diff --git a/types/express-serve-static-core/express-serve-static-core-tests.ts b/types/express-serve-static-core/express-serve-static-core-tests.ts
index 4c2f0919c2..f2593c5e41 100644
--- a/types/express-serve-static-core/express-serve-static-core-tests.ts
+++ b/types/express-serve-static-core/express-serve-static-core-tests.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from 'express-serve-static-core';
 
-// null test file - everything should be tested from express.d.ts and serve-static.d.ts
+const app: express.Application = {} as any;
+app.listen(3000);
+app.listen(3000, (err: any) => {
+    // no-op error callback
+});
diff --git a/types/express-serve-static-core/index.d.ts b/types/express-serve-static-core/index.d.ts
index e954a97a1d..fc100717d6 100644
--- a/types/express-serve-static-core/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/express-serve-static-core/index.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //                 Kacper Polak <https://github.com/kacepe>
 //                 Satana Charuwichitratana <https://github.com/micksatana>
 //                 Sami Jaber <https://github.com/samijaber>
+//                 aereal <https://github.com/aereal>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
@@ -996,11 +997,11 @@ export interface Application extends EventEmitter, IRouter, Express.Application
      *    http.createServer(app).listen(80);
      *    https.createServer({ ... }, app).listen(443);
      */
-    listen(port: number, hostname: string, backlog: number, callback?: () => void): http.Server;
-    listen(port: number, hostname: string, callback?: () => void): http.Server;
-    listen(port: number, callback?: () => void): http.Server;
-    listen(callback?: () => void): http.Server;
-    listen(path: string, callback?: () => void): http.Server;
+    listen(port: number, hostname: string, backlog: number, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): http.Server;
+    listen(port: number, hostname: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): http.Server;
+    listen(port: number, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): http.Server;
+    listen(callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): http.Server;
+    listen(path: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): http.Server;
     listen(handle: any, listeningListener?: () => void): http.Server;
 
     router: string;