diff --git a/types/h2o2/h2o2-tests.ts b/types/h2o2/h2o2-tests.ts
index 9d0a590fa8..9da2899258 100644
--- a/types/h2o2/h2o2-tests.ts
+++ b/types/h2o2/h2o2-tests.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ const badProtocolDemo: hapi.ServerRoute = {
     }
 };
 
+const replyViaToolkit: hapi.ServerRoute = {
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/',
+    async handler(req, h): Promise<hapi.ResponseObject> {
+        return h.proxy({
+            host: '10.33.33.1',
+            port: '443',
+            protocol: 'https'
+        });
+    }
+};
+
 if (!module.parent) {
     main().then(() => console.log('done'), err => console.error(err.stack));
 }
diff --git a/types/h2o2/index.d.ts b/types/h2o2/index.d.ts
index b6e5145eb6..58be5eb271 100644
--- a/types/h2o2/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/h2o2/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Type definitions for h2o2 8.1
 // Project: https://github.com/hapijs/h2o2
-// Definitions by: Jason Swearingen <https://github.com/jasonswearingen>, AJP <https://github.com/AJamesPhillips>
+// Definitions by: Jason Swearingen <https://github.com/jasonswearingen>, AJP <https://github.com/AJamesPhillips>, Garth Kidd <https://github.com/garthk>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -83,13 +83,17 @@ declare namespace h2o2 {
 
 declare module 'hapi' {
     interface HandlerDecorations {
-        /** Proxies the request to an upstream endpoint */
+        /**
+         * Proxies the request to an upstream endpoint.
+         */
         proxy?: h2o2.ProxyHandlerOptions;
     }
 
     interface ResponseToolkit {
-        /** Proxies the request to an upstream endpoint */
-        proxy(options: h2o2.ProxyHandlerOptions): void;
+        /**
+         * Proxies the request to an upstream endpoint. `async`, so you'll need to `await` the `ResponseObject` to work on it before returning it.
+         */
+        proxy(options: h2o2.ProxyHandlerOptions): Promise<ResponseObject>;
     }
 }