diff --git a/types/passport-http/index.d.ts b/types/passport-http/index.d.ts
index f872a7513b..281848576e 100644
--- a/types/passport-http/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/passport-http/index.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import express = require("express");
 
 export interface BasicStrategyOptions<req extends boolean = boolean> {
     realm?: string;
-    passReqToCallback?: boolean;
+    passReqToCallback?: req;
 }
 
 export interface DigestStrategyOptions {
diff --git a/types/passport-http/passport-http-tests.ts b/types/passport-http/passport-http-tests.ts
index ee728b2d47..dea2e1108e 100644
--- a/types/passport-http/passport-http-tests.ts
+++ b/types/passport-http/passport-http-tests.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ function validateNonce(nonce: string) {
 function validateParams(nonce: string, cnonce: string, nc: number, opaque: string) {
 }
 
+new http.BasicStrategy({passReqToCallback: false}, (username, password, done) => {});
+new http.BasicStrategy({passReqToCallback: true}, (req, username, password, done) => {});
+
 passport.use(new http.BasicStrategy((username, password, done) => {
     User.findOne({
         username,