diff --git a/mousetrap/mousetrap-tests.ts b/mousetrap/mousetrap-tests.ts
index 3eac1eef16..d60d8278d3 100644
--- a/mousetrap/mousetrap-tests.ts
+++ b/mousetrap/mousetrap-tests.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@ Mousetrap.trigger('esc');
 Mousetrap.trigger('esc', 'keyup');
 
 Mousetrap.reset();
+
+// Test that Mousetrap can be loaded as an external module.
+// Assume that if the externally-loaded module can be assigned to a variable with the type of global Mousetrap,
+// then everything is working correctly.
+
+import importedMousetrap = require('mousetrap');
+var mousetrapModuleReference: typeof Mousetrap = importedMousetrap;
+
diff --git a/mousetrap/mousetrap.d.ts b/mousetrap/mousetrap.d.ts
index dee352b42b..846e1f3ce2 100644
--- a/mousetrap/mousetrap.d.ts
+++ b/mousetrap/mousetrap.d.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ interface MousetrapStatic {
 }
 
 declare var Mousetrap: MousetrapStatic;
+
+declare module "mousetrap" {
+    export = Mousetrap;
+}