diff --git a/types/jsonwebtoken/index.d.ts b/types/jsonwebtoken/index.d.ts
index 766042e627..6455eeb1ba 100644
--- a/types/jsonwebtoken/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/jsonwebtoken/index.d.ts
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ declare function verify(
 declare function decode(
     token: string,
     options?: DecodeOptions,
-): null | object | string;
+): null | { [key: string]: any } | string;
diff --git a/types/jsonwebtoken/jsonwebtoken-tests.ts b/types/jsonwebtoken/jsonwebtoken-tests.ts
index 3ced0ccfb5..87e3a56390 100644
--- a/types/jsonwebtoken/jsonwebtoken-tests.ts
+++ b/types/jsonwebtoken/jsonwebtoken-tests.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ var decoded = jwt.decode(token);
 
 decoded = jwt.decode(token, { complete: false });
 
+if (decoded !== null && typeof decoded === "object") {
+    console.log(decoded.foo);
+}
+
 decoded = jwt.decode(token, { json: false });
 
 decoded = jwt.decode(token, { complete: false, json: false });