diff --git a/src/lib/es5.d.ts b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
index 4112f5a2ae7d7..b9fc27ca1d3ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/es5.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ interface JSON {
       * @param reviver A function that transforms the results. This function is called for each member of the object.
       * If a member contains nested objects, the nested objects are transformed before the parent object is.
       */
-    parse(text: string, reviver?: (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any): any;
+    parse<T = any>(text: string, reviver?: (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any): T;
     /**
       * Converts a JavaScript value to a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) string.
       * @param value A JavaScript value, usually an object or array, to be converted.