diff --git a/types/rsync/index.d.ts b/types/rsync/index.d.ts
index 7ec975e992..e86d22647a 100644
--- a/types/rsync/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/rsync/index.d.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ interface Rsync {
         stdout: StreamDataHandler,
         stderr: StreamDataHandler
     ): child_process.ChildProcess;
-
+    
+    // cwd
+    cwd(cwd: string): string;
 
     // option shorthands
     shell(shell: string): Rsync;