diff --git a/lib/private/Dashboard/Manager.php b/lib/private/Dashboard/Manager.php
index 2aeedf3174ec6..5aa895896952c 100644
--- a/lib/private/Dashboard/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Dashboard/Manager.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 	/** @var array */
 	private $lazyWidgets = [];
 
-	/** @var IWidget[] */
-	private $widgets = [];
+	/** @var array<string, IWidget> */
+	private array $widgets = [];
 
 	private ContainerInterface $serverContainer;
 	private ?IAppManager $appManager = null;
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ public function loadLazyPanels(): void {
 		$this->lazyWidgets = [];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return array<string, IWidget>
+	 */
 	public function getWidgets(): array {
 		$this->loadLazyPanels();
 		return $this->widgets;
diff --git a/lib/public/Dashboard/IManager.php b/lib/public/Dashboard/IManager.php
index d9e73c89eb971..4dd3b59696599 100644
--- a/lib/public/Dashboard/IManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/Dashboard/IManager.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function lazyRegisterWidget(string $widgetClass, string $appId): void;
 	/**
 	 * @since 20.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @return IWidget[]
+	 * @return array<string, IWidget>
 	 */
 	public function getWidgets(): array;
 }