diff --git a/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fa31233..d5c168f4 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-client-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Breaking changes:
 * `Error` is now an enum because endpoint error construction is infallible (see changelog for
   `ruma-common`); the previous fields are in the `Standard` variant
 * Use `GlobalAccountDataEventType` for `event_type` in `config::get_global_account_data`
+* Use `RoomAccountDataEventType` for `event_type` in `config::get_room_account_data`
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-client-api/src/config/get_room_account_data.rs b/crates/ruma-client-api/src/config/get_room_account_data.rs
index 38222559..b7d42a1e 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-client-api/src/config/get_room_account_data.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-client-api/src/config/get_room_account_data.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub mod v3 {
 
     use ruma_common::{
         api::{request, response, Metadata},
-        events::AnyRoomAccountDataEventContent,
+        events::{AnyRoomAccountDataEventContent, RoomAccountDataEventType},
         metadata,
         serde::Raw,
         OwnedRoomId, OwnedUserId,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub mod v3 {
 
         /// Type of data to retrieve.
         #[ruma_api(path)]
-        pub event_type: String,
+        pub event_type: RoomAccountDataEventType,
     }
 
     /// Response type for the `get_room_account_data` endpoint.
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ pub mod v3 {
 
     impl Request {
         /// Creates a new `Request` with the given user ID, room ID and event type.
-        pub fn new(user_id: OwnedUserId, room_id: OwnedRoomId, event_type: String) -> Self {
+        pub fn new(
+            user_id: OwnedUserId,
+            room_id: OwnedRoomId,
+            event_type: RoomAccountDataEventType,
+        ) -> Self {
             Self { user_id, room_id, event_type }
         }
     }