diff --git a/lib/private/Log.php b/lib/private/Log.php
index d59d8b5ff00074914e65ead45b6d904e925e9d1b..a18b5db7d093aaca796e0941f1c69a66ca9e1919 100644
--- a/lib/private/Log.php
+++ b/lib/private/Log.php
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class Log implements ILogger {
 	 * @return void
 	 * @since 8.2.0
 	 */
-	public function logException($exception, array $context = []) {
+	public function logException(\Throwable $exception, array $context = []) {
 		$level = Util::ERROR;
 		if (isset($context['level'])) {
 			$level = $context['level'];
diff --git a/lib/public/ILogger.php b/lib/public/ILogger.php
index 2d44244075b115a7605330dd147f1517f38eaa4e..9370913a82f4f3a97facc792ec7a241a092c5b60 100644
--- a/lib/public/ILogger.php
+++ b/lib/public/ILogger.php
@@ -144,5 +144,5 @@ interface ILogger {
 	 * @return void
 	 * @since 8.2.0
 	 */
-	public function logException($exception, array $context = []);
+	public function logException(\Throwable $exception, array $context = []);
 }