diff --git a/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder-tests.ts b/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="jquery.placeholder.d.ts"/>
+
+$('input').placeholder();
diff --git a/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.d.ts b/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for jquery.placeholder.js 2.0.7
+// Project: https://github.com/mathiasbynens/jquery-placeholder
+// Definitions by: Peter Gill <https://github.com/majorsilence>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts"/>
+
+interface JQuery {
+
+	placeholder() : void;
+
+}
+