diff --git a/pouchDB/pouch.d.ts b/pouchDB/pouch.d.ts
index 47ffcad606..40a28cf23d 100644
--- a/pouchDB/pouch.d.ts
+++ b/pouchDB/pouch.d.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ interface PouchDB extends PouchApi {
 }
 
 declare var PouchDB: PouchDB;
+
+// Support AMD require
+declare module 'pouchdb' {
+  export = PouchDB;
+}
+
 //
 // emit is the function that the PouchFilter.map function should call in order to add a particular item to
 // a filter view.