diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index 7a948b333..4c99ff8a9 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -11,7 +11,18 @@ import re
 import unicodedata as ucd
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Match, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union, cast
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    List,
+    Literal,
+    Match,
+    Optional,
+    Sequence,
+    Tuple,
+    Union,
+    cast,
+)
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 
@@ -389,7 +400,7 @@ class Reviewer:
     # Answering a card
     ############################################################
 
-    def _answerCard(self, ease: int) -> None:
+    def _answerCard(self, ease: Literal[1, 2, 3, 4]) -> None:
         "Reschedule card and show next."
         if self.mw.state != "review":
             # showing resetRequired screen; ignore key
@@ -421,7 +432,7 @@ class Reviewer:
             self.mw.col.sched.answerCard(self.card, ease)
             self._after_answering(ease)
 
-    def _after_answering(self, ease: int) -> None:
+    def _after_answering(self, ease: Literal[1, 2, 3, 4]) -> None:
         gui_hooks.reviewer_did_answer_card(self, self.card, ease)
         self._answeredIds.append(self.card.id)
         self.mw.autosave()
@@ -486,7 +497,8 @@ class Reviewer:
     def _onAnswerButton(self, val: str) -> None:
         # button selected?
         if val and val in "1234":
-            self._answerCard(int(val))
+            val2: Literal[1, 2, 3, 4] = int(val)  # type: ignore
+            self._answerCard(val2)
         else:
             self._answerCard(self._defaultEase())
 
@@ -494,7 +506,8 @@ class Reviewer:
         if url == "ans":
             self._getTypedAnswer()
         elif url.startswith("ease"):
-            self._answerCard(int(url[4:]))
+            val: Literal[1, 2, 3, 4] = int(url[4:])  # type: ignore
+            self._answerCard(val)
         elif url == "edit":
             self.mw.onEditCurrent()
         elif url == "more":
@@ -778,7 +791,7 @@ time = %(time)d;
 <span class=review-count>{counts[2]}</span>
 """
 
-    def _defaultEase(self) -> int:
+    def _defaultEase(self) -> Literal[2, 3]:
         if self.mw.col.sched.answerButtons(self.card) == 4:
             return 3
         else:
diff --git a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
index de3fa6ccb..1dce02a2a 100644
--- a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
+++ b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ prefix = """\
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Sequence, Tuple, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Sequence, Tuple, Optional, \
+    Union, Literal
 
 import anki
 import aqt
@@ -101,11 +102,11 @@ hooks = [
     Hook(
         name="reviewer_will_answer_card",
         args=[
-            "ease_tuple: Tuple[bool, int]",
+            "ease_tuple: Tuple[bool, Literal[1, 2, 3, 4]]",
             "reviewer: aqt.reviewer.Reviewer",
             "card: Card",
         ],
-        return_type="Tuple[bool, int]",
+        return_type="Tuple[bool, Literal[1, 2, 3, 4]]",
         doc="""Used to modify the ease at which a card is rated or to bypass
         rating the card completely.
         
@@ -118,7 +119,11 @@ hooks = [
     ),
     Hook(
         name="reviewer_did_answer_card",
-        args=["reviewer: aqt.reviewer.Reviewer", "card: Card", "ease: int"],
+        args=[
+            "reviewer: aqt.reviewer.Reviewer",
+            "card: Card",
+            "ease: Literal[1, 2, 3, 4]",
+        ],
     ),
     Hook(
         name="reviewer_will_show_context_menu",