diff --git a/angular-ui-router/angular-ui-router.d.ts b/angular-ui-router/angular-ui-router.d.ts
index 88f00c9b5d..0f0ac8caa3 100644
--- a/angular-ui-router/angular-ui-router.d.ts
+++ b/angular-ui-router/angular-ui-router.d.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ declare namespace angular.ui {
          * Function, returns HTML content string
          */
         templateProvider?: Function | Array<string|Function>;
+        /**
+         * String, component name
+         */
+        component?: string;
         /**
          * A controller paired to the state. Function, annotated array or name as String
          */