diff --git a/types/node/child_process.d.ts b/types/node/child_process.d.ts
index 4e9c882e1b..d1e14df580 100644
--- a/types/node/child_process.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/child_process.d.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         execArgv?: string[];
         silent?: boolean;
         stdio?: StdioOptions;
+        detached?: boolean;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean;
     }
     function fork(modulePath: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: ForkOptions): ChildProcess;
diff --git a/types/node/v10/child_process.d.ts b/types/node/v10/child_process.d.ts
index 1114247bee..442e8ae654 100644
--- a/types/node/v10/child_process.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v10/child_process.d.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         execArgv?: string[];
         silent?: boolean;
         stdio?: StdioOptions;
+        detached?: boolean;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean;
         uid?: number;
         gid?: number;
diff --git a/types/node/v8/index.d.ts b/types/node/v8/index.d.ts
index 83deb05d33..ecc15b68f1 100644
--- a/types/node/v8/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v8/index.d.ts
@@ -2259,6 +2259,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         execArgv?: string[];
         silent?: boolean;
         stdio?: any[];
+        detached?: boolean;
         uid?: number;
         gid?: number;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean;
diff --git a/types/node/v9/index.d.ts b/types/node/v9/index.d.ts
index ce36ad42d0..55cb883f8c 100644
--- a/types/node/v9/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v9/index.d.ts
@@ -2669,6 +2669,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         execArgv?: string[];
         silent?: boolean;
         stdio?: any[];
+        detached?: boolean;
         uid?: number;
         gid?: number;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean;