diff --git a/electron/index.d.ts b/electron/index.d.ts
index 0b98ae1944..11103b3a18 100644
--- a/electron/index.d.ts
+++ b/electron/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Type definitions for Electron v1.4.8
 // Project: http://electron.atom.io/
-// Definitions by: jedmao <https://github.com/jedmao/>, rhysd <https://rhysd.github.io>, Milan Burda <https://github.com/miniak/>, aliib <https://github.com/aliib>, Daniel Perez Alvarez <https://github.com/unindented>
+// Definitions by: jedmao <https://github.com/jedmao/>, rhysd <https://rhysd.github.io>, Milan Burda <https://github.com/miniak/>, aliib <https://github.com/aliib>, Daniel Perez Alvarez <https://github.com/unindented>, Markus Olsson <https://github.com/niik>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 /// <reference types="node" />
@@ -2455,7 +2455,11 @@ declare namespace Electron {
 		 */
 		constructor(options: MenuItemOptions);
 
-		click: (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow: BrowserWindow, event: Event) => void;
+		/**
+		 * A function that is fired when the MenuItem receives a click event
+		 */
+		click: (event: Event, browserWindow: BrowserWindow, webContents: WebContents) => void;
+
 		/**
 		 * Read-only property.
 		 */
@@ -2492,7 +2496,7 @@ declare namespace Electron {
 		/**
 		 * Callback when the menu item is clicked.
 		 */
-		click?: (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow: BrowserWindow) => void;
+		click?: (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow: BrowserWindow, event: Event) => void;
 		/**
 		 * Can be normal, separator, submenu, checkbox or radio.
 		 */
diff --git a/electron/test/main.ts b/electron/test/main.ts
index 276a15d851..35a85a81dc 100644
--- a/electron/test/main.ts
+++ b/electron/test/main.ts
@@ -531,12 +531,19 @@ var winWindows = new BrowserWindow({
 // menu-item
 // https://github.com/atom/electron/blob/master/docs/api/menu-item.md
 
-var menuItem = new MenuItem({});
+var menuItem = new MenuItem({
+	click: (menuItem: Electron.MenuItem, browserWindow: Electron.BrowserWindow, event: Electron.Event) => {
+		console.log('click', menuItem, browserWindow, event);
+	}
+});
+
+const fakeEvent: Electron.Event = {
+	preventDefault: () => { },
+	sender: winWindows.webContents,
+}
 
 menuItem.label = 'Hello World!';
-menuItem.click = (menuItem, browserWindow) => {
-	console.log('click', menuItem, browserWindow);
-};
+menuItem.click(fakeEvent, winWindows, winWindows.webContents)
 
 // menu
 // https://github.com/atom/electron/blob/master/docs/api/menu.md