diff --git a/types/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts b/types/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
index 4a15f029f0..1a9821a6bb 100644
--- a/types/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
+++ b/types/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var $multiEl = $('selector', 'selector', 'selector');
  */
 
 // attr
+$el.attr();
 $el.attr('id');
 $el.attr('id', 'favorite').html();
 
diff --git a/types/cheerio/index.d.ts b/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
index f525a46ee6..2037e83c7a 100644
--- a/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface Cheerio {
 
     // Attributes
 
+    attr(): {[attr: string]: string};
     attr(name: string): string;
     attr(name: string, value: any): Cheerio;