diff --git a/types/node/index.d.ts b/types/node/index.d.ts
index 48aa44a874..518b1d5d00 100644
--- a/types/node/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/index.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //                 Chigozirim C. <https://github.com/smac89>
 //                 Flarna <https://github.com/Flarna>
 //                 Mariusz Wiktorczyk <https://github.com/mwiktorczyk>
+//                 Daniel Imms <https://github.com/Tyriar>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
@@ -2426,7 +2427,7 @@ declare module "net" {
     }
 
     export var Socket: {
-        new (options?: { fd?: string; type?: string; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; }): Socket;
+        new (options?: { fd?: number; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; readable?: boolean; writable?: boolean; }): Socket;
     };
 
     export interface ListenOptions {
diff --git a/types/node/node-tests.ts b/types/node/node-tests.ts
index defd7aa6f4..10ce35e723 100644
--- a/types/node/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/node-tests.ts
@@ -2193,7 +2193,12 @@ namespace net_tests {
          *   7. lookup
          *   8. timeout
          */
-        let _socket: net.Socket;
+        let _socket: net.Socket = new net.Socket({
+            fd: 1,
+            allowHalfOpen: false,
+            readable: false,
+            writable: false
+        });
 
         let bool: boolean;
         let buffer: Buffer;
diff --git a/types/node/v0/index.d.ts b/types/node/v0/index.d.ts
index 5a383ce9db..fdbf9dd518 100644
--- a/types/node/v0/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v0/index.d.ts
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ declare module "net" {
     }
 
     export var Socket: {
-        new (options?: { fd?: string; type?: string; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; }): Socket;
+        new (options?: { fd?: number; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; readable?: boolean; writable?: boolean; }): Socket;
     };
 
     export interface Server extends events.EventEmitter {
diff --git a/types/node/v0/node-tests.ts b/types/node/v0/node-tests.ts
index 57019bfe86..6c94757bf7 100644
--- a/types/node/v0/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/v0/node-tests.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ fs.readFile('testfile', (err, data) => {
 });
 
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Net Tests : https://nodejs.org/api/net.html ///
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+namespace net_tests {
+    {
+        /**
+         * net.Socket - events.EventEmitter
+         */
+        let _socket: net.Socket = new net.Socket({
+            fd: 1,
+            allowHalfOpen: false,
+            readable: false,
+            writable: false
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Buffer tests : https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/types/node/v4/index.d.ts b/types/node/v4/index.d.ts
index 51197e1da4..4e6d0290c1 100644
--- a/types/node/v4/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v4/index.d.ts
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ declare module "net" {
     }
 
     export var Socket: {
-        new (options?: { fd?: string; type?: string; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; }): Socket;
+        new (options?: { fd?: number; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; readable?: boolean; writable?: boolean; }): Socket;
     };
 
     export interface ListenOptions {
diff --git a/types/node/v4/node-tests.ts b/types/node/v4/node-tests.ts
index 654f397b73..16a035f08e 100644
--- a/types/node/v4/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/v4/node-tests.ts
@@ -1002,6 +1002,18 @@ namespace net_tests {
         // Make sure .listen() and .close() retuern a Server instance
         net.createServer().listen(0).close().address();
     }
+
+    {
+        /**
+         * net.Socket - events.EventEmitter
+         */
+        let _socket: net.Socket = new net.Socket({
+            fd: 1,
+            allowHalfOpen: false,
+            readable: false,
+            writable: false
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/types/node/v6/index.d.ts b/types/node/v6/index.d.ts
index 49a6cf98a5..c85ecf68be 100644
--- a/types/node/v6/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v6/index.d.ts
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ declare module "net" {
     }
 
     export var Socket: {
-        new (options?: { fd?: string; type?: string; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; }): Socket;
+        new (options?: { fd?: number; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; readable?: boolean; writable?: boolean; }): Socket;
     };
 
     export interface ListenOptions {
diff --git a/types/node/v6/node-tests.ts b/types/node/v6/node-tests.ts
index 7be75e162b..492b9e36df 100644
--- a/types/node/v6/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/v6/node-tests.ts
@@ -1868,7 +1868,12 @@ namespace net_tests {
          *   7. lookup
          *   8. timeout
          */
-        let _socket: net.Socket;
+        let _socket: net.Socket = new net.Socket({
+            fd: 1,
+            allowHalfOpen: false,
+            readable: false,
+            writable: false
+        });
 
         let bool: boolean;
         let buffer: Buffer;
diff --git a/types/node/v7/index.d.ts b/types/node/v7/index.d.ts
index 207843eb3d..b435b56c96 100644
--- a/types/node/v7/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v7/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //                 Roberto Desideri <https://github.com/RobDesideri>
 //                 Christian Vaagland Tellnes <https://github.com/tellnes>
 //                 Wilco Bakker <https://github.com/WilcoBakker>
+//                 Daniel Imms <https://github.com/Tyriar>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 /************************************************
@@ -2186,7 +2187,7 @@ declare module "net" {
     }
 
     export var Socket: {
-        new (options?: { fd?: string; type?: string; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; }): Socket;
+        new (options?: { fd?: number; allowHalfOpen?: boolean; readable?: boolean; writable?: boolean; }): Socket;
     };
 
     export interface ListenOptions {
diff --git a/types/node/v7/node-tests.ts b/types/node/v7/node-tests.ts
index dad54bed49..b89adb57ae 100644
--- a/types/node/v7/node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node/v7/node-tests.ts
@@ -1979,7 +1979,12 @@ namespace net_tests {
          *   7. lookup
          *   8. timeout
          */
-        let _socket: net.Socket;
+        let _socket: net.Socket = new net.Socket({
+            fd: 1,
+            allowHalfOpen: false,
+            readable: false,
+            writable: false
+        });
 
         let bool: boolean;
         let buffer: Buffer;