diff --git a/demo/src/client/pages/Features/TracingInstrumentation.tsx b/demo/src/client/pages/Features/TracingInstrumentation.tsx
index 9f1754889..4e2bbf6f2 100644
--- a/demo/src/client/pages/Features/TracingInstrumentation.tsx
+++ b/demo/src/client/pages/Features/TracingInstrumentation.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { SpanStatusCode } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import { Button, ButtonGroup } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
-import { UserActionSeverity } from '@grafana/faro-core';
+import { UserActionImportance } from '@grafana/faro-core';
 import { faro } from '@grafana/faro-react';
 
 export function TracingInstrumentation() {
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ export function TracingInstrumentation() {
       'fetch-success',
       {},
       {
-        severity: UserActionSeverity.Critical,
+        importance: UserActionImportance.Critical,
       }
     );
     fetch('/');
   };
 
   const xhrSuccess = () => {
-    faro.api.startUserAction('xhr-success', undefined, { severity: UserActionSeverity.Critical, triggerName: 'foo' });
+    faro.api.startUserAction('xhr-success', undefined, {
+      importance: UserActionImportance.Critical,
+      triggerName: 'foo',
+    });
     const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
     xhr.open('GET', '/');
     xhr.send();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/index.ts b/packages/core/src/api/index.ts
index 5de6643a0..48c9f0a6b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export type { MeasurementEvent, MeasurementsAPI, PushMeasurementOptions } from '
 export type { MetaAPI } from './meta';
 
 export {
-  UserActionSeverity,
+  UserActionImportance,
+  type UserActionImportanceType,
   UserActionState,
   type UserActionInterface,
   type UserActionInternalInterface,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/const.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/const.ts
index 31c9a61f2..c674c4795 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/const.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/const.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ export const userActionStartByApiCallEventName = 'faroApiCall';
 
 export const userActionStart = 'user_action_start';
 
-export enum UserActionSeverity {
-  Normal = 'normal',
-  Critical = 'critical',
-}
+export const UserActionImportance = {
+  Normal: 'normal',
+  Critical: 'critical',
+} as const;
+
+export type UserActionImportanceType = (typeof UserActionImportance)[keyof typeof UserActionImportance];
 
 export const userActionEventName = 'faro.user.action';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/index.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/index.ts
index 4dbbc0454..fa43bd21f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+export { UserActionImportance } from './const';
+export { type UserActionImportance as UserActionImportanceType } from './const';
 export {
   type UserActionsAPI,
   UserActionState,
   type UserActionInterface,
   type UserActionInternalInterface,
 } from './types';
-export { UserActionSeverity } from './const';
 
 export { initializeUserActionsAPI, userActionsMessageBus } from './initialize';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.test.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.test.ts
index 182fc1a61..9a8066f37 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { faro, UserActionSeverity } from '../..';
+import { faro, UserActionImportance } from '../..';
 import { mockConfig, mockInternalLogger } from '../../testUtils';
 import { mockTransports } from '../apiTestHelpers';
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('initializeUserActionsAPI', () => {
     });
     internalLogger = mockInternalLogger;
     api = initializeUserActionsAPI({ transports, config, internalLogger });
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ describe('initializeUserActionsAPI', () => {
     expect(api.getActiveUserAction()).toBe(action);
   });
 
-  it('startUserAction has custom severity and trigger set', () => {
+  it('startUserAction has custom importance and trigger set', () => {
     const action = api.startUserAction('first', undefined, {
-      severity: UserActionSeverity.Critical,
+      importance: UserActionImportance.Critical,
       triggerName: 'foo',
     });
     expect(action).toBeInstanceOf(UserAction);
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ describe('initializeUserActionsAPI', () => {
     expect(faro.api.pushEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(faro.api.pushEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.any(String),
-      expect.objectContaining({ userActionSeverity: 'critical', userActionTrigger: 'foo' }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ userActionImportance: 'critical', userActionTrigger: 'foo' }),
       undefined,
       expect.any(Object)
     );
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ describe('initializeUserActionsAPI', () => {
     const action = api.startUserAction(
       'test-action',
       { foo: 'bar' },
-      { severity: UserActionSeverity.Critical, triggerName: 'foo' }
+      { importance: UserActionImportance.Critical, triggerName: 'foo' }
     );
     (action as unknown as UserActionInternalInterface)?.end();
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ describe('initializeUserActionsAPI', () => {
       expect.objectContaining({
         userActionName: 'test-action',
         userActionDuration: expect.any(String),
-        userActionSeverity: 'critical',
+        userActionImportance: 'critical',
         userActionStartTime: expect.any(String),
         userActionEndTime: expect.any(String),
         userActionTrigger: 'foo',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.ts
index d1a60b159..d1cf23b53 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/initialize.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { type InternalLogger, type TransportItem, type Transports } from '../..'
 import type { Config } from '../../config';
 import { Observable } from '../../utils/reactive';
 
-import { UserActionSeverity, userActionStart, userActionStartByApiCallEventName } from './const';
+import { UserActionImportance, userActionStart, userActionStartByApiCallEventName } from './const';
 import {
   type StartUserActionOptions,
   type UserActionInterface,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function initializeUserActionsAPI({
         transports,
         attributes,
         trigger: options?.triggerName || userActionStartByApiCallEventName,
-        severity: options?.severity || UserActionSeverity.Normal,
+        importance: options?.importance || UserActionImportance.Normal,
         trackUserActionsExcludeItem,
       });
       userAction
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/types.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/types.ts
index 14e241710..193fb8505 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type TransportItem } from '../../transports';
 
-import { UserActionSeverity, userActionStartByApiCallEventName } from './const';
+import { type UserActionImportanceType, userActionStartByApiCallEventName } from './const';
 
 export enum UserActionState {
   Started,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export type EndUserActionProps = {
 
 export type StartUserActionOptions = {
   triggerName?: string;
-  severity?: UserActionSeverity;
+  importance?: UserActionImportanceType;
 };
 
 export interface UserActionsAPI {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/userAction.ts b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/userAction.ts
index c56e9ce86..c3b2ae99d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/userActions/userAction.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/userActions/userAction.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ItemBuffer } from '../ItemBuffer';
 import { type MeasurementEvent } from '../measurements';
 import { type APIEvent } from '../types';
 
-import { userActionEventName, UserActionSeverity } from './const';
+import { userActionEventName, UserActionImportance, type UserActionImportanceType } from './const';
 import { type UserActionInternalInterface, UserActionState, type UserActionTransportItemBuffer } from './types';
 
 export default class UserAction
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class UserAction
   attributes?: Record<string, string>;
   parentId: string;
   trigger: string;
-  severity: UserActionSeverity;
+  importance: UserActionImportanceType;
   startTime?: number;
   trackUserActionsExcludeItem?: (item: TransportItem<APIEvent>) => boolean;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class UserAction
     transports,
     attributes,
     trackUserActionsExcludeItem,
-    severity = UserActionSeverity.Normal,
+    importance = UserActionImportance.Normal,
   }: {
     name: string;
     transports: Transports;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class UserAction
     trigger: string;
     attributes?: Record<string, string>;
     trackUserActionsExcludeItem?: (item: TransportItem<APIEvent>) => boolean;
-    severity?: UserActionSeverity;
+    importance?: UserActionImportanceType;
   }) {
     super();
     this.name = name;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default class UserAction
     this.trigger = trigger;
     this.parentId = parentId ?? this.id;
     this.trackUserActionsExcludeItem = trackUserActionsExcludeItem;
-    this.severity = severity;
+    this.importance = importance;
 
     this._itemBuffer = new ItemBuffer<TransportItem>();
     this._transports = transports;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default class UserAction
         userActionEndTime: endTime.toString(),
         userActionDuration: duration.toString(),
         userActionTrigger: this.trigger!,
-        userActionSeverity: this.severity,
+        userActionImportance: this.importance,
         ...stringifyObjectValues(this.attributes),
       },
       undefined,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index edd8e6fe6..a0cbc2d0e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ export {
   defaultExceptionType,
   defaultLogArgsSerializer,
   defaultErrorArgsSerializer,
-  UserActionSeverity,
+  UserActionImportance,
+  type UserActionImportanceType,
   UserActionState,
   userActionsMessageBus,
 } from './api';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.ts b/packages/react/src/index.ts
index 9178a1e00..ef741ee64 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.ts
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@ export type {
   Transports,
   UnpatchedConsole,
   ExceptionEventExtended,
-  UserActionSeverity,
+  UserActionImportance,
 } from '@grafana/faro-web-sdk';
diff --git a/packages/web-sdk/src/index.ts b/packages/web-sdk/src/index.ts
index 08374739c..88af7b7d7 100644
--- a/packages/web-sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export type {
   TransportItemPayload,
   Transports,
   UnpatchedConsole,
-  UserActionSeverity,
+  UserActionImportance,
 } from '@grafana/faro-core';
 
 export {