diff --git a/types/d3-cloud/d3-cloud-tests.ts b/types/d3-cloud/d3-cloud-tests.ts
index 862b7f0d82..e3bffed4cb 100644
--- a/types/d3-cloud/d3-cloud-tests.ts
+++ b/types/d3-cloud/d3-cloud-tests.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import d3Cloud = require('./index.d');
+import d3 = require('d3');
+
+// $ExpectType Cloud<Word>
+d3Cloud();
+
+// $ExpectType Cloud<Word>
+d3.layout.cloud();
+
 interface ICompTextSize{
   text:string;
   size:number;
diff --git a/types/d3-cloud/index.d.ts b/types/d3-cloud/index.d.ts
index 70e2140bd5..fdf2dbc719 100644
--- a/types/d3-cloud/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/d3-cloud/index.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import * as d3 from 'd3';
 
+export = d3.layout.cloud;
+
 declare module 'd3' {
     namespace layout {
         export function cloud(): Cloud<cloud.Word>;