diff --git a/types/underscore/index.d.ts b/types/underscore/index.d.ts
index 72498e3591..1b89408ab3 100644
--- a/types/underscore/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/underscore/index.d.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ declare module _ {
         [index: string]: T;
     }
 
+    interface Predicate<T> {
+        (value: T): boolean;
+    }
+
     interface ListIterator<T, TResult> {
         (value: T, index: number, list: List<T>): TResult;
     }
@@ -3782,7 +3786,7 @@ declare module _ {
         * @param attrs Object with key values pair
         * @return Predicate function
         **/
-        matches<T>(attrs: T): _.ListIterator<T, boolean>;
+        matches<T>(attrs: T): _.Predicate<T>;
 
         /**
         * Returns a predicate function that will tell you if a passed in object contains all of the key/value properties present in attrs.
@@ -3790,7 +3794,7 @@ declare module _ {
         * @param attrs Object with key values pair
         * @return Predicate function
         **/
-        matcher<T>(attrs: T): _.ListIterator<T, boolean>;
+        matcher<T>(attrs: T): _.Predicate<T>;
 
         /**
         * Returns a function that will itself return the key property of any passed-in object.
diff --git a/types/underscore/underscore-tests.ts b/types/underscore/underscore-tests.ts
index 6175c1874b..13bc542b28 100644
--- a/types/underscore/underscore-tests.ts
+++ b/types/underscore/underscore-tests.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ interface Family {
 }
 var isUncleMoe = _.matches<Family>({ name: 'moe', relation: 'uncle' });
 _.filter([{ name: 'larry', relation: 'father' }, { name: 'moe', relation: 'uncle' }], isUncleMoe);
+var uncleMoe: Family = { name: 'moe', relation: 'uncle' };
+isUncleMoe(uncleMoe);