diff --git a/react-intl/index.d.ts b/react-intl/index.d.ts
index 1d6412defa..f4951d9039 100644
--- a/react-intl/index.d.ts
+++ b/react-intl/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 ///<reference types="react" />
 
 declare namespace ReactIntl {
+    // Import React
+    import React = __React;
+
     interface Locale {
         locale: string;
         fields?: { [key: string]: string },