diff --git a/types/react-helmet/index.d.ts b/types/react-helmet/index.d.ts
index 78282678ab9923..3f4c7dc26da88c 100644
--- a/types/react-helmet/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-helmet/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for react-helmet 6.0
+// Type definitions for react-helmet 6.1
 // Project: https://github.com/nfl/react-helmet
 // Definitions by: Evan Bremer <https://github.com/evanbb>
 //                 Isman Usoh <https://github.com/isman-usoh>
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 //                 Yamagishi Kazutoshi <https://github.com/ykzts>
 //                 Justin Hall <https://github.com/wKovacs64>
 //                 Andriy2 <https://github.com/Andriy2>
+//                 Piotr Błażejewicz <https://github.com/peterblazejewicz>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -53,13 +54,18 @@ export interface HelmetProps {
     titleTemplate?: string;
 }
 
-export class Helmet extends React.Component<HelmetProps> {
+declare class Helmet extends React.Component<HelmetProps> {
     static peek(): HelmetData;
     static rewind(): HelmetData;
     static renderStatic(): HelmetData;
     static canUseDOM: boolean;
 }
 
+declare const HelmetExport: typeof Helmet;
+
+export { HelmetExport as Helmet };
+export default HelmetExport;
+
 export interface HelmetData {
     base: HelmetDatum;
     bodyAttributes: HelmetHTMLBodyDatum;
diff --git a/types/react-helmet/react-helmet-tests.tsx b/types/react-helmet/react-helmet-tests.tsx
index 93dda4cc82a4fd..abf152b06643e4 100644
--- a/types/react-helmet/react-helmet-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-helmet/react-helmet-tests.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
-import { Helmet, HelmetData } from "react-helmet";
+import { Helmet as HelmedNamedExport, HelmetData } from "react-helmet";
+import Helmet from 'react-helmet';
 
 const Application = () =>
     <div className="application">