diff --git a/types/node/index.d.ts b/types/node/index.d.ts
index 14dc11d44d..2f7dc57e90 100644
--- a/types/node/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/index.d.ts
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         stdio: [stream.Writable, stream.Readable, stream.Readable];
         pid: number;
         kill(signal?: string): void;
-        send(message: any, sendHandle?: any): boolean;
+        send(message: any, sendHandle?: net.Socket | net.Server, options?: MessageOptions, callback?: (error: Error) => void): boolean;
         connected: boolean;
         disconnect(): void;
         unref(): void;
@@ -1840,6 +1840,10 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         prependOnceListener(event: "message", listener: (message: any, sendHandle: net.Socket | net.Server) => void): this;
     }
 
+    export interface MessageOptions {
+        keepOpen: boolean;
+    }
+
     export interface SpawnOptions {
         cwd?: string;
         env?: any;
@@ -1849,6 +1853,7 @@ declare module "child_process" {
         gid?: number;
         shell?: boolean | string;
     }
+
     export function spawn(command: string, args?: string[], options?: SpawnOptions): ChildProcess;
 
     export interface ExecOptions {