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 007e38dfed..679c4eaeb3 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/response-cache/src/plugin.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ 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>;
   /**
@@ -308,7 +306,7 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
   session,
   enabled,
   ignoredTypes = [],
-  ttlPerType = {},
+  ttlPerType,
   ttlPerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   scopePerSchemaCoordinate = {},
   idFields = ['id'],
@@ -329,6 +327,16 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
 
   // never cache Introspections
   ttlPerSchemaCoordinate = { 'Query.__schema': 0, ...ttlPerSchemaCoordinate };
+  if (ttlPerType) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.warn(
+      '[useResponseCache] `ttlForType` is deprecated. To migrate, merge it with `ttlForSchemaCoordinate` option',
+    );
+    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
@@ -366,7 +374,7 @@ 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;
@@ -461,8 +469,8 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
         }
 
         types.add(entity.typename);
-        if (entity.typename in ttlPerType) {
-          const maybeTtl = ttlPerType[entity.typename] as unknown;
+        if (entity.typename in ttlPerSchemaCoordinate) {
+          const maybeTtl = ttlPerSchemaCoordinate[entity.typename] as unknown;
           currentTtl = calculateTtl(maybeTtl, currentTtl);
         }
         if (entity.id != null) {
@@ -473,8 +481,8 @@ export function useResponseCache<PluginContext extends Record<string, any> = {}>
           if (fieldData == null || (Array.isArray(fieldData) && fieldData.length === 0)) {
             const inferredTypes = typePerSchemaCoordinateMap.get(`${entity.typename}.${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/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts b/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
index ab9d297e96..14d2e6984d 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/response-cache/test/response-cache.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 describe('useResponseCache', () => {
   beforeEach(() => jest.useRealTimers());
 
-  it('custom ttl per type is used instead of the global ttl - only enable caching for a specific type when the global ttl is 0', async () => {
+  it('deprecated ttlForType still work until removed', async () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
     const spy = jest.fn(() => [
       {
@@ -113,6 +113,92 @@ describe('useResponseCache', () => {
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+  it('custom ttl per type is used instead of the global ttl - only enable caching for a specific type when the global ttl is 0', async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    const spy = jest.fn(() => [
+      {
+        id: 1,
+        name: 'User 1',
+        comments: [
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            text: 'Comment 1 of User 1',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 2,
+        name: 'User 2',
+        comments: [
+          {
+            id: 2,
+            text: 'Comment 2 of User 2',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
+      typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+        type Query {
+          users: [User!]!
+        }
+
+        type User {
+          id: ID!
+          name: String!
+          comments: [Comment!]!
+          recentComment: Comment
+        }
+
+        type Comment {
+          id: ID!
+          text: String!
+        }
+      `,
+      resolvers: {
+        Query: {
+          users: spy,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const testInstance = createTestkit(
+      [
+        useResponseCache({
+          session: () => null,
+          ttl: 0,
+          ttlPerSchemaCoordinate: {
+            User: 200,
+          },
+        }),
+      ],
+      schema,
+    );
+
+    const query = /* GraphQL */ `
+      query test {
+        users {
+          id
+          name
+          comments {
+            id
+            text
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    `;
+
+    await testInstance.execute(query);
+    await testInstance.execute(query);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    await testInstance.execute(query);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(201);
+    await testInstance.execute(query);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   it('reuses the cache if the same query operation is executed in sequence without a TTL', async () => {
     const spy = jest.fn(() => [
       {