diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 5254e98b1..c2f9f47dd 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ interface JQueryPromise<T> {
     progress(...progressCallbacks: any[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
 
     // Deprecated - given no typings
-    pipe(doneFilter?: (x: any) => any, failFilter?: (x: any) => any, progressFilter?: (x: any) => any): JQueryPromise;
+    pipe(doneFilter?: (x: any) => any, failFilter?: (x: any) => any, progressFilter?: (x: any) => any): JQueryPromise<any>;
 
     then<U>(onFulfill: (value: T) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
     then<U>(onFulfill: (value: T) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
diff --git a/q/Q-tests.ts b/q/Q-tests.ts
index d647fabde..504655c99 100644
--- a/q/Q-tests.ts
+++ b/q/Q-tests.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ Q<number[]>(arrayPromise) // type specification required
 declare var jPromise: JQueryPromise<string>;
 
 // if jQuery promises definition supported generics, this could be more interesting example
-Q<any>(jPromise).then((val) => val.toExponential());
+Q<string>(jPromise).then(str => str.split(','));
+jPromise.then<number>(returnsNumPromise);
 
 declare var promiseArray: Q.IPromise<number>[];
 var qPromiseArray = promiseArray.map(p => Q<number>(p));