diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 0dde6118..590da2b5 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export declare class Component<T = {}> {
   state: T;
   readonly defaultState: T;
   setState(state: Partial<T> | ((this: this, state: T) => Partial<T>), render?: boolean): this;
+  dispatch(type: string, detail?: any): boolean;
 }
 
 export declare function bind<T extends Element | ShadowRoot>(element: T): BoundTemplateFunction<T>;