diff --git a/types/ssh2-streams/index.d.ts b/types/ssh2-streams/index.d.ts
index a780273591..3eaca56f6f 100644
--- a/types/ssh2-streams/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ssh2-streams/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Type definitions for ssh2-streams v0.1.9
 // Project: https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2-streams
 // Definitions by: Ron Buckton <https://github.com/rbuckton>
+// Definitions by: Ron Buckton <https://github.com/lucasmotta>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 /// <reference types="node" />
@@ -1044,6 +1045,24 @@ export class SFTPStream extends stream.Transform {
      */
     fastPut(localPath: string, remotePath: string, callback: (err: any) => void): void;
 
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, options: ReadFileOptions, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, encoding: string, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
     /**
      * (Client-only)
      * Returns a new readable stream for `path`.
@@ -1612,6 +1631,11 @@ export interface TransferOptions {
     step?: (total_transferred: number, chunk: number, total: number) => void;
 }
 
+export interface ReadFileOptions {
+    encoding?: string
+    flag?: string
+}
+
 export interface ReadStreamOptions {
     flags?: string;
     encoding?: string;
diff --git a/types/ssh2/index.d.ts b/types/ssh2/index.d.ts
index 25bcfef52e..cf88fff5f1 100644
--- a/types/ssh2/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ssh2/index.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: Qubo <https://github.com/tkQubo>
 //                 Ron Buckton <https://github.com/rbuckton>
 //                 Will Boyce <https://github.com/wrboyce>
+//                 Lucas Motta <https://github.com/lucasmotta>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 /// <reference types="node" />
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import {
     Attributes,
     Stats,
     TransferOptions,
+    ReadFileOptions,
     ReadStreamOptions,
     WriteStreamOptions,
     FileEntry
@@ -1273,6 +1275,24 @@ export interface SFTPWrapper extends events.EventEmitter {
      */
     fastPut(localPath: string, remotePath: string, callback: (err: any) => void): void;
 
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, options: ReadFileOptions, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, encoding: string, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * (Client-only)
+     * Reads a file in memory and returns its contents
+     */
+    readFile(remotePath: string, callback: (err: any, handle: Buffer) => void): void;
+
     /**
      * (Client-only)
      * Returns a new readable stream for `path`.