diff --git a/src/types/angular.d.ts b/src/types/angular.d.ts
index ca503972d88..01ce27d459c 100644
--- a/src/types/angular.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/angular.d.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ import { NavigationOptions } from '@ionic/angular/common/providers/nav-controlle
 
 declare module '@ionic/angular' {
 
-    export class NavController {
+    export interface NavController {
 
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
         navigateForward(url: string | UrlTree | any[], options?: NavigationOptions): Promise<boolean | null>;
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        navigateRoot(url: string | UrlTree | any[], options?: NavigationOptions): Promise<boolean | null>;
 
     }