diff --git a/lib/command/definitions.js b/lib/command/definitions.js
index ade5c2535..95a371fa4 100644
--- a/lib/command/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/command/definitions.js
@@ -229,10 +229,12 @@ function getImportString(testsPath, targetFolderPath, pathsToType, pathsToValue)
   const importStrings = []
 
   for (const name in pathsToType) {
-    const relativePath = getPath(pathsToType[name], targetFolderPath, testsPath)
-    // For ESM modules with default exports, we need to access the default export type
-    if (relativePath.endsWith('.js')) {
-      importStrings.push(`type ${name} = typeof import('${relativePath}')['default'];`)
+    const originalPath = pathsToType[name]
+    const relativePath = getPath(originalPath, targetFolderPath, testsPath)
+    // For .js files with plain object exports, access .default to allow TypeScript to extract properties
+    // For .ts files, the default export is handled differently by TypeScript
+    if (originalPath.endsWith('.js')) {
+      importStrings.push(`type ${name} = typeof import('${relativePath}').default;`)
     } else {
       importStrings.push(`type ${name} = typeof import('${relativePath}');`)
     }
diff --git a/test/runner/definitions_test.js b/test/runner/definitions_test.js
index ea10085ba..f5c26d364 100644
--- a/test/runner/definitions_test.js
+++ b/test/runner/definitions_test.js
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ describe('Definitions', function () {
       const definitionFile = types.getSourceFileOrThrow(`${codecept_dir}/steps.d.ts`)
       const extend = definitionFile.getFullText()
 
-      extend.should.include("type CurrentPage = typeof import('./po/custom_steps.js')['default'];")
+      // Page objects are exported as plain objects in .js files
+      // Access .default to allow TypeScript to extract properties for autocompletion
+      extend.should.include("type CurrentPage = typeof import('./po/custom_steps.js').default;")
       assert(!err)
       done()
     })