diff --git a/types/react-request/index.d.ts b/types/react-request/index.d.ts
index 0806dda260..3134825fbe 100644
--- a/types/react-request/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-request/index.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface RenderProps<T> {
   response: Response | null;
   url: string;
   data: T | null;
+  doFetch: (options?: FetchRequestProps) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface FetchRequestProps extends RequestInit {
diff --git a/types/react-request/react-request-tests.tsx b/types/react-request/react-request-tests.tsx
index 6a4ff71212..5e5edf31d2 100644
--- a/types/react-request/react-request-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-request/react-request-tests.tsx
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ interface ServerResponse {
 export default class BasicReactRequest extends React.Component {
   render() {
     return <Fetch<ServerResponse> url='/api/server'>
-      {({ fetching, failed, data, response }) => {
+      {({ fetching, failed, data, response, doFetch }) => {
         if (fetching || !response) {
           return <p>Loading...</p>;
         }
         if (failed) {
           return <h2>Failed to load</h2>;
         }
+        if (!data) {
+            doFetch();
+        }
         return <p>{data ? data.foo : 'data was null'}</p>;
       }}
     </Fetch>;