diff --git a/types/react-infinite-scroller/index.d.ts b/types/react-infinite-scroller/index.d.ts
index 47c2166bc9..12388231ce 100644
--- a/types/react-infinite-scroller/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-infinite-scroller/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/CassetteRocks/react-infinite-scroller
 // Definitions by: Lauri Lavanti <https://github.com/Lapanti>,
 //                 Piotr Srebniak <https://github.com/psrebniak>
+//                 Brett Miller <https://github.com/WrathZA>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ declare namespace InfiniteScroll {
          */
         loader?: React.ReactElement<any>;
     }
-    class InfiniteScroll extends React.Component<InfiniteScrollProps> { }
+    class InfiniteScroll extends React.Component<InfiniteScrollProps> {
+        getParentElement(elem?: HTMLElement | null): HTMLElement | undefined | null;
+    }
     namespace InfiniteScroll {}
 }
 
diff --git a/types/react-infinite-scroller/react-infinite-scroller-tests.tsx b/types/react-infinite-scroller/react-infinite-scroller-tests.tsx
index 2f9009f667..8f08d576e6 100644
--- a/types/react-infinite-scroller/react-infinite-scroller-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-infinite-scroller/react-infinite-scroller-tests.tsx
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ class Test2 extends React.Component {
         );
     }
 }
+
+class InfiniteScrollOverride extends InfiniteScroll {
+    getParentElement(el: HTMLElement) {
+        if (document.getElementById("scroll-header")) {
+            return document.getElementById("scroll-header");
+        }
+        return super.getParentElement(el);
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return super.render();
+    }
+}