diff --git a/angular-ui/angular-ui-router-tests.ts b/angular-ui/angular-ui-router-tests.ts
index 8b90275644..c31bb16889 100644
--- a/angular-ui/angular-ui-router-tests.ts
+++ b/angular-ui/angular-ui-router-tests.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ myApp.config((
     $urlMatcherFactory: ng.ui.IUrlMatcherFactory) => {
 
   var matcher: ng.ui.IUrlMatcher = $urlMatcherFactory.compile("/foo/:bar?param1");
+
+  $urlMatcherFactory.type("myType2", {
+    encode: function (item: any) { return item; },
+    decode: function (item: any) { return item; },
+    is: function (item: any) { return true; }
+  });
+
   var obj: Object = matcher.exec('/user/bob', { x:'1', q:'hello' });
   var concat: ng.ui.IUrlMatcher = matcher.concat('/test');
   var str: string = matcher.format({ id:'bob', q:'yes' });
diff --git a/angular-ui/angular-ui-router.d.ts b/angular-ui/angular-ui-router.d.ts
index 54f3c4de26..53761552f4 100644
--- a/angular-ui/angular-ui-router.d.ts
+++ b/angular-ui/angular-ui-router.d.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ declare module ng.ui {
     interface IUrlMatcherFactory {
         compile(pattern: string): IUrlMatcher;
         isMatcher(o: any): boolean;
+        type(name: string, definition: any, definitionFn?: any): any;
     }
 
     interface IUrlRouterProvider extends IServiceProvider {