diff --git a/types/http-errors/http-errors-tests.ts b/types/http-errors/http-errors-tests.ts
index 080ac3b61e..cfe399de9e 100644
--- a/types/http-errors/http-errors-tests.ts
+++ b/types/http-errors/http-errors-tests.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-import * as createError from 'http-errors';
+import * as create from 'http-errors';
 import * as express from 'express';
+import * as util from 'util';
 
 const app = express();
 
 app.use((req, res, next) => {
-    if (!req) return next(createError('Please login to view this page.', 401));
+    if (!req) return next(create('Please login to view this page.', 401));
     next();
 });
 
-/* Examples taken from https://github.com/jshttp/http-errors/blob/1.3.1/test/test.js */
+/* Examples taken from https://github.com/jshttp/http-errors/blob/1.6.2/test/test.js */
 
-// createError(status)
-let err = createError(404);
+// create(status)
+let err = create(404);
 err; // $ExpectType HttpError
 err.name; // $ExpectType string
 err.message; // $ExpectType string
@@ -20,55 +21,95 @@ err.statusCode; // $ExpectType number
 err.expose; // $ExpectType boolean
 err.headers; // $ExpectType { [key: string]: string; } | undefined
 
-// createError(status, msg)
-err = createError(404, 'LOL');
+// create(status, msg)
+err = create(404, 'LOL');
 
-// createError(status, props)
-err = createError(404, {id: 1});
+// create(status, props)
+err = create(404, {id: 1});
 
-// createError(props)
-err = createError({id: 1});
+// create(status, props) with status prop
+err = create(404, {
+    id: 1,
+    status: 500
+});
+
+// create(status, props) with statusCode prop
+err = create(404, {
+    id: 1,
+    statusCode: 500
+});
+
+// create(props)
+err = create({id: 1});
 // $ExpectType any
 err.id;
 
-// createError(msg, status)
-err = createError('LOL', 404);
+// create(msg, status)
+err = create('LOL', 404);
 
-// createError(msg)
-err = createError('LOL');
+// create(msg)
+err = create('LOL');
 
-// createError(msg, props)
-err = createError('LOL', {id: 1});
+// create(msg, props)
+err = create('LOL', {id: 1});
 
-// createError(err)
-err = createError(new Error('LOL'));
+// create(err)
+err = create(new Error('LOL'));
 
-// createError(err, props)
-err = createError(new Error('LOL'), {id: 1});
+// create(err, props)
+err = create(new Error('LOL'), {id: 1});
 
-// createError(status, err, props)
-err = createError(404, new Error('LOL'), {id: 1});
+// create(status, err, props)
+err = create(404, new Error('LOL'), {id: 1});
 
-// createError(status, msg, props)
-err = createError(404, 'LOL', {id: 1});
+// create(status, msg, props)
+err = create(404, 'LOL', {id: 1});
 
-// createError(status, msg, { expose: false })
-err = createError(404, 'LOL', {expose: false});
+// create(status, msg, { expose: false })
+err = create(404, 'LOL', {expose: false});
 
-err = new createError.NotFound();
-err = new createError.InternalServerError();
-err = new createError[404]();
+// new create.HttpError() should throw: cannot construct abstract class
+// $ExpectType never
+new create.HttpError();
 
-createError['404'](); // $ExpectError
-new createError(); // $ExpectError
+err = new create.NotFound();
+err = new create.InternalServerError();
+err = new create[404]();
+err = new create['404']();
+
+create['404'](); // $ExpectError
+new create(); // $ExpectError
 
 // Error messages can have custom messages
-err = new createError.NotFound('This might be a problem');
-err = new createError[404]('This might be a problem');
+err = new create.NotFound('This might be a problem');
+err = new create[404]('This might be a problem');
 
 // 1.5.0 supports 421 - Misdirected Request
-err = new createError.MisdirectedRequest();
-err = new createError.MisdirectedRequest('Where should this go?');
+err = new create.MisdirectedRequest();
+err = new create.MisdirectedRequest('Where should this go?');
 
 // $ExpectType boolean
-new Error() instanceof createError.HttpError;
+new Error() instanceof create.HttpError;
+
+// should support err instanceof Error
+create(404) instanceof Error;
+(new create['404']()) instanceof Error;
+(new create['500']()) instanceof Error;
+
+// should support err instanceof exposed constructor
+create(404) instanceof create.NotFound;
+create(500) instanceof create.InternalServerError;
+(new create['404']()) instanceof create.NotFound;
+(new create['500']()) instanceof create.InternalServerError;
+(new create.NotFound()) instanceof create.NotFound;
+(new create.InternalServerError()) instanceof create.InternalServerError;
+
+// should support err instanceof HttpError
+create(404) instanceof create.HttpError;
+(new create['404']()) instanceof create.HttpError;
+(new create['500']()) instanceof create.HttpError;
+
+// should support util.isError()
+util.isError(create(404));
+util.isError(new create['404']());
+util.isError(new create['500']());
diff --git a/types/http-errors/index.d.ts b/types/http-errors/index.d.ts
index 96688f4f10..5db6e497e7 100644
--- a/types/http-errors/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/http-errors/index.d.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ declare namespace createHttpError {
 
     type CreateHttpError = (...args: Array<Error | string | number | { [key: string]: any }>) => HttpError;
 
-    type NamedConstructors = { [code: string]: HttpErrorConstructor } & Record<'HttpError' |
-        'BadRequest' |
+    type NamedConstructors = {
+        [code: string]: HttpErrorConstructor;
+        HttpError: new (msg?: string) => never;
+    } & Record<'BadRequest' |
         'Unauthorized' |
         'PaymentRequired' |
         'Forbidden' |