diff --git a/types/sinon/index.d.ts b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
index d037362659..f8258efc95 100644
--- a/types/sinon/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
@@ -494,11 +494,12 @@ declare namespace Sinon {
     }
 
     interface SinonSandboxStatic {
-        create(): SinonSandbox;
-        create(config: SinonSandboxConfig): SinonSandbox;
+        create(config?: SinonSandboxConfig): SinonSandbox;
     }
 
     interface SinonStatic {
+        createSandbox(config?: SinonSandboxConfig): SinonSandbox;
+        defaultConfig: SinonSandboxConfig;
         sandbox: SinonSandboxStatic;
     }
 
diff --git a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
index b0a12c02ea..33ac93f595 100644
--- a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,21 @@ function testAssert() {
 }
 
 function testSandbox() {
+    const config = {
+        injectInto: null,
+        properties: ["spy", "stub", "mock", "clock", "server", "requests"],
+        useFakeServer: true,
+        useFakeTimers: true,
+    };
+
     let sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+    sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create(config);
+    sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create(sinon.defaultConfig);
+
+    sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+    sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(config);
+    sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(sinon.defaultConfig);
+
     sandbox = sandbox.usingPromise(Promise);
 
     sandbox.assert.notCalled(sinon.spy());