diff --git a/types/react-native-push-notification/index.d.ts b/types/react-native-push-notification/index.d.ts
index 1c1577d7c1..4f58cd7385 100644
--- a/types/react-native-push-notification/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native-push-notification/index.d.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ export interface PushNotification {
     finish: (fetchResult: string) => void;
 }
 
-export class PushNotificationOptions {
+export interface PushNotificationOptions {
     onRegister?: (token: { os: string, token: string }) => void;
     onNotification?: (notification: PushNotification) => void;
     senderID?: string;
+    permissions?: PushNotificationPermissions;
     popInitialNotification?: boolean;
     requestPermissions?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/types/react-native-push-notification/react-native-push-notification-tests.ts b/types/react-native-push-notification/react-native-push-notification-tests.ts
index c28779b855..60354e0cf7 100644
--- a/types/react-native-push-notification/react-native-push-notification-tests.ts
+++ b/types/react-native-push-notification/react-native-push-notification-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PushNotification.configure({
     },
     onRegister: (token) => {},
     senderID: 'XXX',
+    permissions: { alert: true, badge: true, sound: true },
     popInitialNotification: false,
     requestPermissions: true,
 });