diff --git a/types/i18next/i18next-tests.ts b/types/i18next/i18next-tests.ts
index 2d3f6d3b04..a96901cbb7 100644
--- a/types/i18next/i18next-tests.ts
+++ b/types/i18next/i18next-tests.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/// <reference types="sinon" />
-/// <reference types="mocha" />
-/// <reference types="expect.js" />
-/// <reference types="jquery" />
-
 import i18n = require("i18next");
 
 i18n.init({
diff --git a/types/karma-chai-sinon/index.d.ts b/types/karma-chai-sinon/index.d.ts
index 5f1395c583..70680f2ac7 100644
--- a/types/karma-chai-sinon/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/karma-chai-sinon/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/tubalmartin/karma-chai-sinon
 // Definitions by: Václav Ostrožlík <https://github.com/vasek17>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
 /// <reference types="chai" />
 import Sinon = require("sinon");
diff --git a/types/sinon-as-promised/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-as-promised/index.d.ts
index 5efe4df979..097e13a1a0 100644
--- a/types/sinon-as-promised/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-as-promised/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/bendrucker/sinon-as-promised
 // Definitions by: igrayson <https://github.com/igrayson>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 import * as s from "sinon";
 
diff --git a/types/sinon-chai/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-chai/index.d.ts
index facf13cdce..3ed2304d7a 100644
--- a/types/sinon-chai/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-chai/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/domenic/sinon-chai
 // Definitions by: Kazi Manzur Rashid <https://github.com/kazimanzurrashid/>, Jed Mao <https://github.com/jedmao/>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="chai" />
 /// <reference types="sinon" />
diff --git a/types/sinon-chrome/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-chrome/index.d.ts
index cfb769fb7c..89434cf791 100644
--- a/types/sinon-chrome/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-chrome/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/vitalets/sinon-chrome
 // Definitions by: Tim Perry <https://github.com/pimterry>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="chrome"/>
 /// <reference types="sinon"/>
diff --git a/types/sinon-express-mock/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-express-mock/index.d.ts
index 240d962687..695f443642 100644
--- a/types/sinon-express-mock/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-express-mock/index.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/danawoodman/sinon-express-mock#readme
 // Definitions by: Jared Chapiewsky <https://github.com/jpchip>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-// TypeScript Version: 2.2
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 import * as Sinon from "sinon";
 
diff --git a/types/sinon-mongoose/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-mongoose/index.d.ts
index f2d15651e8..ac8397bf9e 100644
--- a/types/sinon-mongoose/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-mongoose/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/underscopeio/sinon-mongoose
 // Definitions by: stevehipwell <https://github.com/stevehipwell>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
 import * as s from "sinon";
 
diff --git a/types/sinon-stub-promise/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-stub-promise/index.d.ts
index ad188d0fc4..10fc8adf4c 100644
--- a/types/sinon-stub-promise/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-stub-promise/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/substantial/sinon-stub-promise
 // Definitions by: Thiago Temple <https://github.com/vintem>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
 /// <reference types="sinon"/>
 
diff --git a/types/sinon-test/index.d.ts b/types/sinon-test/index.d.ts
index 151842cf8e..4cda8702a6 100644
--- a/types/sinon-test/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon-test/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon-test
 // Definitions by: Francis Saul <https://github.com/mummybot>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 import * as Sinon from 'sinon';
 
diff --git a/types/sinon/index.d.ts b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
index 68692f6d52..a48df85258 100644
--- a/types/sinon/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //                 Nico Jansen <https://github.com/nicojs>
 //                 James Garbutt <https://github.com/43081j>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 // sinon uses DOM dependencies which are absent in browser-less environment like node.js
 // to avoid compiler errors this monkey patch is used
@@ -506,10 +507,46 @@ declare namespace Sinon {
 
     // Utility overridables
     interface SinonStatic {
+        /**
+         * Creates a new object with the given functions as the prototype and stubs all implemented functions.
+         *
+         * @param constructor   Object or class to stub.
+         * @returns A stubbed version of the constructor.
+         * @remarks The given constructor function is not invoked. See also the stub API.
+         */
         createStubInstance(constructor: any): any;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new object with the given functions as the prototype and stubs all implemented functions.
+         *
+         * @type TType   Type being stubbed.
+         * @param constructor   Object or class to stub.
+         * @returns A stubbed version of the constructor.
+         * @remarks The given constructor function is not invoked. See also the stub API.
+         */
+        createStubInstance<TType>(constructor: StubbableType<TType>): SinonStubbedInstance<TType>;
+
         format(obj: any): string;
         restore(object: any): void;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Stubbed type of an object with members replaced by stubs.
+     *
+     * @type TType   Type being stubbed.
+     */
+    interface StubbableType<TType> {
+        new(...args: any[]): TType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An instance of a stubbed object type with members replaced by stubs.
+     *
+     * @type TType   Object type being stubbed.
+     */
+    type SinonStubbedInstance<TType> = {
+        [P in keyof TType]: SinonStub;
+    };
 }
 
 declare const Sinon: Sinon.SinonStatic;
diff --git a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
index 177eb0e0dd..9184ec6808 100644
--- a/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
+++ b/types/sinon/sinon-tests.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ class TestCreateStubInstance {
 }
 
 sinon.createStubInstance(TestCreateStubInstance).someTestMethod('some argument');
+sinon.createStubInstance<TestCreateStubInstance>(TestCreateStubInstance).someTestMethod('some argument');
 
 function testGetCalls() {
     let double = sinon.spy((a: number) => a * 2);