diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs
index 71cc0bc7c..8d2eaa9be 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         Signature::build("split row")
             .input_output_types(vec![
                 (Type::String, Type::List(Box::new(Type::String))),
-                (Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)), Type::Table(vec![])),
+                (
+                    Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)),
+                    (Type::List(Box::new(Type::String))),
+                ),
             ])
             .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
             .required(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/split_row.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/split_row.rs
index 051721310..c5017b88c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/split_row.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/split_row.rs
@@ -45,5 +45,14 @@ fn to_row() {
         ));
 
         assert!(actual.out.contains('5'));
+
+        let actual = nu!(r#"
+                def foo [a: list<string>] {
+                    $a | describe
+                }
+                foo (["a b", "c d"] | split row " ")
+            "#);
+
+        assert!(actual.out.contains("list<string>"));
     })
 }