diff --git a/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts b/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
index fd76ae6fbea..97ba5635eef 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@
  */
 
 import * as net from 'net';
+import { EventEmitter } from "events"
 import {
     HttpProviderBase,
     HttpProviderOptions,
     IpcProviderBase,
     WebsocketProviderBase,
-    WebsocketProviderOptions
+    WebsocketProviderOptions,
+    JsonRpcPayload,
+    JsonRpcResponse
 } from 'web3-core-helpers';
 import { Method } from 'web3-core-method';
 import BN = require('bn.js');
@@ -408,9 +411,15 @@ export interface LogsOptions {
 
 export type BlockNumber = string | number | BN | BigNumber | 'latest' | 'pending' | 'earliest' | 'genesis';
 
+export interface AbstractProvider {
+    send(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void): void;
+    sendAsync(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void): void;
+  }
+
 export type provider =
     | HttpProvider
     | IpcProvider
     | WebsocketProvider
+    | AbstractProvider
     | string
     | null;
diff --git a/packages/web3/types/tests/web3-test.ts b/packages/web3/types/tests/web3-test.ts
index 7aaeaafc6b0..f17985861ce 100644
--- a/packages/web3/types/tests/web3-test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3/types/tests/web3-test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 import Web3 from 'web3';
 import * as net from 'net';
+import { AbstractProvider } from 'web3-core';
+import { JsonRpcPayload, JsonRpcResponse } from "web3-core-helpers"
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 
 // $ExpectType Utils
 Web3.utils;
@@ -85,3 +88,10 @@ web3 = new Web3('https://localhost:5000/', netSocket);
 
 // $ExpectType Web3
 web3 = new Web3();
+
+class CustomProvider implements AbstractProvider {
+    send(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void) {}
+    sendAsync(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void) {}
+}
+// $ExpectType Web3
+web3 = new Web3(new CustomProvider());