diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap.d.ts b/bootstrap/bootstrap.d.ts
index 3247b6a7d3..c06c08f89e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap.d.ts
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ interface ModalOptions {
     remote?: string;
 }
 
+interface ModalOptionsBackdropString {
+    backdrop?: string; // for "static"
+    keyboard?: bool;
+    show?: bool;
+    remote?: string;
+}
+
 interface ScrollSpyOptions {
     offset?: number;
 }
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ interface AffixOptions {
 
 interface JQuery {
     modal(options?: ModalOptions): JQuery;
+    modal(options?: ModalOptionsBackdropString): JQuery;
     modal(command: string): JQuery;
 
     dropdown(): JQuery;
diff --git a/jsplumb/jquery.jsPlumb.d.ts b/jsplumb/jquery.jsPlumb.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea55122fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsplumb/jquery.jsPlumb.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Type definitions for jsPlumb 1.3.16 jQuery adapter.
+// Project: http://jsplumb.org
+//          https://github.com/sporritt/jsplumb
+//          https://code.google.com/p/jsplumb
+//          
+// Definitions by: Steve Shearn <https://github.com/shearnie/>
+
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts"/>
+
+interface jsPlumb {
+	setRenderMode(renderMode: string): string;
+	bind(event: string, callback: (e) => void ): void;
+	unbind(event?: string): void;
+	ready(callback: () => void): void;
+	importDefaults(defaults: Defaults): void;//
+	restoreDefaults(): void;
+	addClass(el: any, clazz: string): void;
+	addEndpoint(ep: string): any;
+	removeClass(el: any, clazz: string): void;
+	hasClass(el: any, clazz: string): void;
+	draggable(el: any, container?: DragContainer): void;
+	connect(connection: ConnectParams): void;
+	makeSource(el: string, options: SourceOptions): void;
+	makeTarget(el: string, options: TargetOptions): void;
+	repaintEverything(): void;
+	detachEveryConnection(): void;
+	detachAllConnections(el: string): void;
+	select(params: SelectParams): Connections;
+}
+
+interface Defaults {
+	Endpoint?: any[];
+	HoverPaintStyle?: PaintStyle;
+	ConnectionsDetachable?: bool;
+	ReattachConnections?: bool;
+	ConnectionOverlays?: any[][];
+}
+
+interface PaintStyle {
+	strokeStyle: string;
+	lineWidth: number;
+}
+
+interface ArrowOverlay {
+	location: number;
+	id: string;
+	length: number;
+	foldback: number;
+}
+
+interface LabelOverlay {
+	label: string;
+	id: string;
+	location: number;
+}
+
+interface Connections {
+	detach(): void;
+	length: number;
+}
+
+interface ConnectParams {
+	source: string;
+	target: string;
+	detachable?: bool;
+	deleteEndpointsOnDetach?: bool;
+	endPoint?: string;
+	anchor?: string;
+	anchors?: any[];
+	label?: string;
+}
+
+interface DragContainer {
+	containment: string;
+}
+
+interface SourceOptions {
+	parent: string;
+	endpoint?: string;
+	anchor?: string;
+	connector?: any[];
+	connectorStyle?: PaintStyle;
+}
+
+interface TargetOptions {
+	isTarget?: bool;
+	maxConnections?: number;
+	uniqueEndpoint?: bool;
+	deleteEndpointsOnDetach?: bool;
+	endpoint?: string;
+	dropOptions?: DropOptions;
+	anchor?: any;
+}
+
+interface DropOptions {
+	hoverClass: string;
+}
+
+interface SelectParams {
+	scope?: string;
+	source: string;
+	target: string;
+}
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