diff --git a/packages/macro/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx b/packages/macro/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
index 2dbcd3887..771507296 100644
--- a/packages/macro/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/macro/__typetests__/index.test-d.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ expectType<string>(
   })
 )
 
+// @ts-expect-error: other is required
+expectType<string>(plural(5, { one: "test" }))
+
 ///////////////////
 //// Select Ordinal
 ///////////////////
diff --git a/packages/macro/index.d.ts b/packages/macro/index.d.ts
index 69a30f842..1f1ef7346 100644
--- a/packages/macro/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/index.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type ChoiceOptions = {
   many?: string
 
   /** Catch-all option */
-  other?: string
+  other: string
   /** Exact match form, corresponds to =N rule */
   [digit: `${number}`]: string
 }