diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/actions/new_tab_actions.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/actions/new_tab_actions.ts
index 609077c1bb2..55600bd0470 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/actions/new_tab_actions.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/actions/new_tab_actions.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { action } from 'typesafe-actions'
 
 // Constants
 import { types } from '../constants/new_tab_types'
-import { Preferences } from '../api/preferences'
 import { Stats } from '../api/stats'
 import { PrivateTabData } from '../api/privateTabData'
 import { TorTabData } from '../api/torTabData'
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export const dismissBrandedWallpaperNotification = (isUserAction: boolean) =>
     isUserAction
   })
 
-export const preferencesUpdated = (preferences: Preferences) =>
+export const preferencesUpdated = (preferences: NewTab.Preferences) =>
   action(types.NEW_TAB_PREFERENCES_UPDATED, preferences)
 
 export const clockWidgetUpdated = (showClockWidget: boolean,
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/initialData.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/initialData.ts
index 5a40442d9be..5c4bd33ce99 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/initialData.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/initialData.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as torTabDataAPI from './torTabData'
 import * as brandedWallpaper from './brandedWallpaper'
 
 export type InitialData = {
-  preferences: preferencesAPI.Preferences
+  preferences: NewTab.Preferences
   stats: statsAPI.Stats
   privateTabData: privateTabDataAPI.PrivateTabData
   torTabData: torTabDataAPI.TorTabData
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/preferences.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/preferences.ts
index 0ffc4c16921..2e3909f8327 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/preferences.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/preferences.ts
@@ -10,22 +10,10 @@
 // especially string keys.
 //
 
-export type Preferences = {
-  showBackgroundImage: boolean
-  brandedWallpaperOptIn: boolean
-  showStats: boolean
-  showToday: boolean
-  showClock: boolean
-  clockFormat: string
-  showTopSites: boolean
-  showRewards: boolean
-  isBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed: boolean
-}
+type PreferencesUpdatedHandler = (prefData: NewTab.Preferences) => void
 
-type PreferencesUpdatedHandler = (prefData: Preferences) => void
-
-export function getPreferences (): Promise<Preferences> {
-  return window.cr.sendWithPromise<Preferences>('getNewTabPagePreferences')
+export function getPreferences (): Promise<NewTab.Preferences> {
+  return window.cr.sendWithPromise<NewTab.Preferences>('getNewTabPagePreferences')
 }
 
 function sendSavePref (key: string, value: any) {
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/apiEventsToStore.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/apiEventsToStore.ts
index 9b329d8c7a8..a814d85303c 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/apiEventsToStore.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/apiEventsToStore.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as privateTabDataAPI from './api/privateTabData'
 import * as torTabDataAPI from './api/torTabData'
 import { getInitialData, getRewardsInitialData, getRewardsPreInitialData } from './api/initialData'
 
-async function updatePreferences (prefData: preferencesAPI.Preferences) {
+async function updatePreferences (prefData: NewTab.Preferences) {
   getActions().preferencesUpdated(prefData)
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function updateTorTabData (data: torTabDataAPI.TorTabData) {
   getActions().torTabDataUpdated(data)
 }
 
-function onRewardsToggled (prefData: preferencesAPI.Preferences): void {
+function onRewardsToggled (prefData: NewTab.Preferences): void {
   if (prefData.showRewards) {
     rewardsInitData()
   }
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/reducers/new_tab_reducer.ts b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/reducers/new_tab_reducer.ts
index 3f021a8f45f..8f1c4b42860 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/reducers/new_tab_reducer.ts
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/reducers/new_tab_reducer.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const newTabReducer: Reducer<NewTab.State | undefined> = (state: NewTab.S
       break
 
     case types.NEW_TAB_PREFERENCES_UPDATED:
-      const preferences = payload as preferencesAPI.Preferences
+      const preferences = payload as NewTab.Preferences
       const newState = {
         ...state,
         ...preferences
diff --git a/components/definitions/newTab.d.ts b/components/definitions/newTab.d.ts
index ce52b2bf189..a6d496265c8 100644
--- a/components/definitions/newTab.d.ts
+++ b/components/definitions/newTab.d.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,19 @@ declare namespace NewTab {
     cryptoDotComState: CryptoDotComWidgetState
   }
 
-  export interface EphemeralState {
+  export type Preferences = {
+    showBackgroundImage: boolean
+    brandedWallpaperOptIn: boolean
+    showStats: boolean
+    showToday: boolean
+    showClock: boolean
+    clockFormat: string
+    showTopSites: boolean
+    showRewards: boolean
+    isBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed: boolean
+  }
+
+  export type EphemeralState = Preferences & {
     initialDataLoaded: boolean
     textDirection: string
     featureFlagBraveNTPSponsoredImagesWallpaper: boolean
@@ -105,20 +117,12 @@ declare namespace NewTab {
     gridLayoutSize?: 'small'
     showGridSiteRemovedNotification?: boolean
     showBackgroundImage: boolean
-    showStats: boolean
-    showToday: boolean
-    showClock: boolean
-    clockFormat: string
-    showTopSites: boolean
     customLinksEnabled: boolean
-    showRewards: boolean
     showTogether: boolean
     showBinance: boolean
     showGemini: boolean
     showBitcoinDotCom: boolean
     showCryptoDotCom: boolean,
-    brandedWallpaperOptIn: boolean
-    isBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed: boolean
     stats: Stats,
     brandedWallpaperData?: BrandedWallpaper
   }