diff --git a/types/babel__core/babel__core-tests.ts b/types/babel__core/babel__core-tests.ts
index a873c3392f..623d4121fe 100644
--- a/types/babel__core/babel__core-tests.ts
+++ b/types/babel__core/babel__core-tests.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ babel.transformFromAst(parsedAst!, sourceCode, options, (err, result) => {
 
 const transformFromAstSyncResult = babel.transformFromAstSync(parsedAst!, sourceCode, options);
 const { code, map, ast } = transformFromAstSyncResult!;
+
+babel.transformFromAstAsync(parsedAst!, sourceCode, options).then(transformFromAstAsyncResult => {
+    const { code, map, ast } = transformFromAstAsyncResult!;
+});
diff --git a/types/babel__core/index.d.ts b/types/babel__core/index.d.ts
index 85a89392af..ad061fba80 100644
--- a/types/babel__core/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/babel__core/index.d.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export function transformFromAstSync(ast: Node, code?: string, opts?: TransformO
 /**
  * Given an AST, transform it.
  */
-export function transformFromAstSync(ast: Node, code?: string, opts?: TransformOptions): Promise<BabelFileResult | null>;
+export function transformFromAstAsync(ast: Node, code?: string, opts?: TransformOptions): Promise<BabelFileResult | null>;
 
 // A babel plugin is a simple function which must return an object matching
 // the following interface. Babel will throw if it finds unknown properties.