diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 759b3103af2..1c743d4cf26 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export { publishLast } from './internal/operators/publishLast';
 export { publishReplay } from './internal/operators/publishReplay';
 export { raceWith } from './internal/operators/raceWith';
 export { reduce } from './internal/operators/reduce';
-export { repeat } from './internal/operators/repeat';
+export { repeat, RepeatConfig } from './internal/operators/repeat';
 export { repeatWhen } from './internal/operators/repeatWhen';
 export { retry, RetryConfig } from './internal/operators/retry';
 export { retryWhen } from './internal/operators/retryWhen';
diff --git a/src/internal/operators/repeatWhen.ts b/src/internal/operators/repeatWhen.ts
index 4fd48317d59..51cb07b0e70 100644
--- a/src/internal/operators/repeatWhen.ts
+++ b/src/internal/operators/repeatWhen.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ import { createOperatorSubscriber } from './OperatorSubscriber';
  * which a user can `complete` or `error`, aborting the repetition.
  * @return A function that returns an `ObservableInput` that mirrors the source
  * Observable with the exception of a `complete`.
- * @deprecated Will be removed in v9 or v10. Use {@link repeat}'s `delay` option instead.
+ * @deprecated Will be removed in v9 or v10. Use {@link repeat}'s {@link RepeatConfig#delay delay} option instead.
+ * Instead of `repeatWhen(() => notify$)`, use: `repeat({ delay: notify$ })`.
  */
 export function repeatWhen<T>(notifier: (notifications: Observable<void>) => ObservableInput<any>): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T> {
   return operate((source, subscriber) => {
diff --git a/src/operators/index.ts b/src/operators/index.ts
index 9272c89780d..acaaea0dc51 100644
--- a/src/operators/index.ts
+++ b/src/operators/index.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export { publishReplay } from '../internal/operators/publishReplay';
 export { race } from '../internal/operators/race';
 export { raceWith } from '../internal/operators/raceWith';
 export { reduce } from '../internal/operators/reduce';
-export { repeat } from '../internal/operators/repeat';
+export { repeat, RepeatConfig } from '../internal/operators/repeat';
 export { repeatWhen } from '../internal/operators/repeatWhen';
 export { retry, RetryConfig } from '../internal/operators/retry';
 export { retryWhen } from '../internal/operators/retryWhen';