diff --git a/react-dnd/react-dnd-tests.ts b/react-dnd/react-dnd-tests.ts
index 244144029c..d270a041de 100644
--- a/react-dnd/react-dnd-tests.ts
+++ b/react-dnd/react-dnd-tests.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import DragSource = ReactDnd.DragSource;
 import DropTarget = ReactDnd.DropTarget;
 import DragDropContext = ReactDnd.DragDropContext;
 import HTML5Backend = require('react-dnd/modules/backends/HTML5');
+import TestBackend = require('react-dnd/modules/backends/Test');
 
 // Game Component
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -247,14 +248,18 @@ module Board {
         }
     }
 
-    var DndBoard = DragDropContext(HTML5Backend)(Board);
-    export var create = React.createFactory(DndBoard);
+    export var createWithHTMLBackend = React.createFactory(DragDropContext(HTML5Backend)(Board));
+    export var createWithTestBackend = React.createFactory(DragDropContext(TestBackend)(Board));
 }
 
-
 // Render the Board Component
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Board.create({
+Board.createWithHTMLBackend({
+    knightPosition: [0, 0]
+});
+
+
+Board.createWithTestBackend({
     knightPosition: [0, 0]
 });
diff --git a/react-dnd/react-dnd.d.ts b/react-dnd/react-dnd.d.ts
index 86eab01cdb..d86af3b8b7 100644
--- a/react-dnd/react-dnd.d.ts
+++ b/react-dnd/react-dnd.d.ts
@@ -170,3 +170,19 @@ declare module "react-dnd/modules/backends/HTML5" {
 
     export = HTML5Backend;
 }
+
+declare module "react-dnd/modules/backends/Test" {
+    class TestBackend {
+        setup(): void;
+        teardown(): void;
+        connectDragSource(): void;
+        connectDropTarget(): void;
+        simulateBeginDrag(sourceIds: __ReactDnd.Identifier[], options?: {}): void;
+        simulatePublishDragSource(): void;
+        simulateHover(targetIds: __ReactDnd.Identifier[], options?: {}): void;
+        simulateDrop(): void;
+        simulateEndDrag(): void;
+    }
+
+    export = TestBackend;
+}