diff --git a/test/types/fetch.test-d.ts b/test/types/fetch.test-d.ts
index b06e50ac480..583ad3b8675 100644
--- a/test/types/fetch.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/fetch.test-d.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ expectType<string>(request.integrity)
 expectType<string>(request.method)
 expectType<RequestMode>(request.mode)
 expectType<RequestRedirect>(request.redirect)
-expectType<string>(request.referrerPolicy)
+expectType<ReferrerPolicy>(request.referrerPolicy)
 expectType<string>(request.url)
 expectType<boolean>(request.keepalive)
 expectType<AbortSignal>(request.signal)
@@ -172,3 +172,5 @@ expectAssignable<RequestInit>({ duplex: 'half' })
 expectNotAssignable<RequestInit>({ duplex: 'not valid' })
 
 expectType<string[]>(headers.getSetCookie())
+
+expectType<Request>(new Request('https://example.com', request))
diff --git a/types/fetch.d.ts b/types/fetch.d.ts
index d51311b13df..18eadb6ac98 100644
--- a/types/fetch.d.ts
+++ b/types/fetch.d.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export declare class Request extends BodyMixin {
   readonly method: string
   readonly mode: RequestMode
   readonly redirect: RequestRedirect
-  readonly referrerPolicy: string
+  readonly referrerPolicy: ReferrerPolicy
   readonly url: string
 
   readonly keepalive: boolean