diff --git a/jwt-decode/jwt-decode-tests.ts b/jwt-decode/jwt-decode-tests.ts
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+ /// <reference path="jwt-decode.d.ts" />
+import jwtDecode = require('jwt-decode');
+ 
+let token = "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJleHAiOjEzOTMyODY4OTMsImlhdCI6MTM5MzI2ODg5M30.4-iaDojEVl0pJQMjrbM1EzUIfAZgsbK_kgnVyVxFSVo";
+
+interface TokenDto {
+  foo: string;
+  exp: number;
+  iat: number;
+}
+
+let decodedToken = jwtDecode(token) as TokenDto;
diff --git a/jwt-decode/jwt-decode.d.ts b/jwt-decode/jwt-decode.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for jwt-decode v1.4.0
+// Project: https://github.com/auth0/jwt-decode
+// Definitions by: Giedrius Grabauskas <https://github.com/QuatroDevOfficial/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+
+declare module JwtDecode {
+    interface JwtDecodeStatic {
+        (token: string): any;
+    }
+}
+
+declare module 'jwt-decode' {
+    var jwtDecode: JwtDecode.JwtDecodeStatic;
+    export = jwtDecode;
+}