diff --git a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
index 6c56119569..b705057198 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
@@ -3862,8 +3862,20 @@ result = <string>_.snakeCase('Foo Bar');
 result = <string>_('Foo Bar').snakeCase();
 
 // _.startCase
-result = <string>_.startCase('--foo-bar');
-result = <string>_('--foo-bar').startCase();
+module TestStartCase {
+    {
+        let result: string;
+
+        result = _.startCase('--foo-bar');
+        result = _('--foo-bar').startCase();
+    }
+
+    {
+        let result: _.LoDashExplicitWrapper<string>;
+
+        result = _('--foo-bar').chain().startCase();
+    }
+}
 
 // _.startsWith
 result = <boolean>_.startsWith('abc', 'a');
diff --git a/lodash/lodash.d.ts b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
index c68c47cf72..ec2747b09c 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash.d.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
@@ -9327,6 +9327,7 @@ declare module _ {
     interface LoDashStatic {
         /**
          * Converts string to start case.
+         *
          * @param string The string to convert.
          * @return Returns the start cased string.
          */
@@ -9340,6 +9341,13 @@ declare module _ {
         startCase(): string;
     }
 
+    interface LoDashExplicitWrapper<T> {
+        /**
+         * @see _.startCase
+         */
+        startCase(): LoDashExplicitWrapper<string>;
+    }
+
     //_.startsWith
     interface LoDashStatic {
         /**