diff --git a/redis/redis-tests.ts b/redis/redis-tests.ts
index 5acb02465e..aadaa40f48 100644
--- a/redis/redis-tests.ts
+++ b/redis/redis-tests.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,28 @@ redis.print(err, value);
 
 client = redis.createClient(num, str, options);
 
+// Test the `retry_strategy` property
+// ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
+function retryStrategyNumber(options: redis.RetryStrategyOptions): number {
+  // Ensure that the properties of RetryStrategyOptions are resilient to breaking change.
+  // If the properties of the interface changes, the variables below will also need to be adapted.
+  var error:            Error  = options.error;
+  var total_retry_time: number = options.total_retry_time;
+  var times_connected:  number = options.times_connected;
+  var attempt:          number = options.attempt;
+  return 5000;
+}
+function retryStrategyError(options: redis.RetryStrategyOptions): Error {
+  return new Error('Foo');
+}
+client = redis.createClient({
+  retry_strategy: retryStrategyNumber
+});
+client = redis.createClient({
+  retry_strategy: retryStrategyError
+});
+// ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
+
 bool = client.connected;
 num = client.retry_delay;
 num = client.retry_backoff;
diff --git a/redis/redis.d.ts b/redis/redis.d.ts
index 6dd257bd9b..de52145261 100644
--- a/redis/redis.d.ts
+++ b/redis/redis.d.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ declare module "redis" {
         versions: number[];
     }
 
+    export interface RetryStrategyOptions {
+        error: Error;
+        total_retry_time: number;
+        times_connected: number;
+        attempt: number;
+    }
+
+    export interface RetryStrategy {
+        (options: RetryStrategyOptions): number | Error;
+    }
+
     export interface ClientOpts {
         parser?: string;
         return_buffers?: boolean;
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ declare module "redis" {
         family?: string;
         command_queue_high_water?: number;
         command_queue_low_water?: number;
+        retry_strategy?: RetryStrategy;
     }
 
     export interface RedisClient extends NodeJS.EventEmitter {