diff --git a/types/googlemaps/googlemaps-tests.ts b/types/googlemaps/googlemaps-tests.ts
index b6fce2c906..427187c357 100644
--- a/types/googlemaps/googlemaps-tests.ts
+++ b/types/googlemaps/googlemaps-tests.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ map.panToBounds(
     }
 );
 
+map.getProjection() // $ExpectType Projection | null
+
 /***** Data *****/
 
 new google.maps.Data();
diff --git a/types/googlemaps/index.d.ts b/types/googlemaps/index.d.ts
index 0b2af2fc1c..a26ad3d639 100644
--- a/types/googlemaps/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/googlemaps/index.d.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ declare namespace google.maps {
         getDiv(): Element;
         getHeading(): number;
         getMapTypeId(): MapTypeId | string;
-        getProjection(): Projection;
+        getProjection(): Projection | null;
         getStreetView(): StreetViewPanorama;
         getTilt(): number;
         getZoom(): number;