diff --git a/types/detox/index.d.ts b/types/detox/index.d.ts
index 977f32e249..e89e73a794 100644
--- a/types/detox/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/detox/index.d.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ declare global {
              */
             cleanup(): Promise<void>;
         }
+
+        // Detox exports all methods from detox global and all of the global constants.
+        interface DetoxExport extends Detox {
+            device: Device;
+            element: Element;
+            waitFor: WaitFor;
+            expect: Expect<Expect<any>>;
+            by: Matchers;
+        }
+
         interface Device {
             /**
              * Launch the app
@@ -434,10 +444,6 @@ declare global {
     }
 }
 
-export { by, detox, device, element, waitFor };
+declare const detoxExport: Detox.DetoxExport;
 
-// Not exporting the global `expect` from the top of the file here
-// because `expect` conflicts with the global `expect` of jest and
-// therefore exporting it doesn't work. The global `expect` is kept
-// for backwards compatibility though.
-export const expect: Detox.Expect<Detox.Expect<any>>;
+export = detoxExport;
diff --git a/types/detox/runners/jest/adapter/index.d.ts b/types/detox/runners/jest/adapter/index.d.ts
index f479eda256..ca64f30820 100644
--- a/types/detox/runners/jest/adapter/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/detox/runners/jest/adapter/index.d.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ interface DetoxJestAdapter {
 
 declare const adapter: DetoxJestAdapter;
 
-export default adapter;
+export = adapter;
diff --git a/types/detox/runners/mocha/adapter/index.d.ts b/types/detox/runners/mocha/adapter/index.d.ts
index 8e13b3bc01..3249031eee 100644
--- a/types/detox/runners/mocha/adapter/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/detox/runners/mocha/adapter/index.d.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ interface DetoxMochaAdapter {
 
 declare const adapter: DetoxMochaAdapter;
 
-export default adapter;
+export = adapter;
diff --git a/types/detox/test/detox-jest-setup-tests.ts b/types/detox/test/detox-jest-setup-tests.ts
index 7a2a9a3901..1c38c3658f 100644
--- a/types/detox/test/detox-jest-setup-tests.ts
+++ b/types/detox/test/detox-jest-setup-tests.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ declare var beforeAll: (callback: () => void) => void;
 declare var beforeEach: (callback: () => void) => void;
 declare var afterAll: (callback: () => void) => void;
 
-import adapter from "detox/runners/jest/adapter";
+import detox = require("detox");
+import adapter = require("detox/runners/jest/adapter");
 
 // Normally the Detox configuration from the project's package.json like so:
 // const config = require("./package.json").detox;
diff --git a/types/detox/test/detox-mocha-setup-tests.ts b/types/detox/test/detox-mocha-setup-tests.ts
index c415eed696..42e955ab4f 100644
--- a/types/detox/test/detox-mocha-setup-tests.ts
+++ b/types/detox/test/detox-mocha-setup-tests.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ declare var beforeEach: (callback: () => void) => void;
 declare var after: (callback: () => void) => void;
 declare var afterEach: (callback: () => void) => void;
 
-import adapter from "detox/runners/mocha/adapter";
+import * as detox from "detox";
+import * as adapter from "detox/runners/mocha/adapter";
 
 // Normally the Detox configuration from the project's package.json like so:
 // const config = require("./package.json").detox;