diff --git a/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts b/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
index cf6ccef52b89f..e46fc868008a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ interface RegExp {
      * @param limit if not undefined, the output array is truncated so that it contains no more
      * than 'limit' elements.
      */
-    [Symbol.split](string: string, limit?: number): string[];
+    [Symbol.split](string: string, limit: 0): string[];
+    [Symbol.split](string: string, limit?: number): [string, ...string[]];
 }
 
 interface RegExpConstructor {
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ interface String {
      * @param splitter An object that can split a string.
      * @param limit A value used to limit the number of elements returned in the array.
      */
-    split(splitter: { [Symbol.split](string: string, limit?: number): string[]; }, limit?: number): string[];
+    split(splitter: { [Symbol.split](string: string, limit?: number): string[]; }, limit: 0): string[];
+    split(splitter: { [Symbol.split](string: string, limit?: number): string[]; }, limit?: number): [string, ...string[]];
 }
 
 interface ArrayBuffer {
diff --git a/src/lib/es5.d.ts b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
index f3df23047022d..83e93710f6309 100644
--- a/src/lib/es5.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ interface String {
      * @param separator A string that identifies character or characters to use in separating the string. If omitted, a single-element array containing the entire string is returned.
      * @param limit A value used to limit the number of elements returned in the array.
      */
-    split(separator: string | RegExp, limit?: number): string[];
+    split(separator: string | RegExp, limit: 0): string[];
+    split(separator: string | RegExp, limit?: number): [string, ...string[]];
 
     /**
      * Returns the substring at the specified location within a String object.