diff --git a/types/glob/glob-tests.ts b/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
index 01f74acf8d..75a87d3726 100644
--- a/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
+++ b/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import glob = require("glob");
 const Glob = glob.Glob;
+// ExpectType glob
+const globAlias = glob.glob;
 
 (() => {
     const pattern = "test/a/**/[cg]/../[cg]";
diff --git a/types/glob/index.d.ts b/types/glob/index.d.ts
index a0bf99f19d..aabac3ac7b 100644
--- a/types/glob/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/glob/index.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ declare namespace G {
 
     function hasMagic(pattern: string, options?: IOptions): boolean;
 
+    let glob: typeof G;
     let Glob: IGlobStatic;
     let GlobSync: IGlobSyncStatic;