diff --git a/types/jquery-mousewheel/index.d.ts b/types/jquery-mousewheel/index.d.ts
index fdeaa39585..d89bbb9942 100644
--- a/types/jquery-mousewheel/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/jquery-mousewheel/index.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ declare namespace JQueryMousewheel {
 }
 
 interface JQuery {
+    on(event: 'mousewheel', handler: (eventObject: JQueryMousewheel.JQueryMousewheelEventObject, ...args: any[]) => any): JQuery;
     mousewheel(handler: (eventObject: JQueryMousewheel.JQueryMousewheelEventObject, ...args: any[]) => any): JQuery
     unmousewheel(): JQuery;
 }