diff --git a/types/backbone-fetch-cache/backbone-fetch-cache-tests.ts b/types/backbone-fetch-cache/backbone-fetch-cache-tests.ts
index 072e3c29ce..6c2d852961 100644
--- a/types/backbone-fetch-cache/backbone-fetch-cache-tests.ts
+++ b/types/backbone-fetch-cache/backbone-fetch-cache-tests.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const modelOpts: Backbone.ModelFetchWithCacheOptions = {
     context: {},
 };
 
-const hoge = <Backbone.ModelWithCache> new Backbone.Model;
+const hoge = new Backbone.Model() as Backbone.ModelWithCache;
 hoge.fetch(modelOpts);
 
 const collectionOpts: Backbone.CollectionFetchWithCacheOptions = {
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ const collectionOpts: Backbone.CollectionFetchWithCacheOptions = {
     prefillSuccess: (self: any) => { },
 };
 
-const fuga = <Backbone.CollectionWithCache> new Backbone.Collection;
+const fuga = new Backbone.Collection() as Backbone.CollectionWithCache;
 fuga.fetch(collectionOpts);
diff --git a/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts b/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
index a1c8c3eefb..403759ac97 100644
--- a/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,19 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
 
     }
 
-    export class Store extends Events {
+    export class Store implements Events {
+        on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        on(eventMap: EventsHash): any;
+        on(eventName: any, callback?: any, context?: any): any;
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+
         initializeRelation(model, relation, options);
 
         addModelScope(scope:any):void;
diff --git a/types/backbone.marionette/index.d.ts b/types/backbone.marionette/index.d.ts
index 609bf37b67..4edaba87b7 100644
--- a/types/backbone.marionette/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone.marionette/index.d.ts
@@ -407,9 +407,21 @@ export interface ObjectOptions extends RadioMixinOptions {
  * A base class which other classes can extend from. Object incorporates many
  * backbone conventions and utilities like initialize and Backbone.Events.
  */
-export class Object extends Backbone.Events implements CommonMixin, RadioMixin {
+export class Object implements CommonMixin, RadioMixin, Backbone.Events {
     constructor(options?: ObjectOptions);
 
+    on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+    on(eventMap: EventsHash): any;
+    on(eventName: any, callback?: any, context?: any): any;
+    off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+    trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+    bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+    unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+    once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+    listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+    listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+    stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+
     /**
      * Receives a hash of event names and functions and/or function names,
      * and returns the same hash with the function names replaced with the
diff --git a/types/backbone.paginator/backbone.paginator-tests.ts b/types/backbone.paginator/backbone.paginator-tests.ts
index f24e2855f5..0c1b0cf9a8 100644
--- a/types/backbone.paginator/backbone.paginator-tests.ts
+++ b/types/backbone.paginator/backbone.paginator-tests.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ namespace InitializingWithOptions {
   });
 
   var testCollection6 = new TestCollection([
-    <TestModel>{},
-    <TestModel>{},
+    {} as TestModel,
+    {} as TestModel,
   ]);
 }
 
diff --git a/types/backbone.radio/index.d.ts b/types/backbone.radio/index.d.ts
index 12fc6d384f..ac953aa00b 100644
--- a/types/backbone.radio/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone.radio/index.d.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,18 @@ declare module "backbone" {
             stopReplying(commandName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => any, context?: any): Requests;
         }
 
-        class Channel extends Backbone.Events implements Commands, Requests {
+        class Channel implements Commands, Requests, Backbone.Events {
+            on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+            on(eventMap: EventsHash): any;
+            on(eventName: any, callback?: any, context?: any): any;
+            off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+            trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+            bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+            unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+            once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+            listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+            listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+            stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
             channelName: string;
             reset(): Channel;
 
diff --git a/types/backbone/backbone-tests.ts b/types/backbone/backbone-tests.ts
index 65a1463978..563c21634c 100644
--- a/types/backbone/backbone-tests.ts
+++ b/types/backbone/backbone-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 function test_events() {
 
-    var object = new Backbone.Events();
+    var object = Backbone.Events;
     object.on("alert", (eventName: string) => alert("Triggered " + eventName));
 
     object.trigger("alert", "an event");
diff --git a/types/backbone/index.d.ts b/types/backbone/index.d.ts
index 81bce43606..ca36541735 100644
--- a/types/backbone/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone/index.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: Boris Yankov <https://github.com/borisyankov>
 //                 Natan Vivo <https://github.com/nvivo>
 //                 kenjiru <https://github.com/kenjiru>
+//                 jjoekoullas <https://github.com/jjoekoullas>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
@@ -94,21 +95,34 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
         [selector: string]: string | {(eventObject: JQueryEventObject): void};
     }
 
-    class Events {
-        on(eventName: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any;
+    export const Events: Events;
+    interface Events {
+        on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
         on(eventMap: EventsHash): any;
-        off(eventName?: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any;
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
         trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
-        bind(eventName: string, callback: Function, context?: any): any;
-        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any;
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
 
-        once(events: string, callback: Function, context?: any): any;
-        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: Function): any;
-        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: Function): any;
-        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: Function): any;
+        once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
     }
 
-    class ModelBase extends Events {
+    class ModelBase implements Events {
+        on(eventName: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any;
+        on(eventMap: EventsHash): any;
+        on(eventName: any, callback?: any, context?: any): any
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any
+        trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: Function, context?: any): any
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: Function, context?: any): any
+        once(events: string, callback: Function, context?: any): any
+        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: Function):any
+        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: Function): any
+        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: Function): any
+
         parse(response: any, options?: any): any;
         toJSON(options?: any): any;
         sync(...arg: any[]): JQueryXHR;
@@ -353,7 +367,7 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
         without(...values: TModel[]): TModel[];
     }
 
-    class Router extends Events {
+    class Router extends EventSignatures {
 
         /**
         * Do not use, prefer TypeScript's extend functionality.
@@ -382,7 +396,7 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
 
     var history: History;
 
-    class History extends Events {
+    class History extends EventSignatures {
 
         handlers: any[];
         interval: number;
@@ -419,7 +433,7 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
       attributes?: {[id: string]: any};
     }
 
-    class View<TModel extends Model> extends Events {
+    class View<TModel extends Model> extends EventSignatures {
 
         /**
         * Do not use, prefer TypeScript's extend functionality.
@@ -471,3 +485,21 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
     function noConflict(): typeof Backbone;
     var $: JQueryStatic;
 }
+
+/**
+ * This is not for external use and is only here as a convenient way to
+ * specify signatures for internal implementers of Backbone.Events
+ */
+declare abstract class EventSignatures implements Backbone.Events {
+        on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        on(eventMap: Backbone.EventsHash): any;
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+
+        once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/types/giraffe/index.d.ts b/types/giraffe/index.d.ts
index 6b88b5d4b8..abce777c20 100644
--- a/types/giraffe/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/giraffe/index.d.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,19 @@ declare namespace Giraffe {
 
   namespace Contrib {
 
-    class Controller extends Backbone.Events implements GiraffeObject {
+    class Controller implements GiraffeObject, Backbone.Events {
+      on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any);
+      on(eventMap: Backbone.EventsHash);
+      on(eventName: any, callback?: any, context?: any)
+      off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any)
+      trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[])
+      bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any)
+      unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any)
+      once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+      listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+      listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+      stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+
       app: App;
     }