params = { { 'list', 'any[]' }, { 'action', 'string' }, { 'what', 'table' } },
+    params = {
+      { 'list', 'vim.quickfix.entry[]' },
+      { 'action', 'string' },
+      { 'what', 'vim.fn.setqflist.what' },
+    },
     signature = 'setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]])',
   },
   setreg = {