diff --git a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
index f12ca23c42..f06464f0bd 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
@@ -4614,13 +4614,26 @@ module TestStartCase {
 }
 
 // _.startsWith
-result = <boolean>_.startsWith('abc', 'a');
-result = <boolean>_.startsWith('abc', 'a', 1);
-result = <boolean>_('abc').startsWith('a');
-result = <boolean>_('abc').startsWith('a', 1);
+module TestStartsWith {
+    {
+        let result: boolean;
+
+        result = _.startsWith('abc', 'a');
+        result = _.startsWith('abc', 'a', 1);
+
+        result = _('abc').startsWith('a');
+        result = _('abc').startsWith('a', 1);
+    }
+
+    {
+        let result: _.LoDashExplicitWrapper<boolean>;
+
+        result = _('abc').chain().startsWith('a');
+        result = _('abc').chain().startsWith('a', 1);
+    }
+}
 
 // _.template
-
 module TestTemplate {
     interface TemplateExecutor {
         (obj?: Object): string;
diff --git a/lodash/lodash.d.ts b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
index 141ad993cd..b07519b842 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash.d.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
@@ -10146,19 +10146,37 @@ declare module _ {
     interface LoDashStatic {
         /**
          * Checks if string starts with the given target string.
+         *
          * @param string The string to search.
          * @param target The string to search for.
          * @param position The position to search from.
          * @return Returns true if string starts with target, else false.
          */
-        startsWith(string?: string, target?: string, position?: number): boolean;
+        startsWith(
+            string?: string,
+            target?: string,
+            position?: number
+        ): boolean;
     }
 
     interface LoDashImplicitWrapper<T> {
         /**
          * @see _.startsWith
          */
-        startsWith(target?: string, position?: number): boolean;
+        startsWith(
+            target?: string,
+            position?: number
+        ): boolean;
+    }
+
+    interface LoDashExplicitWrapper<T> {
+        /**
+         * @see _.startsWith
+         */
+        startsWith(
+            target?: string,
+            position?: number
+        ): LoDashExplicitWrapper<boolean>;
     }
 
     //_.template