diff --git a/express-jwt/index.d.ts b/express-jwt/index.d.ts
index e721094edc..4b6883a258 100644
--- a/express-jwt/index.d.ts
+++ b/express-jwt/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Type definitions for express-jwt
 // Project: https://www.npmjs.org/package/express-jwt
-// Definitions by: Wonshik Kim <https://github.com/wokim/>
+// Definitions by: Wonshik Kim <https://github.com/wokim/>, Kacper Polak <https://github.com/kacepe>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 import express = require('express');
@@ -37,3 +37,10 @@ declare namespace jwt {
         unless?: typeof unless;
     }
 }
+declare global {
+    namespace Express {
+        export interface Request {
+            user?: any
+        }
+    }
+}