diff --git a/types/react-visibility-sensor/index.d.ts b/types/react-visibility-sensor/index.d.ts
index 2aa3b9adde..9e8776cb8f 100644
--- a/types/react-visibility-sensor/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-visibility-sensor/index.d.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 import * as React from "react";
 
-export interface Shape {
+export as namespace ReactVisibilitySensor;
+
+interface Shape {
   top?: number;
   left?: number;
   bottom?: number;
@@ -35,4 +37,4 @@ interface Props {
 
 declare const ReactVisibilitySensor: React.StatelessComponent<Props>;
 
-export default ReactVisibilitySensor;
+export = ReactVisibilitySensor;
diff --git a/types/react-visibility-sensor/react-visibility-sensor-tests.tsx b/types/react-visibility-sensor/react-visibility-sensor-tests.tsx
index 9c8e552479..9dca0efb34 100644
--- a/types/react-visibility-sensor/react-visibility-sensor-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-visibility-sensor/react-visibility-sensor-tests.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 
-import ReactVisibilitySensor, { Shape } from "react-visibility-sensor";
+import * as ReactVisibilitySensor from "react-visibility-sensor";
+
 const num = 1;
 const bool = true;
-const shape: Shape = { top: num, left: num, bottom: num, right: num };
+const shape = { top: num, left: num, bottom: num, right: num };
 
 const component = (
   <ReactVisibilitySensor