diff --git a/types/jquery/index.d.ts b/types/jquery/index.d.ts
index d9d5a5bdc6..2c7d5ce75a 100644
--- a/types/jquery/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/jquery/index.d.ts
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ interface JQueryStatic<TElement extends Node = HTMLElement> {
      * @see {@link https://api.jquery.com/jQuery/}
      * @since 1.0
      */
-    (selector: JQuery.Selector, context: Element | Document | JQuery): JQuery<TElement>;
+    (selector: JQuery.Selector, context: Element | Document | JQuery | undefined): JQuery<TElement>;
     // HACK: This is the factory function returned when importing jQuery without a DOM. Declaring it separately breaks using the type parameter on JQueryStatic.
     // HACK: The discriminator parameter handles the edge case of passing a Window object to JQueryStatic. It doesn't actually exist on the factory function.
     <FElement extends Node = HTMLElement>(window: Window, discriminator: boolean): JQueryStatic<FElement>;