diff --git a/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts b/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
index f8722a41d8..b6de6e9991 100644
--- a/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-transition-group/Transition.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface TransitionActions {
     exit?: boolean;
 }
 
-type TransitionStatus =
+export type TransitionStatus =
     typeof ENTERING |
     typeof ENTERED |
     typeof EXITING |
diff --git a/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx b/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
index 172d91ce54..cda468f9b5 100644
--- a/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-transition-group/react-transition-group-tests.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import CSSTransition = require("react-transition-group/CSSTransition");
-import Transition, { UNMOUNTED, EXITED, ENTERING, ENTERED, EXITING } from "react-transition-group/Transition";
+import Transition, { UNMOUNTED, EXITED, ENTERING, ENTERED, EXITING, TransitionStatus } from "react-transition-group/Transition";
 import TransitionGroup = require("react-transition-group/TransitionGroup");
 import Components = require("react-transition-group");
 
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ const Test: React.StatelessComponent = () => {
         node.addEventListener("transitionend", done, false);
     }
 
+    function statusAsArgument(status: TransitionStatus) {
+        switch (status) {
+            case ENTERING:
+            case ENTERED:
+            case EXITING:
+            case EXITED:
+            case UNMOUNTED:
+                return <div>{status}</div>;
+        }
+    }
+
     return (
         <TransitionGroup
             component={Container}
@@ -64,6 +75,10 @@ const Test: React.StatelessComponent = () => {
                 }}
             </Components.Transition>
 
+            <Components.Transition in timeout={500}>
+                {statusAsArgument}
+            </Components.Transition>
+
             <Transition
                 timeout={ { enter : 500, exit : 500 } }
             >