diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-camels-wonder.md b/.changeset/twenty-camels-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80b0baad4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-camels-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+'@envelop/response-cache': minor
+---
+
+Deprecate `ttlPerType` in favor of `ttlPerSchemaCoordinate`, for a more streamlined API
+
+## Migration instructions
+
+If you where using `ttlPerType`, you can merge the object into the `ttlPerSchemaCoordinate`, the
+syntax doesn't change.
+
+```diff
+useResponseCache({
+  session: null,
+- ttlPerType: {
+-   User: 10_000,
+-   Profile: 600_000,
+- },
+  ttlPerSchemaCoordinate: {
+    'Query.me': 0
++    User: 10_000,
++    Profile: 600_000,
+  }
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
index dc16179f0b..97bcb4fbdf 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,12 @@ export type UseResponseCacheParameter<PluginContext extends Record<string, any>
    */
   ttl?: number;
   /**
-   * Overwrite the ttl for query operations whose execution result contains a specific object type.
-   * Useful if the occurrence of a object time in the execution result should reduce or increase the TTL of the query operation.
-   * The TTL per type is always favored over the global TTL.
+   * @deprecated Use `ttlPerSchemaCoordinate` instead.
    */
   ttlPerType?: Record<string, number>;
   /**
-   * Overwrite the ttl for query operations whose selection contains a specific schema coordinate (e.g. Query.users).
-   * Useful if the selection of a specific field should reduce the TTL of the query operation.
+   * Overwrite the ttl for query operations whose selection contains a specific schema coordinate (e.g. Query or Query.users).
+   * Useful if the selection of an a object type or a specific field should reduce or increase the TTL of the query operation.
    *
    * The default value is `{}` and it will be merged with a `{ 'Query.__schema': 0 }` object.
    * In the unusual case where you actually want to cache introspection query operations,
@@ -290,7 +288,7 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
   session,
   enabled,
   ignoredTypes = [],
-  ttlPerType = {},
+  ttlPerType,
   ttlPerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   scopePerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   idFields = ['id'],
@@ -310,6 +308,12 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
 
   // never cache Introspections
   ttlPerSchemaCoordinate = { 'Query.__schema': 0, ...ttlPerSchemaCoordinate };
+  if (ttlPerType) {
+    for (const [typeName, ttl] of Object.entries(ttlPerType)) {
+      ttlPerSchemaCoordinate[typeName] = ttl;
+    }
+  }
+
   const documentMetadataOptions = {
     queries: { invalidateViaMutation, ttlPerSchemaCoordinate },
     mutations: { invalidateViaMutation }, // remove ttlPerSchemaCoordinate for mutations to skip TTL calculation
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
             ) as unknown as CacheControlDirective[] | undefined;
             cacheControlAnnotations?.forEach(cacheControl => {
               if (cacheControl.maxAge != null) {
-                ttlPerType[type.name] = cacheControl.maxAge * 1000;
+                ttlPerSchemaCoordinate[type.name] = cacheControl.maxAge * 1000;
               }
               if (cacheControl.scope) {
                 scopePerSchemaCoordinate[type.name] = cacheControl.scope;
@@ -450,8 +454,8 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
           }
 
           types.add(typename);
-          if (typename in ttlPerType) {
-            const maybeTtl = ttlPerType[typename] as unknown;
+          if (typename in ttlPerSchemaCoordinate) {
+            const maybeTtl = ttlPerSchemaCoordinate[typename] as unknown;
             currentTtl = calculateTtl(maybeTtl, currentTtl);
           }
           if (entityId != null) {
@@ -462,8 +466,8 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
             if (fieldData == null || (Array.isArray(fieldData) && fieldData.length === 0)) {
               const inferredTypes = typePerSchemaCoordinateMap.get(`${typename}.${fieldName}`);
               inferredTypes?.forEach(inferredType => {
-                if (inferredType in ttlPerType) {
-                  const maybeTtl = ttlPerType[inferredType] as unknown;
+                if (inferredType in ttlPerSchemaCoordinate) {
+                  const maybeTtl = ttlPerSchemaCoordinate[inferredType] as unknown;
                   currentTtl = calculateTtl(maybeTtl, currentTtl);
                 }
                 identifier.set(inferredType, { typename: inferredType });
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e11bd58b05..f16ac8b4b9 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -9550,8 +9550,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zWmv4RSuB9r2mYQw3zxQuHWeU+42aKi1wWig/j4ele4ygELZ7PEO6MM7rim9oAQH2A5MWfsAVf/jPvTPgCbvUQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.6'}
 
-  qs@6.12.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-x+NLUpx9SYrcwXtX7ob1gnkSems4i/mGZX5SlYxwIau6RrUSODO89TR/XDGGpn5RPWSYIB+aSfuSlV5+CmbTBg==}
+  qs@6.12.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AWJm14H1vVaO/iNZ4/hO+HyaTehuy9nRqVdkTqlJt0HWvBiBIEXFmb4C0DGeYo3Xes9rrEW+TxHsaigCbN5ICQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.6'}
 
   qs@6.7.0:
@@ -21882,7 +21882,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       side-channel: 1.0.6
 
-  qs@6.12.2:
+  qs@6.12.3:
     dependencies:
       side-channel: 1.0.6
 
@@ -23705,7 +23705,7 @@ snapshots:
   url@0.11.3:
     dependencies:
       punycode: 1.4.1
-      qs: 6.12.2
+      qs: 6.12.3
 
   urlpattern-polyfill@10.0.0: {}