diff --git a/lib/cursor/QueryCursor.js b/lib/cursor/QueryCursor.js
index 3a2e683890e..f862d0f4fde 100644
--- a/lib/cursor/QueryCursor.js
+++ b/lib/cursor/QueryCursor.js
@@ -194,6 +194,24 @@ QueryCursor.prototype.close = function(callback) {
   }, this.model.events);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Rewind this cursor to its uninitialized state. Any options that are present on the cursor will
+ * remain in effect. Iterating this cursor will cause new queries to be sent to the server, even
+ * if the resultant data has already been retrieved by this cursor.
+ *
+ * @return {AggregationCursor} this
+ * @api public
+ * @method rewind
+ */
+
+QueryCursor.prototype.rewind = function() {
+  const _this = this;
+  _waitForCursor(this, function() {
+    _this.cursor.rewind();
+  });
+  return this;
+};  
+
 /**
  * Get the next document from this cursor. Will return `null` when there are
  * no documents left.
diff --git a/types/cursor.d.ts b/types/cursor.d.ts
index 80e43530dff..bd514542676 100644
--- a/types/cursor.d.ts
+++ b/types/cursor.d.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
     close(callback: CallbackWithoutResult): void;
     close(): Promise<void>;
 
+    /**
+     * Rewind this cursor to its uninitialized state. Any options that are present on the cursor will
+     * remain in effect. Iterating this cursor will cause new queries to be sent to the server, even
+     * if the resultant data has already been retrieved by this cursor.
+     */
+    rewind(): this;
+
     /**
      * Execute `fn` for every document(s) in the cursor. If batchSize is provided
      * `fn` will be executed for each batch of documents. If `fn` returns a promise,