diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
index 32cd2bbc388e..e7e2dfd0a6ce 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ JumpListResult App::SetJumpList(v8::Local<v8::Value> val,
   if (!delete_jump_list &&
       !gin::ConvertFromV8(args->isolate(), val, &categories)) {
     gin_helper::ErrorThrower(args->isolate())
-        .ThrowError("Argument must be null or an array of categories");
+        .ThrowTypeError("Argument must be null or an array of categories");
     return JumpListResult::kArgumentError;
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/api-app-spec.ts b/spec/api-app-spec.ts
index 3d8334a0e7d5..c0b01fd41abf 100644
--- a/spec/api-app-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-app-spec.ts
@@ -996,6 +996,44 @@ describe('app module', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  ifdescribe(process.platform === 'win32')('setJumpList(categories)', () => {
+    it('throws an error when categories is not null or an array', () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        app.setJumpList('string' as any);
+      }).to.throw('Argument must be null or an array of categories');
+    });
+
+    it('can get jump list settings', () => {
+      const settings = app.getJumpListSettings();
+      expect(settings).to.eql({ minItems: 10, removedItems: [] });
+    });
+
+    it('can set a jump list with an array of categories', () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        app.setJumpList([
+          { type: 'frequent' },
+          {
+            items: [{
+              type: 'task',
+              title: 'New Project',
+              program: process.execPath,
+              args: '--new-project',
+              description: 'Create a new project.'
+            },
+            { type: 'separator' },
+            {
+              type: 'task',
+              title: 'Recover Project',
+              program: process.execPath,
+              args: '--recover-project',
+              description: 'Recover Project'
+            }]
+          }
+        ]);
+      }).to.not.throw();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getAppPath', () => {
     it('works for directories with package.json', async () => {
       const { appPath } = await runTestApp('app-path');