diff --git a/types/got/got-tests.ts b/types/got/got-tests.ts
index 934adfc9a8..55680e7d27 100644
--- a/types/got/got-tests.ts
+++ b/types/got/got-tests.ts
@@ -269,3 +269,4 @@ got('http://todomvc.com', { retry: 2 });
 got('http://todomvc.com', { retry: { retries: 2, methods: ['GET'], statusCodes: [408, 504], maxRetryAfter: 1 } });
 got('http://todomvc.com', { throwHttpErrors: false });
 got('http://todomvc.com', { hooks: { beforeRequest: [ () => 'foo']} });
+got('http://todomvc.com', { timeout: 1 }).catch((e) => e instanceof got.TimeoutError);
diff --git a/types/got/index.d.ts b/types/got/index.d.ts
index 6b0929fdcf..d0cfc682dc 100644
--- a/types/got/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/got/index.d.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ declare class CancelError extends StdError {
     name: 'CancelError';
 }
 
+declare class TimeoutError extends StdError {
+    name: 'TimeoutError';
+}
+
 declare class StdError extends Error {
     code?: string;
     host?: string;
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ declare const got: got.GotFn &
         MaxRedirectsError: typeof MaxRedirectsError;
         UnsupportedProtocolError: typeof UnsupportedProtocolError;
         CancelError: typeof CancelError;
+        TimeoutError: typeof TimeoutError;
     };
 
 interface InternalRequestOptions extends https.RequestOptions {
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ declare namespace got {
         removeListener(event: 'uploadProgress', listener: (progress: Progress) => void): this;
     }
 
-    type GotError = RequestError | ReadError | ParseError | HTTPError | MaxRedirectsError | UnsupportedProtocolError | CancelError;
+    type GotError = RequestError | ReadError | ParseError | HTTPError | MaxRedirectsError | UnsupportedProtocolError | CancelError | TimeoutError;
 
     interface Progress {
         percent: number;