diff --git a/narwhals/typing.py b/narwhals/typing.py
index b908e67112..9b36394571 100644
--- a/narwhals/typing.py
+++ b/narwhals/typing.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from types import ModuleType
+    from typing import Iterable
     from typing import Mapping
+    from typing import Sized
 
     import numpy as np
     from typing_extensions import Self
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ def columns(self) -> Any: ...
 
         def join(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
 
-    class NativeSeries(Protocol):
-        def __len__(self) -> int: ...
+    class NativeSeries(Sized, Iterable[Any], Protocol):
+        def filter(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
 
     class DataFrameLike(Protocol):
         def __dataframe__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
diff --git a/tests/translate/from_native_test.py b/tests/translate/from_native_test.py
index 7b48c8a79f..ab607f4a19 100644
--- a/tests/translate/from_native_test.py
+++ b/tests/translate/from_native_test.py
@@ -292,16 +292,20 @@ def __dataframe__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     assert result is mockdf
 
 
-def test_from_native_altair_array_like() -> None:
+def test_from_native_strict_native_series() -> None:
     obj: list[int] = [1, 2, 3, 4]
     array_like = cast("Iterable[Any]", obj)
     not_array_like: Literal[1] = 1
+    np_array = pl.Series(obj).to_numpy()
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="got.+list"):
-        false_positive_native_series = nw.from_native(obj, series_only=True)  # noqa: F841
+        nw.from_native(obj, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload]
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="got.+list"):
-        true_negative_iterable = nw.from_native(array_like, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload] # noqa: F841
+        nw.from_native(array_like, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload]
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="got.+int"):
-        true_negative_not_native_series = nw.from_native(not_array_like, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload] # noqa: F841
+        nw.from_native(not_array_like, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="got.+numpy.ndarray"):
+        nw.from_native(np_array, series_only=True)  # type: ignore[call-overload]