diff --git a/.changes/api-fs-exists-return-type.md b/.changes/api-fs-exists-return-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f34b1ff3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/api-fs-exists-return-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"api": patch
+---
+
+Fix incorrect return type on `fs/exists`
diff --git a/tooling/api/src/fs.ts b/tooling/api/src/fs.ts
index 300e81949..ba889b435 100644
--- a/tooling/api/src/fs.ts
+++ b/tooling/api/src/fs.ts
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ async function renameFile(
  *
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
-async function exists(path: string, options: FsOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
+async function exists(path: string, options: FsOptions = {}): Promise<boolean> {
   return invokeTauriCommand({
     __tauriModule: 'Fs',
     message: {