diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/types/src/theme-default.ts b/packages/@vuepress/types/src/theme-default.ts
index bc55cd7446..9f0613d722 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/types/src/theme-default.ts
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/types/src/theme-default.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ export type SidebarItem4Group = {
    * Sidebar's depth.
    */
   sidebarDepth?: number;
+  /**
+   * By default the first subgroup is opened initially.
+   * You can change this using the `initialOpenGroupIndex`:
+   * Specify an index to open another subgroup or use `-1` for no open group.
+   *
+   * @default 0
+   */
+  initialOpenGroupIndex?: number;
   /**
    * Sidebar children.
    */