diff --git a/altair/typing.py b/altair/typing.py
index 101b94d57c..3c17895dd0 100644
--- a/altair/typing.py
+++ b/altair/typing.py
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
     "Optional",
     "ThemeConfig",
     "is_chart_type",
+    "theme",
 ]
 
+import altair.vegalite.v5.schema._config as theme
 from altair.utils.schemapi import Optional
 from altair.vegalite.v5.api import ChartType, is_chart_type
 from altair.vegalite.v5.schema._config import ThemeConfig
diff --git a/doc/user_guide/api.rst b/doc/user_guide/api.rst
index 40d63957d7..9000bce996 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide/api.rst
+++ b/doc/user_guide/api.rst
@@ -691,4 +691,5 @@ Typing
    Optional
    ThemeConfig
    is_chart_type
+   theme