diff --git a/types/carbon-components-react/lib/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.d.ts b/types/carbon-components-react/lib/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.d.ts
index 734b792eed..e990d19820 100644
--- a/types/carbon-components-react/lib/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.d.ts
+++ b/types/carbon-components-react/lib/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.d.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface InheritedProps<T extends ListBoxBaseItemType = string> extends
 export interface MultiSelectProps<T extends ListBoxBaseItemType = string> extends InheritedProps<T> {
     downshiftProps?: any, // TODO
     initialSelectedItems?: T[],
+    items: T[],
     inline?: boolean,
     label?: React.ReactNode,
     locale?: string,