diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
index 30a71cdfd..a68ea6034 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ protected:
 
 
 using ESP8266WebServer = esp8266webserver::ESP8266WebServerTemplate<WiFiServer>;
+using RequestHandler = esp8266webserver::RequestHandler<WiFiServer>;
 
 
 #endif //ESP8266WEBSERVER_H