diff --git a/types/react-intl/index.d.ts b/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
index aaba74820b..33effbff95 100644
--- a/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ declare namespace ReactIntl {
 
         interface Props extends MessageDescriptor {
             values?: {[key: string]: MessageValue | JSX.Element};
-            tagName?: string;
+            tagName?: React.ReactType;
             children?: (...formattedMessage: Array<string | JSX.Element>) => React.ReactNode;
         }
     }
diff --git a/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx b/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
index 63af762e61..bd02a1701b 100644
--- a/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ class SomeComponent extends React.Component<SomeComponentProps & InjectedIntlPro
                 values={{ blank: null, empty: undefined }}
                 tagName="div" />
 
+            <FormattedMessage
+                id="test"
+                description="Test"
+                defaultMessage="Hi {blank} and {empty}!"
+                values={{ blank: null, empty: undefined }}
+                tagName={({ children }) => <div>{children}</div>} />
+
             <FormattedMessage
                 id="test"
                 description="Test"