diff --git a/types/openlayers/index.d.ts b/types/openlayers/index.d.ts
index 2b721ab7ca..e863a28ad3 100644
--- a/types/openlayers/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/openlayers/index.d.ts
@@ -5255,6 +5255,15 @@ declare module ol {
              */
             extend(feature: ol.Feature): void;
 
+            /**
+             * Create a `geometryFunction` that will create a box-shaped polygon (aligned
+             * with the coordinate system axes).  Use this with the draw interaction and
+             * `type: 'Circle'` to return a box instead of a circle geometry.
+             * @return {ol.DrawGeometryFunctionType} Function that draws a box-shaped polygon.
+             * @api
+             */
+            static createBox(): ol.DrawGeometryFunctionType;
+
             /**
              * Create a `geometryFunction` for `mode: 'Circle'` that will create a regular
              * polygon with a user specified number of sides and start angle instead of an
diff --git a/types/openlayers/openlayers-tests.ts b/types/openlayers/openlayers-tests.ts
index ca74a6bbc2..01d12bf1b6 100644
--- a/types/openlayers/openlayers-tests.ts
+++ b/types/openlayers/openlayers-tests.ts
@@ -662,6 +662,12 @@ draw = new ol.interaction.Draw({
     type: "Point",
     style: styleFunctionAsStyle
 });
+ol.interaction.Draw.createBox();
+ol.interaction.Draw.createRegularPolygon();
+ol.interaction.Draw.createRegularPolygon(4);
+ol.interaction.Draw.createRegularPolygon(4,0);
+
+
 let styleFunctionAsArray = function(feature: ol.Feature, resolution: number): ol.style.Style[] { return styleArray; }
 draw = new ol.interaction.Draw({
     type: "Point",