diff --git a/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts b/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
index 123f8b1622..f8722a41d8 100644
--- a/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ export interface TransitionActions {
     exit?: boolean;
 }
 
-export type TransitionChildren = React.ReactNode | ((status: string) => React.ReactNode);
+type TransitionStatus =
+    typeof ENTERING |
+    typeof ENTERED |
+    typeof EXITING |
+    typeof EXITED |
+    typeof UNMOUNTED;
+export type TransitionChildren = React.ReactNode | ((status: TransitionStatus) => React.ReactNode);
 export interface TransitionProps extends TransitionActions {
     in?: boolean;
     mountOnEnter?: boolean;
diff --git a/types/react-transition-group/index.d.ts b/types/react-transition-group/index.d.ts
index 785e1f1941..2d97f64ce6 100644
--- a/types/react-transition-group/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-transition-group/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/reactjs/react-transition-group
 // Definitions by: Karol Janyst <https://github.com/LKay>
 //                 Epskampie <https://github.com/Epskampie>
+//                 Masafumi Koba <https://github.com/ybiquitous>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
diff --git a/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx b/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
index ce096f3dc7..172d91ce54 100644
--- a/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,16 @@ const Test: React.StatelessComponent = () => {
                 <div>{ "test" }</div>
             </Components.Transition>
             <Components.Transition in timeout={500}>
-                {(status) => <div>{status}</div>}
+                {(status) => {
+                     switch (status) {
+                         case ENTERING:
+                         case ENTERED:
+                         case EXITING:
+                         case EXITED:
+                         case UNMOUNTED:
+                             return <div>{status}</div>;
+                     }
+                }}
             </Components.Transition>
 
             <Transition