diff --git a/videojs/index.d.ts b/videojs/index.d.ts
index 3ac6007daf..9e4156ece6 100644
--- a/videojs/index.d.ts
+++ b/videojs/index.d.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ interface VideoJSPlayer {
 	addRemoteTextTrack(options : {}) : HTMLTrackElement;
 	removeRemoteTextTrack(track : HTMLTrackElement) : void;
 	poster(val?: string) : string|VideoJSPlayer;
+	playbackRate(rate?: number) : number;
 }
 
 interface VideoJSStatic {