diff --git a/include/psa/crypto.h b/include/psa/crypto.h
index df8d4d4e9..970aea324 100644
--- a/include/psa/crypto.h
+++ b/include/psa/crypto.h
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ static void psa_pake_cs_set_type(
  *
  * \return The primitive family stored in the cipher suite structure.
  */
-static uint8_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
+static psa_pake_family_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
                            const psa_pake_cipher_suite_t* cipher_suite
                            );
 
@@ -4246,7 +4246,7 @@ static uint8_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
  */
 static void psa_pake_cs_set_family(
                            psa_pake_cipher_suite_t* cipher_suite,
-                           uint8_t family
+                           psa_pake_family_t family
                            );
 
 /** Retrieve the size associated with the primitive from a PAKE cipher suite.
diff --git a/include/psa/crypto_struct.h b/include/psa/crypto_struct.h
index 881abcb2a..97d5d2b41 100644
--- a/include/psa/crypto_struct.h
+++ b/include/psa/crypto_struct.h
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ struct psa_pake_cipher_suite_s
 {
     psa_algorithm_t algorithm;
     psa_pake_primitive_type_t type;
-    uint8_t family;
+    psa_pake_family_t family;
     size_t  bits;
     psa_algorithm_t hash;
 };
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static inline void psa_pake_cs_set_type(
     cipher_suite->type = type;
 }
 
-static inline uint8_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
+static inline psa_pake_family_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
     const psa_pake_cipher_suite_t *cipher_suite)
 {
     return( cipher_suite->family );
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static inline uint8_t psa_pake_cs_get_family(
 
 static inline void psa_pake_cs_set_family(
     psa_pake_cipher_suite_t *cipher_suite,
-    uint8_t family)
+    psa_pake_family_t family)
 {
     cipher_suite->family = family;
 }
diff --git a/include/psa/crypto_types.h b/include/psa/crypto_types.h
index 7c560b3a5..09ff1c5ed 100644
--- a/include/psa/crypto_types.h
+++ b/include/psa/crypto_types.h
@@ -403,8 +403,17 @@ typedef uint8_t psa_pake_data_t;
  *
  * Values defined by this standard will never be in the range 0x80-0xff.
  * Vendors who define additional types must use an encoding in this range.
+ *
+ * For more information see the documentation of individual
+ * PSA_PAKE_PRIMITIVE_TYPE_XXX constants.
  */
 typedef uint8_t psa_pake_primitive_type_t;
 
+/** \brief Encoding of the family of the primitive associated with the PAKE.
+ *
+ * For more information see the documentation of individual
+ * PSA_PAKE_PRIMITIVE_TYPE_XXX constants.
+ */
+typedef uint8_t psa_pake_family_t;
 /**@}*/
 #endif /* PSA_CRYPTO_TYPES_H */