diff --git a/types/shelljs/index.d.ts b/types/shelljs/index.d.ts
index 7557ddae22..ccfd678d88 100644
--- a/types/shelljs/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/shelljs/index.d.ts
@@ -835,6 +835,13 @@ export interface ExecOptions extends child.ExecOptions {
 	 */
 	silent?: boolean;
 
+	/**
+	 * Exit when command return code is non-zero.
+	 *
+	 * @default false
+	 */
+	fatal?: boolean;
+
 	/**
 	 * Asynchronous execution.
 	 *
diff --git a/types/shelljs/shelljs-tests.ts b/types/shelljs/shelljs-tests.ts
index b7b7afc5b1..8bebdca4db 100644
--- a/types/shelljs/shelljs-tests.ts
+++ b/types/shelljs/shelljs-tests.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ const version = shell.exec("node --version").stdout;
 const version2 = shell.exec("node --version", {async: false});
 const output = version2.stdout;
 
+// $ExpectType ShellString
+const version3 = shell.exec("node --version", {async: false, fatal: false});
+const output3 = version3.stdout;
+
+// $ExpectType ShellString
+const version4 = shell.exec("node --version", {async: false, fatal: true});
+const output4 = version4.stdout;
+
 // $ExpectType ChildProcess
 const asyncVersion3 = shell.exec("node --version", {async: true});
 let pid = asyncVersion3.pid;