1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/gen_eval_files.lua b/scripts/gen_eval_files.lua
index f888972f0d..58d3eeeadc 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_eval_files.lua
+++ b/scripts/gen_eval_files.lua
@@ -666,7 +666,16 @@ local function render_option_meta(_f, opt, write)
     write('--- ' .. l)
   end
 
-  write('--- @type ' .. OPTION_TYPES[opt.type])
+  if opt.type == 'string' and not opt.list and opt.values then
+    local values = {} --- @type string[]
+    for _, e in ipairs(opt.values) do
+      values[#values + 1] = fmt("'%s'", e)
+    end
+    write('--- @type ' .. table.concat(values, '|'))
+  else
+    write('--- @type ' .. OPTION_TYPES[opt.type])
+  end
+
   write('vim.o.' .. opt.full_name .. ' = ' .. render_option_default(opt.defaults))
   if opt.abbreviation then
     write('vim.o.' .. opt.abbreviation .. ' = vim.o.' .. opt.full_name)