diff --git a/types/globby/globby-tests.ts b/types/globby/globby-tests.ts
index 1c3c1842d4..e1a57adb74 100644
--- a/types/globby/globby-tests.ts
+++ b/types/globby/globby-tests.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,71 @@
 import { IOptions } from 'glob';
 
-import globby = require("globby");
+import globby = require('globby');
 
 (async () => {
     let result: string[];
+
+    /**
+     * Standard `pattern` usage
+     */
     result = await globby('*.tmp');
     result = await globby(['a.tmp', '*.tmp', '!{c,d,e}.tmp']);
 
     result = globby.sync('*.tmp');
     result = globby.sync(['a.tmp', '*.tmp', '!{c,d,e}.tmp']);
 
-    result = await globby('*.tmp', Object.freeze({ignore: Object.freeze([])}));
-    result = globby.sync('*.tmp', Object.freeze({ignore: Object.freeze([])}));
+    /**
+     * `expandDirectories` option
+     */
+    result = await globby('*.tmp', { expandDirectories: false });
+    result = globby.sync('*.tmp', { expandDirectories: false });
+    result = await globby('*.tmp', { expandDirectories: ['a*', 'b*'] });
+    result = globby.sync('*.tmp', { expandDirectories: ['a*', 'b*'] });
+    result = await globby('*.tmp', {
+        expandDirectories: {
+            files: ['a', 'b'],
+            extensions: ['tmp']
+        }
+    });
+    result = globby.sync('*.tmp', {
+        expandDirectories: {
+            files: ['a', 'b'],
+            extensions: ['tmp']
+        }
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * Options passed through from `fast-glob`
+     */
+    result = await globby('*.tmp', { ignore: ['**/b.tmp'] });
+    result = globby.sync('*.tmp', { ignore: ['**/b.tmp'] });
 })();
 
 const tasks: Array<{
-    pattern: string,
-    options: IOptions
-}> = globby.generateGlobTasks(['*.tmp', '!b.tmp'], {ignore: ['c.tmp']});
+    pattern: string;
+    options: IOptions;
+}> = globby.generateGlobTasks(['*.tmp', '!b.tmp'], { ignore: ['c.tmp'] });
 
 console.log(globby.hasMagic('**'));
 console.log(globby.hasMagic(['**', 'path1', 'path2']));
 console.log(!globby.hasMagic(['path1', 'path2']));
+
+(async () => {
+    let result: (path: string) => boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Standard `gitignore` usage
+     */
+    result = await globby.gitignore();
+    result = globby.gitignore.sync();
+
+    /** With options */
+    result = await globby.gitignore({
+        cwd: __dirname,
+        ignore: ['**/b.tmp']
+    });
+    result = globby.gitignore.sync({
+        cwd: __dirname,
+        ignore: ['**/b.tmp']
+    });
+})();
diff --git a/types/globby/index.d.ts b/types/globby/index.d.ts
index 531888f803..af49813432 100644
--- a/types/globby/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/globby/index.d.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,99 @@
-// Type definitions for globby 6.1
+// Type definitions for globby 8.0
 // Project: https://github.com/sindresorhus/globby#readme
 // Definitions by: Douglas Duteil <https://github.com/douglasduteil>
 //                 Ika <https://github.com/ikatyang>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
-import { IOptions } from 'glob';
+import { IOptions as NodeGlobOptions } from 'glob';
+import { Options as FastGlobOptions } from 'fast-glob';
+
+type ExpandDirectoriesOption = boolean | string[] | { files: string[]; extensions: string[] };
+
+interface Options extends FastGlobOptions {
+    /**
+     * If set to `true`, `globby` will automatically glob directories for you.
+     * If you define an `Array` it will only glob files that matches the patterns inside the Array.
+     * You can also define an `Object` with `files` and `extensions` like below:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * (async () => {
+     *   const paths = await globby('images', {
+     *     expandDirectories: {
+     *       files: ['cat', 'unicorn', '*.jpg'],
+     *       extensions: ['png']
+     *     }
+     *   });
+     *   console.log(paths);
+     *   //=> ['cat.png', 'unicorn.png', 'cow.jpg', 'rainbow.jpg']
+     * })();
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Note that if you set this option to `false`, you won't get back matched directories unless
+     * you set `onlyFiles: false`.
+     */
+    expandDirectories?: ExpandDirectoriesOption;
+    /**
+     * Respect ignore patterns in `.gitignore` files that apply to the globbed files.
+     */
+    gitignore?: boolean;
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns a `Promise<Array>` of matching paths.
  */
-declare function globby(patterns: string | string[], options?: IOptions): Promise<string[]>;
+declare function globby(patterns: string | string[], options?: Options): Promise<string[]>;
 
 declare namespace globby {
     /**
      * Returns an `Array` of matching paths.
      */
-    function sync(patterns: string | string[], options?: IOptions): string[];
+    function sync(patterns: string | string[], options?: Options): string[];
     /**
      * Returns an `Array<Object>` in the format `{ pattern: string, opts: Object }`,
-     * which can be passed as arguments to [node-glob](https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob).
+     * which can be passed as arguments to [`fast-glob`](https://github.com/mrmlnc/fast-glob).
      * This is useful for other globbing-related packages.
      *
      * Note that you should avoid running the same tasks multiple times as they contain a file system cache.
      * Instead, run this method each time to ensure file system changes are taken into consideration.
      */
-    function generateGlobTasks(patterns: string | string[], options?: IOptions): Array<{pattern: string, options: IOptions}>;
+    function generateGlobTasks(patterns: string | string[], options?: Options): Array<{ pattern: string; options: Options }>;
     /**
-     * Returns a `boolean` of whether there are any special glob characters in the patterns.
+     * Returns a boolean of whether there are any special glob characters in the `patterns`.
      *
-     * Note that the options affect the results. If `noext: true` is set, then `+(a|b)` will not be considered a magic pattern.
-     * If the pattern has a brace expansion, like `a/{b/c,x/y}`, then that is considered magical, unless `nobrace: true` is set.
+     * Note that the options affect the results. If `noext: true` is set, then `+(a|b)` will not
+     * be considered a magic pattern. If the pattern has a brace expansion, like `a/{b/c,x/y}`,
+     * then that is considered magical, unless `nobrace: true` is set.
+     *
+     * This function is backed by [`node-glob`](https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob#globhasmagicpattern-options)
      */
-    function hasMagic(patterns: string | string[], options?: IOptions): boolean;
+    function hasMagic(patterns: string | string[], options?: NodeGlobOptions): boolean;
+    /**
+     * Returns a Promise<(path: string) => boolean> indicating whether a given path is ignored
+     * via a `.gitignore` file.
+     *
+     * Takes `cwd?: string` and `ignore?: string[]` as options. `.gitignore` files matched by the
+     * ignore config are not used for the resulting filter function.
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const {gitignore} = require('globby');
+     *
+     * (async () => {
+     *   const isIgnored = await gitignore();
+     *   console.log(isIgnored('some/file'));
+     * })();
+     * ```
+     */
+    function gitignore(options?: { cwd?: string; ignore?: string[]; }): Promise<(path: string) => boolean>;
+
+    namespace gitignore {
+        /**
+         * Returns a `(path: string) => boolean` indicating whether a given path is ignored via a `.gitignore` file.
+         *
+         * Takes the same options as `globby.gitignore`.
+         */
+        function sync(options?: { cwd?: string; ignore?: string[]; }): (path: string) => boolean;
+    }
 }
 
 export = globby;
diff --git a/types/globby/package.json b/types/globby/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..136d4694e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/globby/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "private": true,
+    "dependencies": {
+        "fast-glob": "^2.0.2"
+    }
+}