diff --git a/types/rsync/index.d.ts b/types/rsync/index.d.ts
index e86d22647a..b67932eb5a 100644
--- a/types/rsync/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/rsync/index.d.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ interface Rsync {
         stdout: StreamDataHandler,
         stderr: StreamDataHandler
     ): child_process.ChildProcess;
-    
+
     // cwd
     cwd(cwd: string): string;
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ interface Rsync {
     quiet(): Rsync;
     dirs(): Rsync;
     links(): Rsync;
+    chmod(flags: string): Rsync;
     dry(): Rsync;
 
     // accessor methods
diff --git a/types/rsync/rsync-tests.ts b/types/rsync/rsync-tests.ts
index 41ec4dd9b1..fe9bf39558 100644
--- a/types/rsync/rsync-tests.ts
+++ b/types/rsync/rsync-tests.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ rsync.shell('ssh')
     .quiet()
     .dirs()
     .links()
+    .chmod("ug=rwX")
     .dry();
 
 
@@ -152,4 +153,4 @@ rsync.include('/a/file')
   .include('/b/file');
 
 // as Array
-rsync.include(['/a/file', '/b/file']);
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+rsync.include(['/a/file', '/b/file']);