diff --git a/types/jwt-express/index.d.ts b/types/jwt-express/index.d.ts
index 7e33cc7e6b..cbae9f5b8a 100644
--- a/types/jwt-express/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/jwt-express/index.d.ts
@@ -218,5 +218,16 @@ declare global {
         interface Request {
             jwt: JWT;
         }
+
+        interface Response {
+            /**
+             * Returns a newly created / signed JWT Object from the payload. If you are using cookies,
+             * it will automatically store the JWT in the cookie as well.
+             *
+             * @param payload The payload of the JWT
+             * @return The newly created JWT
+             */
+            jwt(payload: any): JWT;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/types/jwt-express/jwt-express-tests.ts b/types/jwt-express/jwt-express-tests.ts
index 450f835ded..fedf8137b3 100644
--- a/types/jwt-express/jwt-express-tests.ts
+++ b/types/jwt-express/jwt-express-tests.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ app.use((err: jwt.JWTExpressError, req: exp.Request, res: exp.Response, next: ex
     jwtObj = req.jwt;
     req.jwt.payload;
     req.hostname.startsWith("");
+    jwtObj = res.jwt({ });
 });
 
 jwtObj.expired.valueOf();
@@ -60,4 +61,5 @@ app.get("", (req: exp.Request, res: exp.Response, next: exp.NextFunction) => {
     jwtObj = req.jwt;
     req.jwt.payload;
     req.hostname.startsWith("");
+    jwtObj = res.jwt({ });
 });