diff --git a/highcharts/highcharts.d.ts b/highcharts/highcharts.d.ts
index 3b0801651..953d30aed 100644
--- a/highcharts/highcharts.d.ts
+++ b/highcharts/highcharts.d.ts
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ interface HighchartsChart {
 interface HighchartsElementObject {
     add(): HighchartsElementObject;
     add(parent: HighchartsElementObject): HighchartsElementObject;
+	animate(attributes: any, animation?: any): HighchartsElementObject;
     attr(hash: any): HighchartsElementObject;
     css(hash: HighchartsCSSObject): HighchartsElementObject;
     destroy(): void;