diff --git a/types/react-modal/index.d.ts b/types/react-modal/index.d.ts
index 157e646837..3024717498 100644
--- a/types/react-modal/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-modal/index.d.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ declare namespace ReactModal {
         onAfterClose?(): void;
 
         /* Function that will be run when the modal is requested to be closed, prior to actually closing. */
-        onRequestClose?(event: (MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent)): void;
+        onRequestClose?(event: (React.MouseEvent | React.KeyboardEvent)): void;
 
         /* Number indicating the milliseconds to wait before closing the modal. Defaults to zero (no timeout). */
         closeTimeoutMS?: number;
diff --git a/types/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx b/types/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
index 7da14cd65c..1b9593df32 100644
--- a/types/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ExampleOfUsingReactModal extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const onAfterOpenFn = () => { };
     const onAfterCloseFn = () => { };
-    const onRequestCloseFn = () => { };
+    const onRequestCloseFn = (event: React.MouseEvent | React.KeyboardEvent) => { };
     const customStyle = {
       overlay: {
         position: 'fixed',