diff --git a/types/knex/index.d.ts b/types/knex/index.d.ts
index f8fdb910f1..a68cabf66e 100644
--- a/types/knex/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/knex/index.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ interface Knex extends Knex.QueryInterface {
     destroy(): Promise<void>;
     batchInsert(tableName : TableName, data: any[], chunkSize : number) : Knex.QueryBuilder;
     schema: Knex.SchemaBuilder;
+    queryBuilder(): Knex.QueryBuilder;
 
     client: any;
     migrate: Knex.Migrator;
diff --git a/types/knex/knex-tests.ts b/types/knex/knex-tests.ts
index 9e372f29d0..f057034006 100644
--- a/types/knex/knex-tests.ts
+++ b/types/knex/knex-tests.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ knex('books')
   .insert([{title: 'Great Gatsby'}, {title: 'Fahrenheit 451'}]);
 
 knex.batchInsert('books', [{title:'Great Gatsby'}, {title: 'Fahrenheit 451'}], 200);
+knex.queryBuilder().table('books');
 
 knex('books').where('published_date', '<', 2000).update({status: 'archived'});
 knex('books').where('published_date', '<', 2000).update({status: 'archived'}, 'id');