diff --git a/types/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit-tests.ts b/types/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit-tests.ts
index 6be714f3bf..aa5c51a016 100644
--- a/types/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit-tests.ts
+++ b/types/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ const apiLimiter = new RateLimit({
   delayMs: 0 // disabled
 });
 
+const apiLimiterWithMessageObject = new RateLimit({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+  max: 100,
+  message: {
+     status: 429,
+     message: 'To many requests, try again later'
+  }
+});
+
 const createAccountLimiter = new RateLimit({
   windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour window
   delayAfter: 1, // begin slowing down responses after the first request
diff --git a/types/express-rate-limit/index.d.ts b/types/express-rate-limit/index.d.ts
index 32799cc842..b3f074f28d 100644
--- a/types/express-rate-limit/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/express-rate-limit/index.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ declare namespace RateLimit {
         resetKey(key: string): void;
     }
 
+    interface Message {
+        status: number;
+        message: string;
+        [key: string]: any;
+    }
+
     interface Options {
         delayAfter?: number;
         delayMs?: number;
@@ -22,7 +28,7 @@ declare namespace RateLimit {
         headers?: boolean;
         keyGenerator?(req: express.Request, res: express.Response): string;
         max?: number;
-        message?: string;
+        message?: string | Buffer | Message;
         skip?(req: express.Request, res: express.Response): boolean;
         skipFailedRequests?: boolean;
         statusCode?: number;