diff --git a/types/ansi/ansi-tests.ts b/types/ansi/ansi-tests.ts
index 5d8e73e8ec..b2625defa5 100644
--- a/types/ansi/ansi-tests.ts
+++ b/types/ansi/ansi-tests.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,13 @@ Object.keys({
   , brightCyan: 96
   , brightWhite: 97
 }).forEach((color) => {
-    cursor[color]().bold().write(`Hello, bold ${color.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, (_: string, l: string, u: string): string => `${l} ${u.toLowerCase()}`)} world!\n`).reset();
+    const cname = color.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, (_: string, l: string, u: string): string => `${l} ${u.toLowerCase()}`);
+
+    ((<(...anything: any[]) => ansi.Cursor> cursor[color])()
+        .bold()
+        .bg)[color === 'blue' || color === 'brightBlue' ? 'black' : 'blue']()
+        .write(
+            `Hello, bold ${cname} world!\n`
+        )
+        .reset();
 });
diff --git a/types/ansi/index.d.ts b/types/ansi/index.d.ts
index 976268a29a..4e486d61ef 100644
--- a/types/ansi/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ansi/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Project: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ansi
 // Definitions by: Gustavo6046 <https://github.com/Gustavo6046>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.1
 
 /**
  * References:
@@ -14,11 +15,19 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 import { Stream } from "stream";
 
-declare function ansi(stream: Stream, options?: any): ansi.Cursor;
+interface CursorOptions {
+    enabled: boolean;
+    buffering: boolean;
+}
+
+declare function ansi(stream: Stream, options?: CursorOptions): ansi.Cursor;
 
 declare namespace ansi {
     class Cursor {
-        constructor(stream: Stream, options?: any);
+        bg: Colorer;
+        fg: Colorer;
+
+        constructor(stream: Stream, options?: CursorOptions);
 
         /**
          * Helper function that calls `write()` on the underlying Stream.
@@ -161,7 +170,11 @@ declare namespace ansi {
     }
 
     interface Cursor {
-        [key: string]: (...anything: any[]) => Cursor;
+        [key: string]: ((...anything: any[]) => Cursor) | Colorer;
+    }
+
+    interface Colorer {
+        [key: string]: (...anything: any[]) => (Cursor | Colorer);
     }
 }