diff --git a/statsd-client/statsd-client-import-asterisk-tests.ts b/statsd-client/statsd-client-import-asterisk-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b01d523042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statsd-client/statsd-client-import-asterisk-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/// <reference path="statsd-client.d.ts" />
+import * as StatsdClient from 'statsd-client';
+const statsd = new StatsdClient({ debug: true });
diff --git a/statsd-client/statsd-client.d.ts b/statsd-client/statsd-client.d.ts
index 2fabcfb83f..b5c8bba2ef 100644
--- a/statsd-client/statsd-client.d.ts
+++ b/statsd-client/statsd-client.d.ts
@@ -99,5 +99,6 @@ declare module "statsd-client" {
 		getChildClient(name: string): StatsdClient;
 	}
 
+	namespace StatsdClient {}
 	export = StatsdClient;
 }