diff --git a/lib/modules/database/Reference.js b/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
index ce54e645..72171865 100644
--- a/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
+++ b/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
@@ -299,15 +299,15 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
    * @param onComplete
    * @returns {*}
    */
-  push(value: any, onComplete?: Function): Reference | Promise<void> {
+  push(value: any, onComplete?: Function): ThenableReference<void> {
     if (value === null || value === undefined) {
-      return new Reference(
+      return new ThenableReference(
         this._database,
         `${this.path}/${generatePushID(this._database._serverTimeOffset)}`
       );
     }
 
-    const newRef = new Reference(
+    const newRef = new ThenableReference(
       this._database,
       `${this.path}/${generatePushID(this._database._serverTimeOffset)}`
     );
@@ -892,3 +892,12 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
     return SyncTree.removeListenersForRegistrations(registrations);
   }
 }
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+declare class ThenableReference<+R> extends Reference {
+  then<U>(
+    onFulfill?: (value: R) => Promise<U> | U,
+    onReject?: (error: any) => Promise<U> | U
+  ): Promise<U>;
+  catch<U>(onReject?: (error: any) => Promise<U> | U): Promise<R | U>;
+}