diff --git a/types/sinon/index.d.ts b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
index 30a64b9d81..f884f14b0a 100644
--- a/types/sinon/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ declare namespace Sinon {
         alwaysThrew(spy: SinonSpy): void;
         alwaysThrew(spy: SinonSpy, exception: string): void;
         alwaysThrew(spy: SinonSpy, exception: any): void;
+        match(actual: any, expected: any): void;
         expose(obj: any, options?: SinonExposeOptions): void;
     }
 
diff --git a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
index 2897f6464b..b0a12c02ea 100644
--- a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ function testNine() {
     sinon.assert.neverCalledWithMatch(callback, { x: 6 });
 }
 
+function testAssert() {
+    sinon.assert.match(1, 1 + 1);
+    sinon.assert.match("abc", "abc");
+    sinon.assert.match({ a: 1 }, { b: 2, c: "abc" });
+}
+
 function testSandbox() {
     let sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
     sandbox = sandbox.usingPromise(Promise);