diff --git a/types/ink-select-input/index.d.ts b/types/ink-select-input/index.d.ts
index 2dc38d2a86..2654084e25 100644
--- a/types/ink-select-input/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ink-select-input/index.d.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 import { Component, InkComponent } from 'ink';
 
-export interface ItemOfSelectInput {
+interface ItemOfSelectInput {
     label: string;
     value: any;
 }
 
-export interface SelectInputProps<T extends ItemOfSelectInput = ItemOfSelectInput> {
+interface SelectInputProps<T extends ItemOfSelectInput = ItemOfSelectInput> {
     focus?: boolean;
     indicatorComponent?: InkComponent;
     itemComponent?: InkComponent;
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ export interface SelectInputProps<T extends ItemOfSelectInput = ItemOfSelectInpu
     onSelect?: (item: T) => void;
 }
 
-export default class SelectInput extends Component<SelectInputProps> { }
+declare class SelectInput extends Component<SelectInputProps> { }
+
+export = SelectInput;
diff --git a/types/ink-select-input/ink-select-input-tests.tsx b/types/ink-select-input/ink-select-input-tests.tsx
index 4120cbf43e..da29f9918e 100644
--- a/types/ink-select-input/ink-select-input-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/ink-select-input/ink-select-input-tests.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 /** @jsx h */
 import { h, InkComponent } from 'ink';
 import SelectInput from 'ink-select-input';
+// NOTE: `import SelectInput = require('ink-select-input');` will work as well.
+// If importing using ES6 default import as above,
+// `allowSyntheticDefaultImports` flag in compiler options needs to be set to `true`
 
 interface DemoItem {
-  label: string;
-  value: string;
+    label: string;
+     value: string;
 }
 
 const items: ReadonlyArray<DemoItem> = [{
-  label: 'First',
-  value: 'first'
-}, {
-  label: 'Second',
-  value: 'second'
-}, {
-  label: 'Third',
-  value: 'third'
+    label: 'First',
+    value: 'first'
+},
+{
+    label: 'Second',
+    value: 'second'
+},
+{
+    label: 'Third',
+    value: 'third'
 }];
 
 const Demo: InkComponent = () => {
-  const handleSelect = (item: DemoItem) => {
-    console.log(item);
-  };
+    const handleSelect = (item: DemoItem) => {
+        console.log(item);
+    };
 
-  return <SelectInput items={items} onSelect={handleSelect} />;
+    return <SelectInput items={items} onSelect={handleSelect} />;
 };
diff --git a/types/ink-select-input/tsconfig.json b/types/ink-select-input/tsconfig.json
index 4ae1e800aa..a3a689e150 100644
--- a/types/ink-select-input/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/ink-select-input/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
+        "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
         "jsx": "react",
         "module": "commonjs",
         "lib": [