diff --git a/types/node-statsd/index.d.ts b/types/node-statsd/index.d.ts
index bf44188c59..25c1adf47a 100644
--- a/types/node-statsd/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node-statsd/index.d.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export class StatsD {
    * @param {Callback} callback Callback when message is done being delivered. Optional.
    */
   increment(stat: string | string[], value?: number, sampleRate?: number, tags?: string[], callback?: Callback): void;
+  increment(stat: string | string[], value: any, sampleRateOrTags?: number | string [], callback?: Callback): void;
+  increment(stat: string | string[], value: any, callback?: Callback): void;
 
   /**
    * Sends a stat across the wire
diff --git a/types/node-statsd/node-statsd-tests.ts b/types/node-statsd/node-statsd-tests.ts
index e8212f229e..33cfa434c9 100644
--- a/types/node-statsd/node-statsd-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node-statsd/node-statsd-tests.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ client.timing('response_time', 42);
 // Increment: Increments a stat by a value (default is 1)
 client.increment('my_counter');
 
+client.increment('my_counter', 1, ['foo:1', 'bar:abc']);
+
 // Decrement: Decrements a stat by a value (default is -1)
 client.decrement('my_counter');