diff --git a/types/react-router/index.d.ts b/types/react-router/index.d.ts
index d5bc7240c7..384cb2289e 100644
--- a/types/react-router/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-router/index.d.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export interface RouteProps {
   location?: H.Location;
   component?: React.SFC<RouteComponentProps<any> | undefined> | React.ComponentClass<RouteComponentProps<any> | undefined>;
   render?: ((props: RouteComponentProps<any>) => React.ReactNode);
-  children?: ((props: RouteComponentProps<any>) => React.ReactNode | React.ReactNode);
+  children?: ((props: RouteComponentProps<any>) => React.ReactNode) | React.ReactNode;
   path?: string;
   exact?: boolean;
   strict?: boolean;
diff --git a/types/react-router/test/Children.tsx b/types/react-router/test/Children.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3dea4f482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/react-router/test/Children.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Route } from 'react-router';
+
+function RouteWithFunctionChildrenAttribute() {
+    return <Route path="/" children={() => <div>Hello!</div>} />;
+}
+
+function RouteWithFunctionJsxChildren() {
+    return <Route path="/">
+        {() => <div>Hello!</div>}
+    </Route>;
+}
+
+function RouteWithElementChildrenAttribute() {
+    return <Route path="/" children={<div>Hello!</div>} />;
+}
+
+function RouteWithElementJsxChildren() {
+    return <Route path="/">
+        {<div>Hello!</div>}
+    </Route>;
+}
diff --git a/types/react-router/tsconfig.json b/types/react-router/tsconfig.json
index df074843df..f3a225ece1 100644
--- a/types/react-router/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/react-router/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "test/Animation.tsx",
     "test/Auth.tsx",
     "test/Basic.tsx",
+    "test/Children.tsx",
     "test/CustomLink.tsx",
     "test/ModalGallery.tsx",
     "test/NavigateWithContext.tsx",