diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index d539e0d8376..31e43707499 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -2715,6 +2715,8 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
   /** Alias for QueryOptions for backwards compatability. */
   type ModelUpdateOptions = QueryOptions;
 
+  type DocumentQuery<ResultType, DocType extends Document, THelpers = {}> = Query<ResultType, DocType, THelpers>;
+
   /** Backwards support for DefinitelyTyped */
   interface HookSyncCallback<T> {
     (this: T, next: HookNextFunction, docs: any[]): Promise<any> | void;