diff --git a/types/react-flatpickr/index.d.ts b/types/react-flatpickr/index.d.ts
index ac470b8f64..74af2136a0 100644
--- a/types/react-flatpickr/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-flatpickr/index.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //                 snaveevans <https://github.com/snaveevans>
 //                 rigothedev <https://github.com/rigothedev>
 //                 doniyor2109 <https://github.com/doniyor2109>
+//                 jleider <https://github.com/jleider>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -28,4 +29,6 @@ export interface DateTimePickerProps extends Omit<Partial<HTMLInputElement>, 'va
     render?: (props: Omit<DateTimePickerProps, 'options' | 'render'>, ref: (node: HTMLInputElement) => void) => ReactElement;
 }
 
-export default class DatePicker extends Component<DateTimePickerProps> {}
+export default class DatePicker extends Component<DateTimePickerProps> {
+    flatpickr: flatpickr.Instance;
+}