diff --git a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
index 25bbfccfc4..c366d0f350 100644
--- a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ declare function WebpackHotMiddleware(
 
 declare namespace WebpackHotMiddleware {
 	interface ClientOptions {
+		path?: string;
 		reload?: boolean;
 		name?: string;
 		timeout?: number;
diff --git a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/webpack-hot-middleware-tests.ts b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/webpack-hot-middleware-tests.ts
index dd080ee689..e6dfc50ce6 100644
--- a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/webpack-hot-middleware-tests.ts
+++ b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/webpack-hot-middleware-tests.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ webpackHotMiddlewareInstance = webpackHotMiddleware(compiler, {
 });
 
 const clientOpts: webpackHotMiddleware.ClientOptions = {
+	path: '/__webpack_hmr',
 	reload: true,
 	name: '__webpack_hmr_custom_bundle_name',
 	timeout: 1000,