diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 4438ca8d09..651fe24498 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -1212,6 +1212,12 @@ declare module 'react-native-firebase' {
 
     namespace messaging {
       interface Messaging {
+        /**
+        * Returns firebase.messaging.IOSMessaging that gets the
+        *  iOS specific methods and properties of messaging.
+        */
+        ios: IOSMessaging;
+
         /**
          * Returns the devices FCM token.
          */
@@ -1297,7 +1303,6 @@ declare module 'react-native-firebase' {
 
       interface MessagingStatics {
         RemoteMessage: typeof RemoteMessage;
-        ios: IOSMessaging;
       }
     }