diff --git a/src/rules/requireExactType.js b/src/rules/requireExactType.js
index c49975dc..f6981c8f 100644
--- a/src/rules/requireExactType.js
+++ b/src/rules/requireExactType.js
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ const create = (context) => {
 
   return {
     ObjectTypeAnnotation (node) {
-      const {exact, indexers} = node;
+      const {
+        exact,
+        indexers,
+        inexact,
+      } = node;
 
-      if (node.parent.type !== 'InterfaceDeclaration' && always && !exact && indexers.length === 0) {
+      if (node.parent.type !== 'InterfaceDeclaration' && always && !exact && !inexact && indexers.length === 0) {
         context.report({
           fix: (fixer) => {
             return [
diff --git a/tests/rules/assertions/requireExactType.js b/tests/rules/assertions/requireExactType.js
index 26ff36a1..f68a0f94 100644
--- a/tests/rules/assertions/requireExactType.js
+++ b/tests/rules/assertions/requireExactType.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export default {
   invalid: [
     // Always
-
     {
       code: 'type foo = {};',
       errors: [
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ export default {
   valid: [
 
     // Always
-
     {
       code: 'type foo = {| |};',
     },
@@ -225,5 +223,11 @@ export default {
           function?: {| name: string |};
       }`,
     },
+
+    // Explicit inexact
+
+    {
+      code: 'type A = { a: string, ... }',
+    },
   ],
 };