diff --git a/chart.js/index.d.ts b/chart.js/index.d.ts
index 609fbeb338..62dc61426b 100644
--- a/chart.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/chart.js/index.d.ts
@@ -410,3 +410,5 @@ export class Chart {
         global: ChartOptions;
     }
 }
+
+export as namespace Chart;
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