diff --git a/types/counterpart/counterpart-tests.ts b/types/counterpart/counterpart-tests.ts
index db9f1cf5d6..850b026ecf 100644
--- a/types/counterpart/counterpart-tests.ts
+++ b/types/counterpart/counterpart-tests.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import * as counterpart from 'counterpart';
 
 counterpart('translation.to.be.used');
 counterpart(['translation', 'to', 'be', 'used']);
+counterpart.translate('translation.to.be.used');
+counterpart.translate(['translation', 'to', 'be', 'used']);
 
 counterpart.setSeparator('*');
 
diff --git a/types/counterpart/index.d.ts b/types/counterpart/index.d.ts
index f09ad0708c..3fd0caeac7 100644
--- a/types/counterpart/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/counterpart/index.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type LocaleChangeHandler = (newLocale: string, oldLocale: string) => void;
 
 interface Counterpart {
     (key: string|string[], options?: object): string;
+    translate(key: string|string[], options?: object): string;
 
     setSeparator(value: string): string;
     onTranslationNotFound(callback: NotFoundHandler): void;