diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.ts b/web3.js/src/connection.ts
index 1faddac6ca..6e87047776 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.ts
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ export type Commitment =
   | 'root' // Deprecated as of v1.5.5
   | 'max'; // Deprecated as of v1.5.5
 
+/**
+ * A subset of Commitment levels, which are at least optimistically confirmed
+ * <pre>
+ *   'confirmed': Query the most recent block which has reached 1 confirmation by the cluster
+ *   'finalized': Query the most recent block which has been finalized by the cluster
+ * </pre>
+ */
+export type Finality = 'confirmed' | 'finalized';
+
 /**
  * Filter for largest accounts query
  * <pre>