diff --git a/types/pouchdb-core/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb-core/index.d.ts
index a61471ae4b..37c939c7a4 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-core/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-core/index.d.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ declare namespace PouchDB {
 
         type PostDocument<Content extends {}> = NewDocument<Content> & {
             filters?: {[filterName: string]: string};
-            views?: {[viewName: string]: string};
+            views?: {[viewName: string]: {
+                map: string,
+                reduce?: string
+            }};
 
             /** You can update an existing doc using _rev */
             _rev?: RevisionId;
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-core/pouchdb-core-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb-core/pouchdb-core-tests.ts
index 911a21e2f7..dc7201dfb8 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-core/pouchdb-core-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-core/pouchdb-core-tests.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,26 @@ function testRemoteOptions() {
     });
 }
 
+function testViews() {
+    const db = new PouchDB('dbview');
+    db.put({
+        _id: '_design/index',
+        views: {
+            foo: {
+                map: 'func(doc){emit(doc.foo)}',
+                reduce: '_count'
+            },
+            bar: {
+                map: 'func(doc){emit(doc.bar, doc.buzz)}',
+                reduce: '_sum'
+            },
+            buzz: {
+                map: 'func(doc){emit(doc.buzz)}'
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 function heterogeneousGenericsDatabase(db: PouchDB.Database) {
     interface Cat {
         meow: string;