diff --git a/narwhals/dataframe.py b/narwhals/dataframe.py
index 9a94c999ac..6b673a8061 100644
--- a/narwhals/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/dataframe.py
@@ -861,16 +861,19 @@ def estimated_size(self: Self, unit: SizeUnit = "b") -> int | float:
 
     @overload
     def __getitem__(  # type: ignore[overload-overlap]
-        self: Self, key: str | tuple[slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, int | str]
+        self: Self,
+        item: str | tuple[slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, int | str],
     ) -> Series[Any]: ...
 
     @overload
     def __getitem__(
         self: Self,
-        key: (
-            slice
+        item: (
+            int
+            | slice
             | Sequence[int]
             | Sequence[str]
+            | np.ndarray
             | tuple[
                 slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, slice | Sequence[int] | Sequence[str]
             ]
@@ -880,9 +883,11 @@ def __getitem__(
         self: Self,
         item: (
             str
+            | int
             | slice
             | Sequence[int]
             | Sequence[str]
+            | np.ndarray
             | tuple[slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, int | str]
             | tuple[
                 slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, slice | Sequence[int] | Sequence[str]
diff --git a/narwhals/stable/v1/__init__.py b/narwhals/stable/v1/__init__.py
index 7333f535b7..5aefefe2c8 100644
--- a/narwhals/stable/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/narwhals/stable/v1/__init__.py
@@ -133,13 +133,16 @@ def _lazyframe(self: Self) -> type[LazyFrame[Any]]:
 
     @overload
     def __getitem__(  # type: ignore[overload-overlap]
-        self: Self, key: str | tuple[slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, int | str]
+        self: Self,
+        item: str | tuple[slice | Sequence[int] | np.ndarray, int | str],
     ) -> Series: ...
     @overload
     def __getitem__(
         self: Self,
-        key: (
-            slice
+        item: (
+            int
+            | slice
+            | np.ndarray
             | Sequence[int]
             | Sequence[str]
             | tuple[
diff --git a/tests/frame/get_column_test.py b/tests/frame/get_column_test.py
index ec5ab24aa9..ab727c8eba 100644
--- a/tests/frame/get_column_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/get_column_test.py
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ def test_non_string_name() -> None:
 
 def test_get_single_row() -> None:
     df = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4]})
-    result = nw.from_native(df, eager_only=True)[0]  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+    result = nw.from_native(df, eager_only=True)[0]
     assert_equal_data(result, {"a": [1], "b": [3]})
diff --git a/tests/frame/getitem_test.py b/tests/frame/getitem_test.py
index 379f99b468..afab298145 100644
--- a/tests/frame/getitem_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/getitem_test.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_slice_lazy_fails() -> None:
 
 
 def test_slice_int(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None:
-    result = nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)[1]  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+    result = nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)[1]
     assert_equal_data(result, {"a": [2], "b": [12]})
 
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_slice_fails(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None:
     class Foo: ...
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Expected str or slice, got:"):
-        nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)[Foo()]  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+        nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)[Foo()]  # type: ignore[call-overload, unused-ignore]
 
 
 def test_gather(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None: