diff --git a/types/react-intl/index.d.ts b/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
index 72d5d69f51..7da9dbd487 100644
--- a/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-intl/index.d.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ declare namespace ReactIntl {
         interface Props extends MessageDescriptor {
             values?: {[key: string]: MessageValue | JSX.Element};
             tagName?: string;
+            children?: (formattedMessage: string[]) => React.ReactNode;
         }
     }
     class FormattedMessage extends React.Component<FormattedMessage.Props> { }
diff --git a/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx b/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
index 726802a8bb..75490a5ca1 100644
--- a/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-intl/react-intl-tests.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ class SomeComponent extends React.Component<SomeComponentProps & InjectedIntlPro
                 values={{ blank: null, empty: undefined }}
                 tagName="div" />
 
+            <FormattedMessage
+                id="test"
+                description="Test"
+            >
+                {(text) => <div className="messageDiv">{text}</div>}
+            </FormattedMessage>
+
             <FormattedHTMLMessage
                 id="test"
                 description="Test"