diff --git a/types/libxmljs/index.d.ts b/types/libxmljs/index.d.ts
index 7fc9e9e2bf..4305c662a8 100644
--- a/types/libxmljs/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/libxmljs/index.d.ts
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ export const libxml_version: string;
 export const libxml_parser_version: string;
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line:strict-export-declare-modifiers
-interface ParseOptions {
-    [optionName: string]: string;
-}
+interface StringMap { [key: string]: string; }
 
-export function parseXml(source: string, options?: ParseOptions): Document;
-export function parseXmlString(source: string, options?: ParseOptions): Document;
+export function parseXml(source: string, options?: StringMap): Document;
+export function parseXmlString(source: string, options?: StringMap): Document;
 
-export function parseHtml(source: string, options?: ParseOptions): Document;
-export function parseHtmlString(source: string, options?: ParseOptions): Document;
-export function parseHtmlFragment(source: string, options?: ParseOptions): Document;
+export function parseHtml(source: string, options?: StringMap): Document;
+export function parseHtmlString(source: string, options?: StringMap): Document;
+export function parseHtmlFragment(source: string, options?: StringMap): Document;
 
 export function memoryUsage(): number;
 export function nodeCount(): number;
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ export class Document {
     encoding(): string;
     encoding(enc: string): this;
     find(xpath: string): Element[];
-    get(xpath: string): Element|null;
+    get(xpath: string, namespaces?: StringMap): Element|null;
     node(name: string, content?: string): Element;
     root(): Element|null;
     root(newRoot: Node): Node;
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ export class Element extends Node {
     text(): string;
     text(newText: string): this;
     attr(name: string): Attribute|null;
-    attr(attrObject: { [key: string]: string; }): this;
+    attr(attrObject: StringMap): this;
     attrs(): Attribute[];
 
     doc(): Document;
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ export class Element extends Node {
     addNextSibling(siblingNode: Node): Node;
 
     find(xpath: string, ns_uri?: string): Node[];
-    find(xpath: string, namespaces: { [key: string]: string; }): Node[];
+    find(xpath: string, namespaces: StringMap): Node[];
     get(xpath: string, ns_uri?: string): Element|null;
 
     defineNamespace(prefixOrHref: string, hrefInCaseOfPrefix?: string): Namespace;
diff --git a/types/libxmljs/libxmljs-tests.ts b/types/libxmljs/libxmljs-tests.ts
index 367d74c69d..fe720cc242 100644
--- a/types/libxmljs/libxmljs-tests.ts
+++ b/types/libxmljs/libxmljs-tests.ts
@@ -47,3 +47,18 @@ const doc = new libxmljs.Document();
     .node('sibling', 'with content!');
 
 const {name, externalId, systemId} = doc.getDtd();
+
+const xmlWithNs =  '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +
+           '<root>' +
+               '<child xmlns:a="http://test.com/test" foo="bar">' +
+                   '<a:grandchild baz="fizbuzz">grandchild content</a:grandchild>' +
+               '</child>' +
+               '<sibling>with content!</sibling>' +
+           '</root>';
+
+const xmlDocWithNs = libxmljs.parseXml(xmlWithNs);
+
+// xpath queries
+const gchildWithNs = xmlDocWithNs.get('//a:grandchild', {a: 'http://test.com/test'})!;
+
+console.log(gchildWithNs.text());  // prints "grandchild content"