diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f6b17fcf33..598595f2da2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## [`main`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/main)
 
 - Refactored `EuiSuggest` to use `EuiSelectable` ([#5157](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/5157))
+- Added a return type to `EuiTable` `resolveWidthAsStyle` util ([#5615](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/5615))
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
diff --git a/src/components/table/utils.ts b/src/components/table/utils.ts
index f6d788e9909..40aaed82cb4 100644
--- a/src/components/table/utils.ts
+++ b/src/components/table/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const WARNING_MESSAGE =
 export const resolveWidthAsStyle = (
   style: CSSProperties = {},
   width?: string | number
-) => {
+): CSSProperties => {
   const { width: styleWidth, ...styleRest } = style;
   let attrWidth = width;
   if (