diff --git a/types/jquery.filtertable/index.d.ts b/types/jquery.filtertable/index.d.ts
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+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts" />
+// Type definitions for jquery.filterTable v1.5.7
+// Project: https://github.com/sunnywalker/jQuery.FilterTable
+// Definitions by: TotPeRo <https://github.com/totpero/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare namespace FilterTable {
+
+    interface FilterTableOptions {
+        /**
+         * Makes the filter input field autofocused (not recommended for accessibility reasons)
+         * Default: 'false'
+         */
+        autofocus?: boolean;
+        /**
+        * Callback function after a filter is performed.
+        * Default: 'null'
+        * @param term filter term (string)
+        * @param table table being filtered (jQuery object)
+        * @returns {void} 
+        */
+        callback?: (term, table) => void;
+        /**
+         * Class applied to the main filter input container
+         * Default: 'filter-table'
+         */
+        containerClass?: string;
+        /**
+         * Tag name of the main filter input container
+         * Default: 'p'
+         */
+        containerTag?: string;
+        /**
+         * Controls whether the table's tfoot(s) will be hidden when the table is filtered
+         * Default: 'false'
+         */
+        hideTFootOnFilter?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Class applied to cells containing the filter term
+         * Default: 'alt'
+         */
+        highlightClass?: string;
+        /**
+         * Ignore these columns (0-indexed) when filtering
+         * Default: '[]'
+         */
+        ignoreColumns?: number[];
+        /**
+         * Use this selector to find the filter input instead of creating a new one (only works if selector returns a single element)
+         * Default: 'null'
+         */
+        inputSelector?: string;
+        /**
+        * Name attribute of the filter input field
+        * Default: 'filter-table'
+        */
+        inputName?: string;
+        /**
+         * Tag name of the filter input itself
+         * Default: 'search'
+         */
+        inputType?: string;
+        /**
+        * Text to precede the filter input
+        * Default: 'Filter:'
+        */
+        label?: string;
+        /**
+        * Filter only when at least this number of characters are in the filter input field
+        * Default: '1'
+        */
+        minChars?: number;
+        /**
+        * Only show the filter on tables with this number of rows or more
+        * Default: '8'
+        */
+        minRows?: number;
+        /**
+        * HTML5 placeholder text for the filter input
+        * Default: 'search this table'
+        */
+        placeholder?: string;
+        /**
+        * Trap the return key in the filter input field to prevent form submission
+        * Default: 'true'
+        */
+        preventReturnKey?: boolean;
+        /**
+        * List of clickable phrases to quick fill the search
+        * Default: '[]'
+        */
+        quickList?: string[];
+        /**
+        * Class of each quick list item
+        * Default: 'quick'
+        */
+        quickListClass?: string;
+        /**
+        * Label for the clear filtering quick list item (or none if blank)
+        * Default: ''
+        */
+        quickListClear?: string;
+        /**
+        * Tag name surrounding quick list items (e.g., ul)
+        * Default: ''
+        */
+        quickListGroupTag?: string;
+        /**
+        * Tag name of each quick list item (e.g., a or li)
+        * Default: 'a'
+        */
+        quickListTag?: string; // "a" | "li"
+        /**
+        * Class applied to visible rows
+        * Default: 'visible'
+        */
+        visibleClass?: string;
+    }
+
+    interface FilterTableStatic {
+
+        /**
+         * init with default options
+         * @returns {JQuery}
+         */
+        (): JQuery;
+
+        /**
+         * init with custom options
+         * @param options
+         * @returns {JQuery}
+         */
+        (options: FilterTableOptions): JQuery;
+    }
+}
+
+interface JQuery {
+
+    /**
+     * if this code appears after your tables; otherwise, include it in your document.ready() code.
+     * $('table').filterTable()
+     */
+    filterTable: FilterTable.FilterTableStatic;
+}
diff --git a/types/jquery.filtertable/jquery.filtertable-tests.ts b/types/jquery.filtertable/jquery.filtertable-tests.ts
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+//import $ = require('jquery');
+
+$(() => {
+    // examples from http://sunnywalker.github.io/jQuery.FilterTable/
+
+    $('table').filterTable();
+
+    $('table').filterTable({ quickList: ['class', 'tag'] });
+
+    $('table').filterTable({
+        callback(term, table) {
+            table.find('tr').removeClass('striped').filter(':visible:even').addClass('striped');
+        }
+    });
+
+});
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diff --git a/types/jquery.filtertable/tsconfig.json b/types/jquery.filtertable/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "lib": [
+            "es6",
+            "dom"
+        ],
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "jquery.filtertable-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
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