diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88e203693010..3cf5560c5db9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 ### Fixes
+- `[@jest/watcher]` Correct return type of `shouldRunTestSuite` for `JestHookEmitter` ([#9753](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9753))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts b/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
index 4890c56b8f6e..cea9875965e7 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/src/types.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export type JestHookSubscriber = {
 export type JestHookEmitter = {
   onFileChange: (fs: JestHookExposedFS) => void;
   onTestRunComplete: (results: AggregatedResult) => void;
-  shouldRunTestSuite: (testSuiteInfo: TestSuiteInfo) => Promise<boolean>;
+  shouldRunTestSuite: (
+    testSuiteInfo: TestSuiteInfo,
+  ) => Promise<boolean> | boolean;
 };
 
 export type UsageData = {