diff --git a/types/throttle-debounce/index.d.ts b/types/throttle-debounce/index.d.ts
index 34bfbbdb5b..5b1f197a31 100644
--- a/types/throttle-debounce/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/throttle-debounce/index.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 // Type definitions for throttle-debounce 1.1
 // Project: https://github.com/niksy/throttle-debounce
-// Definitions by: Marek Buchar <https://github.com/czbuchi>, Frank Li <https://github.com/franklixuefei>
+// Definitions by: Marek Buchar <https://github.com/czbuchi>, Frank Li <https://github.com/franklixuefei>, Thomas Oddsund <https://github.com/oddsund>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
+export {};
+
+interface Cancel {
+    cancel: () => void;
+}
+
+export type throttle<T> = T & Cancel;
+export type debounce<T> = throttle<T>;
+
 /**
  * Throttle execution of a function. Especially useful for rate limiting
  * execution of handlers on events like resize and scroll.
@@ -34,8 +43,8 @@ export function throttle<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
     delay: number,
     noTrailing: boolean,
     callback: T,
-    debounceMode?: boolean,
-): T;
+    debounceMode?: boolean
+): throttle<T>;
 
 /**
  * Throttle execution of a function. Especially useful for rate limiting
@@ -60,8 +69,8 @@ export function throttle<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
 export function throttle<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
     delay: number,
     callback: T,
-    debounceMode?: boolean,
-): T;
+    debounceMode?: boolean
+): throttle<T>;
 
 /**
  * Debounce execution of a function. Debouncing, unlike throttling,
@@ -87,7 +96,11 @@ export function throttle<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
  * @return
  * A new, debounced function.
  */
-export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(delay: number, atBegin: boolean, callback: T): T;
+export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
+    delay: number,
+    atBegin: boolean,
+    callback: T
+): debounce<T>;
 
 /**
  * Debounce execution of a function. Debouncing, unlike throttling,
@@ -106,4 +119,7 @@ export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(delay: number, atBeg
  * @return
  * A new, debounced function.
  */
-export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(delay: number, callback: T): T;
+export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
+    delay: number,
+    callback: T
+): debounce<T>;
diff --git a/types/throttle-debounce/throttle-debounce-tests.ts b/types/throttle-debounce/throttle-debounce-tests.ts
index 0090eb1039..ff4f757dbc 100644
--- a/types/throttle-debounce/throttle-debounce-tests.ts
+++ b/types/throttle-debounce/throttle-debounce-tests.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-import throttleDebounce = require('throttle-debounce');
-
-const { throttle, debounce } = throttleDebounce;
+import { throttle, debounce } from "throttle-debounce";
 
 type Func = () => void;
 
 const func: Func = () => {};
 
-const throttle1: Func = throttle(42, true, func, true);
-const throttle2: Func = throttle(42, true, func);
-const throttle3: Func = throttle(42, func, true);
-const throttle4: Func = throttle(42, func);
+const throttleWithoutCancel1: Func = throttle(42, true, func, true);
+const throttleWithoutCancel2: Func = throttle(42, true, func);
+const throttleWithoutCancel3: Func = throttle(42, func, true);
+const throttleWithoutCancel4: Func = throttle(42, func);
 
-const debounce1: Func = debounce(42, true, func);
-const debounce2: Func = debounce(42, func);
+throttleWithoutCancel1();
+// $ExpectError
+throttleWithoutCancel1.cancel();
+const throttleWithCancel1: throttle<Func> = throttle(42, true, func, true);
+const throttleWithCancel2: throttle<Func> = throttle(42, true, func);
+const throttleWithCancel3: throttle<Func> = throttle(42, func, true);
+const throttleWithCancel4: throttle<Func> = throttle(42, func);
+throttleWithCancel1();
+throttleWithCancel1.cancel();
+
+const debounceWithoutCancel1: Func = debounce(42, true, func);
+const debounceWithoutCancel2: Func = debounce(42, func);
+debounceWithoutCancel1();
+// $ExpectError
+debounceWithoutCancel1.cancel();
+const debounceWithCancel1: debounce<Func> = debounce(42, true, func);
+const debounceWithCancel2: debounce<Func> = debounce(42, func);
+debounceWithCancel1();
+debounceWithCancel1.cancel();