diff --git a/types/rollup/index.d.ts b/types/rollup/index.d.ts
index 946b4f6786..921dca7d21 100644
--- a/types/rollup/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/rollup/index.d.ts
@@ -164,3 +164,54 @@ export interface TransformContext {
 
 /** Returns a Promise that resolves with a bundle */
 export function rollup(options: Options): Promise<Bundle>
+
+export interface WatchOptions extends ConfigFileOptions {
+	watch?: {
+		/**
+		 * If set to true, will use chokidar for file watching (requires installation).
+		 * If set to object, the settings are passed on to chokidar
+		 */
+		chokidar?: boolean | { [key: string]: any };
+		/** Limit the file-watching to certain files, e.g. 'src/**' */
+		include?: string;
+		/** Prevent files from being watched, e.g. 'node_modules/**' */
+		exclude?: string;
+	}
+}
+
+export interface StartEvent {
+	code: 'START'
+}
+export interface EndEvent {
+	code: 'END'
+}
+export interface ErrorEvent {
+	code: 'ERROR'
+	error: Error
+}
+export interface FatalEvent {
+	code: 'FATAL'
+	error: Error
+}
+export interface BundleStartEvent {
+	code: 'BUNDLE_START'
+	input: string
+	output: string[]
+}
+export interface BundleEndEvent {
+	code: 'BUNDLE_END'
+	input: string
+	output: string[]
+	duration: number
+}
+export type WatchEvent = StartEvent | EndEvent | ErrorEvent | FatalEvent | BundleStartEvent | BundleEndEvent
+
+export class Watcher {
+	/** Listen to the events that are emitted by rollup during watching */
+	on(type: 'event', callback: (e: WatchEvent) => void): void
+	/** Stop watching for file changes */
+	close(): void
+}
+
+/** Starts rollup in watch mode. Returns a watcher instance for closing or listening to events */
+export function watch(options: WatchOptions): Watcher
diff --git a/types/rollup/rollup-tests.ts b/types/rollup/rollup-tests.ts
index 924e675373..7fa0c32330 100644
--- a/types/rollup/rollup-tests.ts
+++ b/types/rollup/rollup-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { rollup, Bundle, Plugin, ConfigFileOptions } from 'rollup'
+import { rollup, watch, Bundle, Plugin, ConfigFileOptions } from 'rollup'
 
 declare const console: { log(...messages: any[]): void, warn(message: string): void }
 
@@ -69,6 +69,42 @@ async function main() {
         sourcemapFile: 'bundle.js.map',
         strict: true,
     })
+
+    const watcher = watch({
+        input: 'main.js',
+        output: {
+            file: 'bundle.js',
+            format: 'es'
+        },
+        watch: {
+            chokidar: true
+        }
+    })
+
+    watcher.on('event', e => {
+        switch (e.code) {
+            case 'START':
+                console.log(`We're rolling!`)
+                return
+            case 'END':
+                console.log(`We're all rolled up!`)
+                return
+            case 'ERROR':
+            case 'FATAL':
+                console.log(e.error.message)
+                return
+            case 'BUNDLE_START':
+                console.log(`Bundling: ${e.input}`)
+                return
+            case 'BUNDLE_END':
+                console.log(`Bundling: ${e.input}`)
+                return
+        }
+
+        assertNever(e)
+    })
+
+    watcher.close()
 }
 
 main()
@@ -94,3 +130,7 @@ export const multiConfig: ConfigFileOptions = {
         }
     ]
 }
+
+function assertNever(nope: never) {
+    throw new Error('Oh no!')
+}