diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 6ddeeb9eda..6e8126e3aa 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -1095,6 +1095,17 @@ export interface TextInputScrollEventData {
     contentOffset: { x: number; y: number; }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @see TextInputProps.onSelectionChange
+ */
+export interface TextInputSelectionChangeEventData {
+    selection: {
+        start: number;
+        end: number;
+    };
+    target: number;
+}
+
 /**
  * @see https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/textinput.html#props
  */
@@ -1220,7 +1231,7 @@ export interface TextInputProps
     /**
      * Callback that is called when the text input selection is changed.
      */
-    onSelectionChange?: (event: { nativeEvent: { selection: { start: number; end: number }; target: number } }) => void;
+    onSelectionChange?: (e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => void;
 
     /**
      * Callback that is called when the text input's submit button is pressed.
diff --git a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
index 36e85698fa..8ff7ceacdb 100644
--- a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ import {
     StatusBar,
     NativeSyntheticEvent,
     GestureResponderEvent,
-    TextInputScrollEventData
+    TextInputScrollEventData,
+    TextInputSelectionChangeEventData,
 } from "react-native";
 
 declare module "react-native" {
@@ -492,6 +493,14 @@ class TextInputTest extends React.Component<{}, {username: string}> {
         testNativeSyntheticEvent(e);
     }
 
+    handleOnSelectionChange = (e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => {
+        testNativeSyntheticEvent(e);
+
+        console.log(`target: ${ e.nativeEvent.target }`);
+        console.log(`start: ${ e.nativeEvent.selection.start }`);
+        console.log(`end: ${ e.nativeEvent.selection.end }`);
+    }
+
     render() {
         return (
             <View>
@@ -503,7 +512,7 @@ class TextInputTest extends React.Component<{}, {username: string}> {
                     onChangeText={this.handleUsernameChange}
                 />
 
-                 <TextInput
+                <TextInput
                     multiline
                     onScroll={this.onScroll}
                 />
@@ -512,6 +521,10 @@ class TextInputTest extends React.Component<{}, {username: string}> {
                     onBlur={this.handleOnBlur}
                     onFocus={this.handleOnFocus}
                 />
+
+                <TextInput
+                    onSelectionChange={this.handleOnSelectionChange}
+                />
             </View>
         );
     }