diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/query/aggregation/PostAggregator.java b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/query/aggregation/PostAggregator.java
index 06e64af12877..399947afb344 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/query/aggregation/PostAggregator.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/query/aggregation/PostAggregator.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.Cacheable;
 import org.apache.druid.segment.ColumnInspector;
 import org.apache.druid.segment.column.ColumnType;
+import org.apache.druid.segment.column.ColumnTypeFactory;
+import org.apache.druid.segment.column.ValueType;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -48,10 +50,27 @@ public interface PostAggregator extends Cacheable
   /**
    * Return the output type of a row processed with this post aggregator. Refer to the {@link ColumnType} javadocs
    * for details on the implications of choosing a type.
+   *
    * @param signature
    */
   @Nullable
-  ColumnType getType(ColumnInspector signature);
+  default ColumnType getType(ColumnInspector signature)
+  {
+    return ColumnTypeFactory.ofValueType(getType());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This method is deprecated and will be removed soon. Use {@link #getType(ColumnInspector)} instead. Do not call this
+   * method, it will likely produce incorrect results, it exists for backwards compatibility.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  default ValueType getType()
+  {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Do not call or implement this method, it is deprecated, use 'getType(ColumnInspector)' instead"
+    );
+  }
+
 
   /**
    * Allows returning an enriched post aggregator, built from contextual information available from the given map of