diff --git a/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/Entity.php b/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/Entity.php
index 910b2850d3632..f29eef92b2854 100644
--- a/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/Entity.php
+++ b/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/Entity.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abstract class Entity {
 	public int|string|null $id = null;
 	private array $_updatedFields = [];
 	/** @psalm-param $_fieldTypes array<string, Types::*> */
-	private array $_fieldTypes = ['id' => 'integer'];
+	protected array $_fieldTypes = ['id' => 'integer'];
 
 	/**
 	 * Simple alternative constructor for building entities from a request
diff --git a/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/SnowflakeAwareEntity.php b/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/SnowflakeAwareEntity.php
index 987ebb2e54560..bdcbf12135b4a 100644
--- a/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/SnowflakeAwareEntity.php
+++ b/lib/public/AppFramework/Db/SnowflakeAwareEntity.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class SnowflakeAwareEntity extends Entity {
 	protected ?Snowflake $snowflake = null;
 
 	/** @psalm-param $_fieldTypes array<string, Types::*> */
-	private array $_fieldTypes = ['id' => Types::STRING];
+	protected array $_fieldTypes = ['id' => Types::STRING];
 
 	public function setId($id): void {
 		throw new \LogicException('Use generated id to set a new id to the Snowflake aware entity.');