diff --git a/packages/browser/context.d.ts b/packages/browser/context.d.ts
index dec09a896..74a677b01 100644
--- a/packages/browser/context.d.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/context.d.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export interface UserEvent {
    * @see {@link https://testing-library.com/docs/user-event/utility/#-selectoptions-deselectoptions} testing-library API
    */
   selectOptions: (
-    element: Element,
+    element: HTMLElement | SVGElement | Locator,
     values: HTMLElement | HTMLElement[] | Locator | Locator[] | string | string[],
     options?: UserEventSelectOptions,
   ) => Promise<void>
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
index d682fc1d5..a3b562d7f 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function createPreviewUserEvent(userEventBase: TestingLibraryUserEvent, options:
         return option
       })
       await userEvent.selectOptions(
-        element,
+        toElement(element),
         options as string[] | HTMLElement[],
       )
     },