diff --git a/types/node/module.d.ts b/types/node/module.d.ts
index 5ed3c7b523..08a7c1fd27 100644
--- a/types/node/module.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/module.d.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ declare module "module" {
 
         constructor(id: string, parent?: Module);
     }
+    export = Module;
 }
diff --git a/types/node/test/module.ts b/types/node/test/module.ts
index d6b95ae281..721c668767 100644
--- a/types/node/test/module.ts
+++ b/types/node/test/module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Module } from 'module';
+import Module = require('module');
 import { URL } from 'url';
 require.extensions[".ts"] = () => "";
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const m2: Module = new Module("moduleId");
 const b: string[] = Module.builtinModules;
 let paths: string[] = [];
 paths = m1.paths;
+m1 instanceof Module;
 
 Module.createRequireFromPath('./test')('test');