diff --git a/types/react/index.d.ts b/types/react/index.d.ts
index 97adab18d4..f7b7310d7d 100644
--- a/types/react/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react/index.d.ts
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ declare namespace React {
     type FC<P = {}> = FunctionComponent<P>;
 
     interface FunctionComponent<P = {}> {
-        (props: P & { children?: ReactNode }, context?: any): ReactElement | null;
+        (props: PropsWithChildren<P>, context?: any): ReactElement | null;
         propTypes?: WeakValidationMap<P>;
         contextTypes?: ValidationMap<any>;
         defaultProps?: Partial<P>;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ declare namespace React {
     }
 
     interface RefForwardingComponent<T, P = {}> {
-        (props: P & { children?: ReactNode }, ref: Ref<T>): ReactElement | null;
+        (props: PropsWithChildren<P>, ref: Ref<T>): ReactElement | null;
         propTypes?: WeakValidationMap<P>;
         contextTypes?: ValidationMap<any>;
         defaultProps?: Partial<P>;
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ declare namespace React {
                 : P
             : P;
 
+    type PropsWithChildren<P> = P & { children?: ReactNode };
+
     /**
      * NOTE: prefer ComponentPropsWithRef, if the ref is forwarded,
      * or ComponentPropsWithoutRef when refs are not supported.
@@ -747,7 +749,7 @@ declare namespace React {
 
     function memo<P extends object>(
         Component: SFC<P>,
-        propsAreEqual?: (prevProps: Readonly<P & { children?: ReactNode }>, nextProps: Readonly<P & { children?: ReactNode }>) => boolean
+        propsAreEqual?: (prevProps: Readonly<PropsWithChildren<P>>, nextProps: Readonly<PropsWithChildren<P>>) => boolean
     ): NamedExoticComponent<P>;
     function memo<T extends ComponentType<any>>(
         Component: T,
diff --git a/types/react/test/index.ts b/types/react/test/index.ts
index d4fee49d30..fffde44f52 100644
--- a/types/react/test/index.ts
+++ b/types/react/test/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import TransitionGroup = require("react-addons-transition-group");
 import update = require("react-addons-update");
 import createReactClass = require("create-react-class");
 import * as DOM from "react-dom-factories";
+import { PropsWithChildren } from '../index';
 
 // NOTE: forward declarations for tests
 declare function setInterval(...args: any[]): any;
@@ -803,3 +804,9 @@ const sfc: React.SFC<any> = Memoized2;
 // this $ExpectError is failing on TypeScript@next
 // // $ExpectError Property '$$typeof' is missing in type
 // const specialSfc2: React.SpecialSFC = props => null;
+
+const propsWithChildren: PropsWithChildren<Props> = {
+    hello: "world",
+    foo: 42,
+    children: functionComponent,
+};