diff --git a/types/react-native-navigation/index.d.ts b/types/react-native-navigation/index.d.ts
index 5b5344a4d5..6699f5bf9f 100644
--- a/types/react-native-navigation/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native-navigation/index.d.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class Navigator {
     toggleDrawer(params: { side: 'left' | 'right'; animated?: boolean; to?: 'open' | 'closed' }): void;
     setDrawerEnabled(params: { side: 'left' | 'right'; enabled: boolean }): void;
     toggleTabs(params: { to: 'hidden' | 'shown'; animated?: boolean }): void;
-    setTabBadge(params?: { tabIndex?: number; badge?: number; badgeColor?: string; }): void;
+    setTabBadge(params?: { tabIndex?: number; badge: number | null; badgeColor?: string; }): void;
     setTabButton(params?: { tabIndex?: number; icon?: any; selectedIcon?: any; label?: string; }): void;
     switchToTab(params?: { tabIndex?: number }): void;
     toggleNavBar(params: { to: 'hidden' | 'shown'; animated?: boolean }): void;
diff --git a/types/react-native-navigation/react-native-navigation-tests.tsx b/types/react-native-navigation/react-native-navigation-tests.tsx
index b67aa3cfed..6feb7bc397 100644
--- a/types/react-native-navigation/react-native-navigation-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native-navigation/react-native-navigation-tests.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Screen1 extends React.Component<NavigationComponentProps & { height: numbe
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this.props.navigator.push({ screen: 'example.Screen2' });
+        this.props.navigator.setTabBadge({ badge: null });
     }
 
     render() {