diff --git a/cucumber/cucumber-tests.ts b/cucumber/cucumber-tests.ts
index 3eb86b223f..802f610a62 100644
--- a/cucumber/cucumber-tests.ts
+++ b/cucumber/cucumber-tests.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import cucumber = require("cucumber");
 
 function StepSample() {
 	type Callback = cucumber.CallbackStepDefinition;
-  	type Table = cucumber.TableDefinition;
+	type Table = cucumber.TableDefinition;
 	type HookScenario = cucumber.HookScenario;
 	type Hooks = cucumber.Hooks;
 	var step = <cucumber.StepDefinitions>this;
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ function StepSample() {
 		scenario.isFailed() && callback.pending();
 	});
 
+	hook.Before({ timeout: 1000 }, function(scenario: HookScenario, callback: Callback) {
+		callback();
+	});
+
+	hook.After({ timeout: 1000 }, function(scenario: HookScenario, callback: Callback) {
+		callback();
+	});
+
 	hook.Around(function(scenario: HookScenario, runScenario: (error:string, callback?:Function)=>void)  {
 		scenario.isFailed() && runScenario(null, function(){
 			console.log('finish tasks');
diff --git a/cucumber/index.d.ts b/cucumber/index.d.ts
index 99f31c5372..2a7efcdb0e 100644
--- a/cucumber/index.d.ts
+++ b/cucumber/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Type definitions for cucumber-js
 // Project: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-js
-// Definitions by: Abraão Alves <https://github.com/abraaoalves>, Jan Molak <https://github.com/jan-molak>
+// Definitions by: Abraão Alves <https://github.com/abraaoalves>, Jan Molak <https://github.com/jan-molak>, Isaiah Soung <https://github.com/isoung>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 export = cucumber;
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ declare namespace cucumber {
 		typeName: string;
 	}
 
+	interface HookOptions{
+		timeout?: number;
+	}
+
 	export interface Hooks {
 		Before(code: HookCode): void;
+		Before(options: HookOptions, code: HookCode): void;
 		After(code: HookCode): void;
+		After(options: HookOptions, code: HookCode): void;
 		Around(code: AroundCode):void;
 		setDefaultTimeout(time:number): void;
 		setWorldConstructor(world: () => void): void;