diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 10ba3f0f0..2d7254ec5 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   Actions,
   Capabilities,
   WebElement,
+  WebDriver,
   RelativeBy,
   locateWith as seleniumLocateWith
 } from 'selenium-webdriver';
@@ -560,6 +561,11 @@ export interface NightwatchAPI
 
   globals: NightwatchGlobals;
 
+  /**
+   * https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/WebDriver.html
+   */
+  driver: WebDriver;
+
   launchUrl: string;
   launch_url: string;
 }
diff --git a/types/tests/describe.test-d.ts b/types/tests/describe.test-d.ts
index d8423d82f..21eb0236b 100644
--- a/types/tests/describe.test-d.ts
+++ b/types/tests/describe.test-d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ExtendDescribeThis } from '..';
+import {FileDetector} from 'selenium-webdriver/remote';
 
 describe('Ecosia', () => {
   before((browser) => browser.url('https://www.ecosia.org/'));
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ describe('Ecosia', () => {
       upload_throughput: 500 * 1024, // Maximal aggregated upload throughput.
     });
 
+    // https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/WebDriver.html#setFileDetector
+    browser.driver.setFileDetector(new FileDetector());
+
     browser
       .waitForElementVisible('body')
       .assert.titleContains('Ecosia')