diff --git a/gulp/gulp-tests.ts b/gulp/gulp-tests.ts
index 7e07f25f70..07a92fc919 100644
--- a/gulp/gulp-tests.ts
+++ b/gulp/gulp-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /// <reference path="gulp.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../browser-sync/browser-sync.d.ts"/>
 
 import gulp = require("gulp");
+import browserSync = require("browser-sync");
 
 var typescript: IGulpPlugin = null; // this would be the TypeScript compiler
 var jasmine: IGulpPlugin = null; // this would be the jasmine test runner
@@ -27,3 +29,40 @@ gulp.task('test', ['compile', 'compile2'], function()
 });
 
 gulp.task('default', ['compile', 'test']);
+
+
+var opts = {};
+
+gulp.watch('*.html', 'compile');
+gulp.watch('*.html', ['compile', 'test']);
+gulp.watch('*.html', () => {});
+gulp.watch('*.html', [() => {}, (event) => {}]);
+gulp.watch('*.html', ['compile', () => {}]);
+
+gulp.watch('*.html', opts, 'compile');
+gulp.watch('*.html', opts, ['compile', 'test']);
+gulp.watch('*.html', opts, () => {});
+gulp.watch('*.html', opts, [() => {}, (event) => {}]);
+gulp.watch('*.html', opts, ['compile', () => {}]);
+
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], 'compile');
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], ['compile', 'test']);
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], () => {});
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], [() => {}, (event) => {}]);
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], ['compile', () => {}]);
+
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], opts, 'compile');
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], opts, ['compile', 'test']);
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], opts, () => {});
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], opts, [() => {}, (event) => {}]);
+gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], opts, ['compile', () => {}]);
+
+var watcher = gulp.watch('*.html', event => {
+    console.log('Event type: ' + event.type);
+    console.log('Event path: ' + event.path);
+});
+
+gulp.task('serve', ['compile'], () => {
+    var browser = browserSync.create();
+    gulp.watch(['*.html', '*.ts'], ['compile', browser.reload]);
+});
diff --git a/gulp/gulp.d.ts b/gulp/gulp.d.ts
index 7ec11def7e..d7a0dba57d 100644
--- a/gulp/gulp.d.ts
+++ b/gulp/gulp.d.ts
@@ -236,45 +236,21 @@ declare module gulp {
         dest(outFolder:(file:string)=>string, opt?:IDestOptions): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
 
 
-        /**
-         * Watch files and do something when a file changes. This always returns an EventEmitter that emits change events.
-         *
-         * @param glob a single glob or array of globs that indicate which files to watch for changes.
-         * @param tasks names of task(s) to run when a file changes, added with gulp.task()
-         */
-        watch(glob:string, tasks:string[]): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string[], tasks:string[]): EventEmitter;
-
         /**
          * Watch files and do something when a file changes. This always returns an EventEmitter that emits change events.
          *
          * @param glob a single glob or array of globs that indicate which files to watch for changes.
          * @param opt options, that are passed to the gaze library.
-         * @param tasks names of task(s) to run when a file changes, added with gulp.task()
+         * @param fn a callback or array of callbacks to be called on each change, or names of task(s) to run when a file changes, added with gulp.task().
          */
-        watch(glob:string, opt:IWatchOptions, tasks:string[]): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string[], opt:IWatchOptions, tasks:string[]): EventEmitter;
-
-        /**
-         * Watch files and do something when a file changes. This always returns an EventEmitter that emits change events.
-         *
-         * @param glob a single glob or array of globs that indicate which files to watch for changes.
-         * @param fn a callback or array of callbacks to be called on each change.
-         */
-        watch(glob:string, fn:IWatchCallback): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string[], fn:IWatchCallback): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string, fn:IWatchCallback[]): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string[], fn:IWatchCallback[]): EventEmitter;
-
-        /**
-         * Watch files and do something when a file changes. This always returns an EventEmitter that emits change events.
-         *
-         * @param glob a single glob or array of globs that indicate which files to watch for changes.
-         * @param opt options, that are passed to the gaze library.
-         * @param fn a callback or array of callbacks to be called on each change.
-         */
-        watch(glob:string, opt:IWatchOptions, fn:IWatchCallback): EventEmitter;
-        watch(glob:string, opt:IWatchOptions, fn:IWatchCallback[]): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)[]): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string, opt:IWatchOptions, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string, opt:IWatchOptions, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)[]): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string[], fn:(IWatchCallback|string)): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string[], fn:(IWatchCallback|string)[]): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string[], opt:IWatchOptions, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)): EventEmitter;
+        watch(glob:string[], opt:IWatchOptions, fn:(IWatchCallback|string)[]): EventEmitter;
     }
 }