diff --git a/jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts b/jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts
index 3328c2082..4e617c961 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ interface JQueryAjaxSettings {
 */
 interface JQueryXHR extends XMLHttpRequest, JQueryPromise {
     overrideMimeType(mimeType: string);
+    abort(statusText: string): void;
 }
 
 /*