diff --git a/types/xmlbuilder/index.d.ts b/types/xmlbuilder/index.d.ts
index 2115d30754..acaeddca11 100644
--- a/types/xmlbuilder/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/xmlbuilder/index.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Definitions by: Wallymathieu <https://github.com/wallymathieu>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
-
 export = xmlbuilder;
 
 declare namespace xmlbuilder {
@@ -87,5 +86,6 @@ declare namespace xmlbuilder {
         u(): XMLElementOrXMLNode;
     }
 
-    function create(nameOrObjSpec: string | { [name:string]: Object }, xmldec?: Object, doctype?: any, options?: Object): XMLElementOrXMLNode;
+    function create(nameOrObjSpec: string | { [name: string]: Object }, xmldec?: Object, doctype?: any, options?: Object): XMLElementOrXMLNode;
+    function begin(): XMLElementOrXMLNode;
 }
diff --git a/types/xmlbuilder/xmlbuilder-tests.ts b/types/xmlbuilder/xmlbuilder-tests.ts
index 8be8f780f9..0364d6fed8 100644
--- a/types/xmlbuilder/xmlbuilder-tests.ts
+++ b/types/xmlbuilder/xmlbuilder-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 import xmlbuilder = require('xmlbuilder');
 var xml = xmlbuilder.create;
+var doc = xmlbuilder.begin;
 
 // https://github.com/oozcitak/xmlbuilder-js/blob/master/test/comment.coffee
 xml('comment', {}, {}, { headless: true }).comment('<>\'"&\t\n\r').end();
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@ xml('root')
     .ele('atttest', 'text')
     .end();
 
+// https://github.com/oozcitak/xmlbuilder-js/blob/master/test/basic/begin.coffee
+doc().ele('root', { att: 'val' }).ele('test').end();
+
 xml({
-  displayNotification: {
-      level: 'error',
-      message: 'an error occurred'
-  }
+    displayNotification: {
+        level: 'error',
+        message: 'an error occurred'
+    }
 });
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