diff --git a/types/react-select/index.d.ts b/types/react-select/index.d.ts
index abfed81047..877b2557a0 100644
--- a/types/react-select/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-select/index.d.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ declare namespace ReactSelectClass {
          * placeholder displayed when there are no matching search results or a falsy value to hide it
          * @default "No results found"
          */
-        noResultsText?: string;
+        noResultsText?: string | JSX.Element;
         /**
          * onBlur handler: function (event) {}
          */
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ declare namespace ReactSelectClass {
         /**
          *  placeholder displayed when there are no matching search results (shared with Select)
          */
-        noResultsText?: string;
+        noResultsText?: string | JSX.Element;
         /**
          *  field placeholder; displayed when there's no value (shared with Select)
          */
diff --git a/types/react-select/react-select-tests.tsx b/types/react-select/react-select-tests.tsx
index 13d64d32ce..8b834d1bb6 100644
--- a/types/react-select/react-select-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-select/react-select-tests.tsx
@@ -171,4 +171,12 @@ describe("Examples", () => {
             valueRenderer={props => null}
         />;
     });
+
+    it("No Results renderer with string", () => {
+        <ReactSelect noResultsText="no results" />;
+    });
+
+    it("No Results renderer with element", () => {
+        <ReactSelect noResultsText={<i>no results</i>} />;
+    });
 });