diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index a05e76eed..a1a3a32c5 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ interface JQueryXHR extends XMLHttpRequest, JQueryPromise<any> {
      * The .overrideMimeType() method may be used in the beforeSend() callback function, for example, to modify the response content-type header. As of jQuery 1.5.1, the jqXHR object also contains the overrideMimeType() method (it was available in jQuery 1.4.x, as well, but was temporarily removed in jQuery 1.5). 
      */
     overrideMimeType(mimeType: string): any;
+    /**
+     * Cancel the request. Pass the statusText as textStatus parameter for done callback, "canceled" will be passed if not provided.
+     */
     abort(statusText?: string): void;
     /**
      * Incorporates the functionality of the .done() and .fail() methods, allowing (as of jQuery 1.8) the underlying Promise to be manipulated. Refer to deferred.then() for implementation details.