diff --git a/types/mapbox-gl/index.d.ts b/types/mapbox-gl/index.d.ts
index cfe55d9ddb..6423f71818 100644
--- a/types/mapbox-gl/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/mapbox-gl/index.d.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ declare namespace mapboxgl {
 
         setPitch(pitch: number, eventData?: EventData): this;
 
-        cameraForBounds(bounds: LngLatBoundsLike, options?: CameraForBoundsOptions): CameraOptions | undefined;
+        cameraForBounds(bounds: LngLatBoundsLike, options?: CameraForBoundsOptions): CameraForBoundsResult | undefined;
 
         fitBounds(bounds: LngLatBoundsLike, options?: mapboxgl.FitBoundsOptions, eventData?: mapboxgl.EventData): this;
 
@@ -1211,6 +1211,13 @@ declare namespace mapboxgl {
         maxZoom?: number;
     }
 
+    // The Mapbox docs say that if the result is defined, it will have zoom, center and bearing set.
+    // In practice center is always a {lat, lng} object.
+    export type CameraForBoundsResult = Required<Pick<CameraOptions, 'zoom' | 'bearing'>> & {
+        /** Map center */
+        center: {lng: number; lat: number};
+    };
+
     /**
      * FlyToOptions
      */
diff --git a/types/mapbox-gl/mapbox-gl-tests.ts b/types/mapbox-gl/mapbox-gl-tests.ts
index ac7e90e5a5..6e04375176 100644
--- a/types/mapbox-gl/mapbox-gl-tests.ts
+++ b/types/mapbox-gl/mapbox-gl-tests.ts
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ let cameraForBoundsOpts: mapboxgl.CameraForBoundsOptions = {
 	...cameraOpts,
 }
 
-expectType<mapboxgl.CameraOptions | undefined>(map.cameraForBounds(lnglatboundslike));
-expectType<mapboxgl.CameraOptions | undefined>(map.cameraForBounds(lnglatboundslike, cameraForBoundsOpts));
+expectType<mapboxgl.CameraForBoundsResult | undefined>(map.cameraForBounds(lnglatboundslike));
+expectType<mapboxgl.CameraForBoundsResult | undefined>(map.cameraForBounds(lnglatboundslike, cameraForBoundsOpts));
 
 expectType<mapboxgl.Map>(map.fitScreenCoordinates([0, 0], pointlike, 1));
 expectType<mapboxgl.Map>(map.fitScreenCoordinates([0, 0], pointlike, 1, cameraOpts));