diff --git a/types/node/index.d.ts b/types/node/index.d.ts
index fdda9e948a..0f6698035d 100644
--- a/types/node/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/index.d.ts
@@ -2655,6 +2655,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         windowsHide?: boolean;
     }
 
+    function spawn(command: string, options?: SpawnOptions): ChildProcess;
     function spawn(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: SpawnOptions): ChildProcess;
 
     interface ExecOptions {
diff --git a/types/node/node-tests.ts b/types/node/node-tests.ts
index 20159c70d9..c59ed08064 100644
--- a/types/node/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/node-tests.ts
@@ -2636,6 +2636,8 @@ async function asyncStreamPipelineFinished() {
     {
         childProcess.exec("echo test");
         childProcess.exec("echo test", { windowsHide: true });
+        childProcess.spawn("echo");
+        childProcess.spawn("echo", { windowsHide: true });
         childProcess.spawn("echo", ["test"], { windowsHide: true });
         childProcess.spawn("echo", ["test"], { windowsHide: true, argv0: "echo-test" });
         childProcess.spawn("echo", ["test"], { stdio: [0xdeadbeef, "inherit", undefined, "pipe"] });