diff --git a/types/react-native-datepicker/index.d.ts b/types/react-native-datepicker/index.d.ts
index 929acdc375..365fb6ced6 100644
--- a/types/react-native-datepicker/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native-datepicker/index.d.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ImageURISource } from 'react-native';
+import * as moment from 'moment';
 
 export interface DatePickerProps {
     mode?: 'date' | 'datetime' | 'time';
     androidMode?: 'default' | 'calendar' | 'spinner';
-    date?: string | Date;
+    date?: string | Date | moment.Moment;
     format?: string;
     iconSource?: ImageURISource;
     iconComponent?: JSX.Element;
diff --git a/types/react-native-datepicker/package.json b/types/react-native-datepicker/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19e5fb0d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/react-native-datepicker/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "private": true,
+    "dependencies": {
+        "moment": ">=2.14.0"
+    }
+}