diff --git a/shell/composables/useStore.ts b/shell/composables/useStore.ts
index 64419c9091..be49bfd8f8 100644
--- a/shell/composables/useStore.ts
+++ b/shell/composables/useStore.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getCurrentInstance } from 'vue';
+import { Store } from 'vuex';
 
 /**
  * useStore allows for accessing Vuex stores from within a setup function. This is a temporary measure for working with
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ import { getCurrentInstance } from 'vue';
  *
  * TODO: #9541 Remove for Vue 3 migration
  */
-export const useStore = ():unknown => {
+export const useStore = ():Store<any> => {
   const vm = getCurrentInstance();
 
   if (!vm) throw new Error('useStore() must be called from setup()');