diff --git a/JitsiConference.js b/JitsiConference.js
index 2246c71806..f91c73406e 100644
--- a/JitsiConference.js
+++ b/JitsiConference.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import CodecMimeType from './service/RTC/CodecMimeType';
 import { MediaType } from './service/RTC/MediaType';
 import RTCEvents from './service/RTC/RTCEvents';
 import { getSourceNameForJitsiTrack } from './service/RTC/SignalingLayer';
-import VideoType from './service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from './service/RTC/VideoType';
 import {
     ACTION_JINGLE_RESTART,
     ACTION_JINGLE_SI_RECEIVED,
diff --git a/JitsiConferenceEventManager.js b/JitsiConferenceEventManager.js
index 9ec85b0cfd..482d23f195 100644
--- a/JitsiConferenceEventManager.js
+++ b/JitsiConferenceEventManager.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Statistics from './modules/statistics/statistics';
 import EventEmitterForwarder from './modules/util/EventEmitterForwarder';
 import { MediaType } from './service/RTC/MediaType';
 import RTCEvents from './service/RTC/RTCEvents';
-import VideoType from './service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from './service/RTC/VideoType';
 import AuthenticationEvents
     from './service/authentication/AuthenticationEvents';
 import {
diff --git a/modules/RTC/JitsiLocalTrack.js b/modules/RTC/JitsiLocalTrack.js
index f34043b9fa..daf763635d 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/JitsiLocalTrack.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/JitsiLocalTrack.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import CameraFacingMode from '../../service/RTC/CameraFacingMode';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
 import RTCEvents from '../../service/RTC/RTCEvents';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import {
     NO_BYTES_SENT,
     TRACK_UNMUTED,
diff --git a/modules/RTC/RTCUtils.js b/modules/RTC/RTCUtils.js
index 3f73d32b7d..851f24de6e 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/RTCUtils.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/RTCUtils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as JitsiTrackErrors from '../../JitsiTrackErrors';
 import CameraFacingMode from '../../service/RTC/CameraFacingMode';
 import RTCEvents from '../../service/RTC/RTCEvents';
 import Resolutions from '../../service/RTC/Resolutions';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import { AVAILABLE_DEVICE } from '../../service/statistics/AnalyticsEvents';
 import browser from '../browser';
 import SDPUtil from '../sdp/SDPUtil';
diff --git a/modules/RTC/TPCUtils.js b/modules/RTC/TPCUtils.js
index 52c7a97955..c1e9b3a287 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/TPCUtils.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/TPCUtils.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import transform from 'sdp-transform';
 
 import MediaDirection from '../../service/RTC/MediaDirection';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import browser from '../browser';
 import FeatureFlags from '../flags/FeatureFlags';
 
diff --git a/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.js b/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.js
index d0b45d9f4c..0eb0f7554e 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
 import RTCEvents from '../../service/RTC/RTCEvents';
 import * as SignalingEvents from '../../service/RTC/SignalingEvents';
 import { getSourceNameForJitsiTrack } from '../../service/RTC/SignalingLayer';
-import * as VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import { SS_DEFAULT_FRAME_RATE } from '../RTC/ScreenObtainer';
 import browser from '../browser';
 import FeatureFlags from '../flags/FeatureFlags';
diff --git a/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.js b/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.js
index 0f50d8ed2d..d267610321 100644
--- a/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.js
+++ b/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as ConnectionQualityEvents from '../../service/connectivity/ConnectionQ
 import browser from '../browser';
 
 const Resolutions = require('../../service/RTC/Resolutions');
-const VideoType = require('../../service/RTC/VideoType');
+const { VideoType } = require('../../service/RTC/VideoType');
 const { XMPPEvents } = require('../../service/xmpp/XMPPEvents');
 
 const logger = getLogger(__filename);
diff --git a/modules/proxyconnection/ProxyConnectionService.js b/modules/proxyconnection/ProxyConnectionService.js
index de822d836f..903dfffcf3 100644
--- a/modules/proxyconnection/ProxyConnectionService.js
+++ b/modules/proxyconnection/ProxyConnectionService.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getLogger } from '@jitsi/logger';
 import { $iq } from 'strophe.js';
 
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import RTC from '../RTC/RTC';
 
 import ProxyConnectionPC from './ProxyConnectionPC';
diff --git a/modules/sdp/LocalSdpMunger.js b/modules/sdp/LocalSdpMunger.js
index 79eb9a703c..ba14304ac9 100644
--- a/modules/sdp/LocalSdpMunger.js
+++ b/modules/sdp/LocalSdpMunger.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { getLogger } from '@jitsi/logger';
 import MediaDirection from '../../service/RTC/MediaDirection';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
 import { getSourceNameForJitsiTrack } from '../../service/RTC/SignalingLayer';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import FeatureFlags from '../flags/FeatureFlags';
 
 import { SdpTransformWrap } from './SdpTransformUtil';
diff --git a/modules/statistics/AvgRTPStatsReporter.js b/modules/statistics/AvgRTPStatsReporter.js
index 249e6796d8..f0e00c1687 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/AvgRTPStatsReporter.js
+++ b/modules/statistics/AvgRTPStatsReporter.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal';
 
 import * as ConferenceEvents from '../../JitsiConferenceEvents';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
-import * as VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import * as ConnectionQualityEvents
     from '../../service/connectivity/ConnectionQualityEvents';
 import {
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/ChatRoom.js b/modules/xmpp/ChatRoom.js
index 865a61fd3c..0cf4e42960 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/ChatRoom.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/ChatRoom.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { $iq, $msg, $pres, Strophe } from 'strophe.js';
 
 import * as JitsiTranscriptionStatus from '../../JitsiTranscriptionStatus';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import { XMPPEvents } from '../../service/xmpp/XMPPEvents';
 import GlobalOnErrorHandler from '../util/GlobalOnErrorHandler';
 import Listenable from '../util/Listenable';
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.js b/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.js
index 5d0f223935..77fccc4b93 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Strophe } from 'strophe.js';
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
 import * as SignalingEvents from '../../service/RTC/SignalingEvents';
 import SignalingLayer, { getMediaTypeFromSourceName } from '../../service/RTC/SignalingLayer';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import { XMPPEvents } from '../../service/xmpp/XMPPEvents';
 import FeatureFlags from '../flags/FeatureFlags';
 
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.spec.js b/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.spec.js
index 701487bf2d..c979abc74c 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.spec.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MediaType } from '../../service/RTC/MediaType';
 import * as SignalingEvents from '../../service/RTC/SignalingEvents';
 import { getSourceNameForJitsiTrack } from '../../service/RTC/SignalingLayer';
-import VideoType from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
+import { VideoType } from '../../service/RTC/VideoType';
 import { XMPPEvents } from '../../service/xmpp/XMPPEvents';
 import FeatureFlags from '../flags/FeatureFlags';
 import Listenable from '../util/Listenable';
diff --git a/service/RTC/VideoType.spec.ts b/service/RTC/VideoType.spec.ts
index 8f643ceff0..042371e53b 100644
--- a/service/RTC/VideoType.spec.ts
+++ b/service/RTC/VideoType.spec.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@ import * as exported from "./VideoType";
 
 describe( "/service/RTC/VideoType members", () => {
     const {
-        CAMERA,
-        DESKTOP,
         VideoType,
         ...others
-    } = exported as any; // TODO: remove cast after typescript conversion
+    } = exported;
 
     it( "known members", () => {
-        expect( CAMERA ).toBe( 'camera' );
-        expect( DESKTOP ).toBe( 'desktop' );
-        if ( VideoType ) {
-            expect( VideoType.CAMERA ).toBe( 'camera' );
-            expect( VideoType.DESKTOP ).toBe( 'desktop' );
-        }
+        expect( VideoType ).toBeDefined();
+
+        expect( VideoType.CAMERA ).toBe( 'camera' );
+        expect( VideoType.DESKTOP ).toBe( 'desktop' );
     } );
 
     it( "unknown members", () => {
diff --git a/service/RTC/VideoType.js b/service/RTC/VideoType.ts
similarity index 50%
rename from service/RTC/VideoType.js
rename to service/RTC/VideoType.ts
index 1bf9f087c4..9898462294 100644
--- a/service/RTC/VideoType.js
+++ b/service/RTC/VideoType.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * Enumeration of the video types
- * @type {{CAMERA: string, DESKTOP: string}}
  */
-const VideoType = {
+export enum VideoType {
     /**
      * The camera video type.
      */
-    CAMERA: 'camera',
+    CAMERA = 'camera',
 
     /**
      * The desktop video type.
      */
-    DESKTOP: 'desktop'
+    DESKTOP = 'desktop'
 };
-
-module.exports = VideoType;
diff --git a/types/auto/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.d.ts b/types/auto/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.d.ts
index 0d54821288..328d1fe1ec 100644
--- a/types/auto/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.d.ts
+++ b/types/auto/modules/RTC/TraceablePeerConnection.d.ts
@@ -386,10 +386,7 @@ export default class TraceablePeerConnection {
      * @param {boolean} muted the initial muted status
      * @param {String} sourceName the track's source name
      */
-    _createRemoteTrack(ownerEndpointId: string, stream: MediaStream, track: MediaStreamTrack, mediaType: MediaType, videoType?: {
-        CAMERA: string;
-        DESKTOP: string;
-    }, ssrc: number, muted: boolean, sourceName: string): void;
+    _createRemoteTrack(ownerEndpointId: string, stream: MediaStream, track: MediaStreamTrack, mediaType: MediaType, videoType?: VideoType, ssrc: number, muted: boolean, sourceName: string): void;
     /**
      * Handles remote stream removal.
      * @param stream the WebRTC MediaStream object which is being removed from the
@@ -778,3 +775,4 @@ import { TPCUtils } from "./TPCUtils";
 import SdpConsistency from "../sdp/SdpConsistency";
 import LocalSdpMunger from "../sdp/LocalSdpMunger";
 import RtxModifier from "../sdp/RtxModifier";
+import { VideoType } from "../../service/RTC/VideoType";
diff --git a/types/auto/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.d.ts b/types/auto/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.d.ts
index 5134749321..6ec645e0e3 100644
--- a/types/auto/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.d.ts
+++ b/types/auto/modules/connectivity/ConnectionQuality.d.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ export default class ConnectionQuality {
      * @param resolutionName {Resolution} the input resolution used by the camera.
      * @returns {*} the newly calculated connection quality.
      */
-    _calculateConnectionQuality(videoType: {
-        CAMERA: string;
-        DESKTOP: string;
-    }, isMuted: boolean, resolutionName: any): any;
+    _calculateConnectionQuality(videoType: VideoType, isMuted: boolean, resolutionName: any): any;
     /**
      * Updates the localConnectionQuality value
      * @param values {number} the new value. Should be in [0, 100].
@@ -95,3 +92,4 @@ export default class ConnectionQuality {
         jvbRTT: any;
     };
 }
+import { VideoType } from "../../service/RTC/VideoType";
diff --git a/types/auto/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.d.ts b/types/auto/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.d.ts
index e5c8b30c11..f836f833b4 100644
--- a/types/auto/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.d.ts
+++ b/types/auto/modules/xmpp/SignalingLayerImpl.d.ts
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ export default class SignalingLayerImpl extends SignalingLayer {
      * @param {VideoType} videoType - the new video type.
      * @returns {boolean}
      */
-    setTrackVideoType(sourceName: any, videoType: {
-        CAMERA: string;
-        DESKTOP: string;
-    }): boolean;
+    setTrackVideoType(sourceName: any, videoType: VideoType): boolean;
     /**
      * Saves the source name for a track identified by it's ssrc.
      * @param {number} ssrc the ssrc of the target track.
@@ -115,3 +112,4 @@ export default class SignalingLayerImpl extends SignalingLayer {
     setTrackSourceName(ssrc: number, sourceName: any): void;
 }
 import SignalingLayer from "../../service/RTC/SignalingLayer";
+import { VideoType } from "../../service/RTC/VideoType";
diff --git a/types/auto/service/RTC/VideoType.d.ts b/types/auto/service/RTC/VideoType.d.ts
index cc9c2b579f..60b3f89023 100644
--- a/types/auto/service/RTC/VideoType.d.ts
+++ b/types/auto/service/RTC/VideoType.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-export = VideoType;
 /**
  * Enumeration of the video types
- * @type {{CAMERA: string, DESKTOP: string}}
  */
-declare const VideoType: {
-    CAMERA: string;
-    DESKTOP: string;
-};
+export declare enum VideoType {
+    /**
+     * The camera video type.
+     */
+    CAMERA = "camera",
+    /**
+     * The desktop video type.
+     */
+    DESKTOP = "desktop"
+}