diff --git a/types/backbone-relational/backbone-relational-tests.ts b/types/backbone-relational/backbone-relational-tests.ts
index 6e0135fcd9..c8b94c4029 100644
--- a/types/backbone-relational/backbone-relational-tests.ts
+++ b/types/backbone-relational/backbone-relational-tests.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import * as Backbone from 'backbone';
+import * as BackboneRel from 'backbone-relational';
 
-class House extends Backbone.RelationalModel {
+class House extends BackboneRel.Model {
     // The 'relations' property, on the House's prototype. Initialized separately for each
     // instance of House. Each relation must define (as a minimum) the 'type', 'key' and
     // 'relatedModel'. Options include 'includeInJSON', 'createModels' and 'reverseRelation'.
 
     relations = [
         {
-            type: Backbone.HasMany, // Use the type, or the string 'HasOne' or 'HasMany'.
+            type: BackboneRel.HasMany, // Use the type, or the string 'HasOne' or 'HasMany'.
             key: 'occupants',
             relatedModel: 'Person',
             includeInJSON: true,
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ class House extends Backbone.RelationalModel {
 
 }
 
-class Person extends Backbone.RelationalModel {
+class Person extends BackboneRel.Model {
     relations = [
         { // Create a (recursive) one-to-one relationship
-            type: Backbone.HasOne,
+            type: BackboneRel.HasOne,
             key: 'user',
             relatedModel: 'User',
             reverseRelation: {
-                type: Backbone.HasOne,
+                type: BackboneRel.HasOne,
                 key: 'person'
             }
         }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Person extends Backbone.RelationalModel {
     }
 }
 
-class User extends Backbone.RelationalModel {
+class User extends BackboneRel.Model {
 
 }
 
diff --git a/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts b/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
index 84406fb60a..f19cfa8daa 100644
--- a/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone-relational/index.d.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-// Type definitions for Backbone-relational 0.8.5
+// Type definitions for Backbone-relational 0.10.0
 // Project: http://backbonerelational.org/
 // Definitions by: Eirik Hoem <https://github.com/eirikhm>
+//                 Julian Gonggrijp <https://github.com/jgonggrijp>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="jquery" />
 
-import * as Backbone from 'backbone';
+import { Events, EventsHash, Model as BModel, Collection } from 'backbone';
 
-declare module 'backbone' {
-    class RelationalModel extends Model {
+declare module 'backbone-relational' {
+    class Model extends BModel {
         /**
         * Do not use, prefer TypeScript's extend functionality.
         **/
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
         static findOrCreate(attributes:any, options?:any);
     }
 
-    export class Relation extends Model {
+    export class Relation extends BModel {
 
         options:any;
         instance:any;
@@ -60,11 +61,11 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
 
         checkPreconditions():boolean;
 
-        setRelated(related:Model):void;
+        setRelated(related:BModel):void;
 
-        setRelated(related:Collection<Model>):void;
+        setRelated(related:Collection<BModel>):void;
 
-        getReverseRelations(model:RelationalModel):Relation;
+        getReverseRelations(model:Model):Relation;
 
         destroy():void;
     }
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
     export class HasOne extends Relation {
         collectionType:any;
 
-        findRelated(options:any):Model;
+        findRelated(options:any):BModel;
 
         setKeyContents(keyContents:string):void;
 
@@ -82,21 +83,21 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
 
         setKeyContents(keyContents:number[]):void;
 
-        setKeyContents(keyContents:Collection<Model>):void;
+        setKeyContents(keyContents:Collection<BModel>):void;
 
-        onChange(model:Model, attr:any, options:any):void;
+        onChange(model:BModel, attr:any, options:any):void;
 
-        handleAddition(model:Model, coll:Collection<Model>, options:any):void;
+        handleAddition(model:BModel, coll:Collection<BModel>, options:any):void;
 
-        handleRemoval(model:Model, coll:Collection<Model>, options:any):void;
+        handleRemoval(model:BModel, coll:Collection<BModel>, options:any):void;
 
-        handleReset(coll:Collection<Model>, options:any):void;
+        handleReset(coll:Collection<BModel>, options:any):void;
 
-        tryAddRelated(model:Model, coll:any, options:any):void;
+        tryAddRelated(model:BModel, coll:any, options:any):void;
 
-        addRelated(model:Model, options:any):void;
+        addRelated(model:BModel, options:any):void;
 
-        removeRelated(model:Model, coll:any, options:any):void;
+        removeRelated(model:BModel, coll:any, options:any):void;
 
     }
 
@@ -104,21 +105,21 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
     export class HasMany extends Relation {
         collectionType:any;
 
-        findRelated(options:any):Model;
+        findRelated(options:any):BModel;
 
         setKeyContents(keyContents:string):void;
 
         setKeyContents(keyContents:number):void;
 
-        setKeyContents(keyContents:Model):void;
+        setKeyContents(keyContents:BModel):void;
 
-        onChange(model:Model, attr:any, options:any):void;
+        onChange(model:BModel, attr:any, options:any):void;
 
-        tryAddRelated(model:Model, coll:any, options:any):void;
+        tryAddRelated(model:BModel, coll:any, options:any):void;
 
-        addRelated(model:Model, options:any):void;
+        addRelated(model:BModel, options:any):void;
 
-        removeRelated(model:Model, coll:any, options:any):void;
+        removeRelated(model:BModel, coll:any, options:any):void;
 
     }
 
@@ -141,9 +142,9 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
 
         removeModelScope(scope):void;
 
-        addSubModels(subModelTypes:RelationalModel, superModelType:RelationalModel):void;
+        addSubModels(subModelTypes:Model, superModelType:Model):void;
 
-        setupSuperModel(modelType:RelationalModel):void;
+        setupSuperModel(modelType:Model):void;
 
         addReverseRelation(relation:any):void;
 
@@ -151,30 +152,30 @@ declare module 'backbone' {
 
         processOrphanRelations():void;
 
-        retroFitRelation(relation:RelationalModel, create:boolean):Collection<Model>;
+        retroFitRelation(relation:Model, create:boolean):Collection<BModel>;
 
-        getCollection(type:RelationalModel, create:boolean):Collection<Model>;
+        getCollection(type:Model, create:boolean):Collection<BModel>;
 
         getObjectByName(name:string):any;
 
 
         resolveIdForItem(type:any, item:any):any;
 
-        static find(type:any, item:string):RelationalModel;
+        static find(type:any, item:string):Model;
 
-        static find(type:any, item:number):RelationalModel;
+        static find(type:any, item:number):Model;
 
-        static find(type:any, item:RelationalModel):RelationalModel;
+        static find(type:any, item:Model):Model;
 
-        static find(type:any, item:any):RelationalModel;
+        static find(type:any, item:any):Model;
 
-        register(model:RelationalModel):void;
+        register(model:Model):void;
 
-        checkId(model:RelationalModel, id:any):void;
+        checkId(model:Model, id:any):void;
 
-        update(model:RelationalModel):void;
+        update(model:Model):void;
 
-        unregister(model:RelationalModel, collection:Collection<Model>, options:any):void;
+        unregister(model:Model, collection:Collection<BModel>, options:any):void;
 
         reset():void;