diff --git a/pystac_client/item_search.py b/pystac_client/item_search.py
index 8df7ce5d..3955d412 100644
--- a/pystac_client/item_search.py
+++ b/pystac_client/item_search.py
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ def items_as_dicts(self) -> Iterator[Dict[str, Any]]:
         each page of results.
 
         Yields:
-            Item : each Item matching the search criteria
+            Dict[str, Any] : each Item matching the search criteria as a JSON dictionary
         """
         nitems = 0
         for page in self._stac_io.get_pages(