diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef760fe8ae..1158e73389 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ List of Definitions
 * [FPSMeter](http://darsa.in/fpsmeter/) (by [Aaron Lampros](https://github.com/alampros))
 * [FullCalendar](http://arshaw.com/fullcalendar/) (by [Neil Stalker](https://github.com/nestalk))
 * [Gamepad](http://www.w3.org/TR/gamepad/) (by [Kon](http://phyzkit.net/))
+* [Giraffe](https://github.com/barc/backbone.giraffe) (by [Matt McCray](https://github.com/darthapo))
 * [glDatePicker](http://glad.github.com/glDatePicker/) (by [Dániel Tar](https://github.com/qcz))
 * [GoJS](http://gojs.net/) (by [Barbara Duckworth](https://github.com/barbara42))
 * [GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP)](http://www.greensock.com/get-started-js/) (by [Robert S.](https://github.com/codeBelt))
diff --git a/giraffe/giraffe-tests.ts b/giraffe/giraffe-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70365bb59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/giraffe/giraffe-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// <reference path="giraffe.d.ts" />
+
+class User extends Giraffe.Model {
+}
+
+class MainView extends Giraffe.View {
+  
+  constructor(options?) {
+    this.appEvents = {
+      'startup': 'app_onStartup'
+    } 
+    super(options)
+  }
+
+  app_onStartup() {
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+class MyApp extends Giraffe.App {
+  constructor() {
+    this.routes= {
+      '': 'home'
+    }
+    super()
+  }
+
+  home() {
+    this.attach( new MainView )
+  }
+
+}
+
+var app= new MyApp();
+
+app.start();
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diff --git a/giraffe/giraffe.d.ts b/giraffe/giraffe.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24c41aa243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/giraffe/giraffe.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// Type definitions for Giraffe
+// Project: https://github.com/barc/backbone.giraffe
+// Definitions by: Matt McCray <https://github.com/darthapo>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../backbone/backbone.d.ts" />
+
+declare module Giraffe {
+
+  interface GiraffeObject {
+    app: App;
+    appEvents?: StringMap;
+    dataEvents?: StringMap;
+    defaultOptions?: DefaultOptions;
+
+    initialize?();
+    beforeInitialize?();
+    afterInitialize?();
+
+    dispose?();
+    beforeDispose?();
+    afterDispose?();
+  }
+
+  interface AttachmentOptions {
+    method?: string;
+    forceRender?: boolean;
+    suppressRender?: boolean;
+  }
+
+  interface DefaultOptions {
+    disposeOnDetach?: boolean;
+    alwaysRender?: boolean;
+    saveScrollPosition?: boolean;
+    documentTitle?: string;
+  }
+
+  interface AppMap {
+    [ cid:string ]: App;
+  }
+  interface ViewMap {
+    [ cid:string ]: View;
+  }
+  interface StringMap {
+    [ def:string ]: string;
+  }
+
+  var app: App;
+  var apps: AppMap;
+  var defaultOptions: DefaultOptions;
+  var version: string;
+  var views: ViewMap;
+
+  function bindAppEvents( instance:GiraffeObject ): GiraffeObject;
+  function bindDataEvents( instance:GiraffeObject ): GiraffeObject;
+  function bindEvent( context:Backbone.Events, target:Backbone.Events, event:any, callback:Function );
+  function unbindEvent( context:Backbone.Events, target:Backbone.Events, event:any, callback:Function );
+  function bindEventMap( context:Backbone.Events, target:Backbone.Events, eventMap:any );
+  function unbindEventMap( context:Backbone.Events, target:Backbone.Events, eventMap:any );
+
+  function configure( instance:any, options?:any );
+  function dispose( instance:GiraffeObject, ...args:any[] ): GiraffeObject;
+  function disposeThis( ...args:any[] ): GiraffeObject;
+
+  function wrapFn( obj:any, name:string, before:Function, after:Function);
+
+  class Collection extends Backbone.Collection implements GiraffeObject {
+    app: App;
+    model: Model;
+  }
+
+  class Model extends Backbone.Model implements GiraffeObject {
+    app: App;
+  }
+
+  class Router extends Backbone.Router implements GiraffeObject {
+    app: App;
+    namespace: string;
+    triggers: StringMap;
+
+    cause( appEvent:string, ...args:any[] );
+    isCaused( appEvent:string, ...args:any[] ): boolean;
+    getRoute( appEvent:string, ...args:any[] ): string;
+
+    reload( url:string );
+  }
+
+  class View extends Backbone.View implements GiraffeObject {
+    app: App;
+    appEvents: StringMap;
+    children: View[];
+    dataEvents: StringMap;
+    defaultOptions: DefaultOptions;
+    documentTitle: string;
+    parent: View;
+    template: any;
+    ui: StringMap;
+
+    attachTo( el:any, options?:AttachmentOptions ): View;
+    attach( view:View, options?:AttachmentOptions ): View;
+    isAttached( el:any ): boolean;
+
+    render( options?:any ): View;
+    beforeRender();
+    afterRender();
+    templateStrategy(): string;
+    serialize(): any;
+
+    setParent( parent:View ): View;
+
+    addChild( child:View ): View;
+    addChildren( children:View[] ): View;
+    removeChild( child:View, preserve?:boolean ): View;
+    removeChildren( preserve?:boolean ): View;
+
+    detach( preserve?:boolean ): View;
+    detachChildren( preserve?:boolean ): View;
+
+    invoke( method:string, ...args:any[] );
+
+    dispose(): View;
+    beforeDispose(): View;
+    afterDispose(): View;
+
+    static detachByElement( el:any, preserve?:boolean ): View;
+    static getClosestView( el:any ): View;
+    static getByCid( cid:string ): View;
+    static to$El( el:any, parent?:any, allowParentMatch?:boolean ): JQuery;
+    static setDocumentEvents( events:string[], prefix?:string ): string[];
+    static removeDocumentEvents( prefix?:string );
+    static setDocumentEventPrefix( prefix?:string );
+    static setTemplateStrategy( strategy:any, instance?:any );
+  }
+
+  class App extends View {
+    routes: StringMap;
+
+    addInitializer( initializer:( options?:any, callback?:()=>void )=>void ): App;
+
+    start( options?:any ): App;
+  }
+
+  module Contrib {
+
+    class Controller extends Backbone.Events implements GiraffeObject {
+      app: App;
+    }
+
+    class CollectionView extends View {
+
+      collection: Collection;
+      modelView: View;
+      modelViewArgs: any[];
+      modelViewEl: any;
+      renderOnChange: boolean;
+
+      findByModel( model:Model ): View;
+      addOne( model:Model ): View;
+      removeOne( model:Model ): View;
+
+      static getDefaults( ctx:any ): any;
+    }
+
+    class FastCollectionView extends View {
+      collection: Collection;
+      modelTemplate: any;
+      modelTemplateStrategy: string;
+      modelEl: any;
+      renderOnChange: boolean;
+
+      modelSerialize(): any;
+
+      addAll(): View;
+      addOne( model:Model ): View;
+      removeOne( model:Model ): View;
+
+      removeByIndex( index:number ): View;
+      findElByModel( model:Model ): JQuery;
+      findElByIndex( index:number ): JQuery;
+      findModelByEl( el:any ): Model;
+
+      static getDefaults( ctx:any ): any;
+    }
+
+  }
+}