diff --git a/cordova-ionic/cordova-ionic.d.ts b/cordova-ionic/cordova-ionic.d.ts
index c9b1e635b..5f0adee3e 100644
--- a/cordova-ionic/cordova-ionic.d.ts
+++ b/cordova-ionic/cordova-ionic.d.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 
 /// <reference path="./plugins/keyboard.d.ts" />
 
-interface Cordova {
-  plugins:Plugins;
-}
-
-interface Plugins {
+interface CordovaPlugins {
   Keyboard:Ionic.Keyboard;
 }
diff --git a/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer-tests.ts b/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccd1e725d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/// <reference path="../cordova/cordova.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./cordova-plugin-email-composer.d.ts" />
+
+cordova.plugins.email.isAvailable((isAvailable) => {}, {});
+cordova.plugins.email.open({
+  to: ['foo@bar.com'],
+  body: 'foo bar'
+});
+cordova.plugins.email.open();
+cordova.plugins.email.open({}, () => {});
+cordova.plugins.email.open({}, () => {}, {});
+
+cordova.plugins.email.openDraft({
+  to: ['foo@bar.com'],
+  body: 'foo bar'
+});
+cordova.plugins.email.openDraft();
+cordova.plugins.email.openDraft({}, () => {});
+cordova.plugins.email.openDraft({}, () => {}, {});
diff --git a/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer.d.ts b/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9472ccf35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cordova-plugin-email-composer/cordova-plugin-email-composer.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Type definitions for Apache Cordova Email Composer plugin
+// Project: https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-email-composer
+// Definitions by: Dave Taylor <http://davetayls.me>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/**
+ * The plugin provides access to the standard interface that manages the
+ * editing and sending an email message
+ */
+interface CordovaPluginEmailComposer {
+	/** Determine if the device is capable to send emails */
+	isAvailable(callback:(isAvailable:boolean) => void, scope?:any):void;
+	/** Open a pre-filled email draft */
+	open(options?:ICordovaPluginEmailComposerOpenOptions, callback?:() => void, scope?:any):void;
+	openDraft(options?:ICordovaPluginEmailComposerOpenOptions, callback?:() => void, scope?:any):void;
+}
+
+interface ICordovaPluginEmailComposerOpenOptions {
+	/** An configured email account is required to send emails */
+	to?:string[];
+	body?:string;
+	cc?:string[];
+	bcc?:string[];
+	/** Attachments can be either base64 encoded datas, files from the the device storage or assets from within the www folder */
+	attachments?:any[];
+	subject?:string;
+	/** The default value for isHTML is true */
+	isHtml?:boolean;
+}
+
+interface CordovaPlugins {
+	email:CordovaPluginEmailComposer;
+}
diff --git a/cordova/cordova.d.ts b/cordova/cordova.d.ts
index 75b77ebe2..32ef0a76b 100644
--- a/cordova/cordova.d.ts
+++ b/cordova/cordova.d.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ interface Cordova {
     define(moduleName: string, factory: (require: any, exports: any, module: any) => any): void;
     /** Access a Cordova module by name. */
     require(moduleName: string): any;
+    /** Namespace for Cordova plugin functionality */
+    plugins:CordovaPlugins;
 }
 
+interface CordovaPlugins {}
+
 interface Document {
     addEventListener(type: "deviceready", listener: (ev: Event) => any, useCapture?: boolean): void;
     addEventListener(type: "pause", listener: (ev: Event) => any, useCapture?: boolean): void;