diff --git a/react/react.d.ts b/react/react.d.ts
index 82c427027b..691b9c7a0e 100644
--- a/react/react.d.ts
+++ b/react/react.d.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ declare namespace __React {
         nativeEvent: Event;
         preventDefault(): void;
         stopPropagation(): void;
+        persist(): void;
         target: EventTarget;
         timeStamp: Date;
         type: string;