diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/qgstablecell.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/qgstablecell.sip.in
index 5d256dace3f..6d6aae2e1b4 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/qgstablecell.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/qgstablecell.sip.in
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Sets the ``properties`` for the cell.
 typedef QVector<QgsTableCell> QgsTableRow;
 
 
-typedef QVector<QVector<QgsTableRow>> QgsTableContents;
+typedef QVector<QVector<QgsTableCell>> QgsTableContents;
 
 
 /************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/core/qgstablecell.h b/src/core/qgstablecell.h
index 0692c9f099b..b0171e02b51 100644
--- a/src/core/qgstablecell.h
+++ b/src/core/qgstablecell.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ typedef QVector<QgsTableRow> QgsTableContents;
  *
  * \since QGIS 3.12
  */
-typedef QVector<QVector<QgsTableRow>> QgsTableContents;
+typedef QVector<QVector<QgsTableCell>> QgsTableContents;
 #endif