diff --git a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
index 6041889b66..03c347fee7 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const chart: Chart = new Chart(new CanvasRenderingContext2D(), {
         hover: {
             intersect: true
         },
+        onHover(ev: MouseEvent, points: any[]) {
+          return;
+        },
         tooltips: {
             filter: data => Number(data.yLabel) > 0,
             intersect: true,
diff --git a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
index c637164d30..9e1a511229 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ declare namespace Chart {
         aspectRatio?: number;
         maintainAspectRatio?: boolean;
         events?: string[];
+        onHover?(this: Chart, event: MouseEvent, activeElements: Array<{}>): any;
         onClick?(event?: MouseEvent, activeElements?: Array<{}>): any;
         title?: ChartTitleOptions;
         legend?: ChartLegendOptions;
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ declare namespace Chart {
         mode?: string;
         animationDuration?: number;
         intersect?: boolean;
-        onHover?(active: any): void;
+        onHover?(this: Chart, event: MouseEvent, activeElements: Array<{}>): any;
     }
 
     interface ChartAnimationObject {