diff --git a/marionette/marionette.d.ts b/marionette/marionette.d.ts
index 196571e7a..5d0875e21 100644
--- a/marionette/marionette.d.ts
+++ b/marionette/marionette.d.ts
@@ -982,16 +982,55 @@ declare module Marionette {
         onRemoveChild(childView: any): void;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A CompositeView extends from CollectionView to be used as a composite view 
+     * for scenarios where it should represent both a branch and leaf in a tree 
+     * structure, or for scenarios where a collection needs to be rendered within 
+     * a wrapper template.
+     */
     class CompositeView<TModel extends Backbone.Model> extends CollectionView<TModel> {
 
-        constructor(options?: any);
+        constructor(options?: CollectionViewOptions<TModel>);
 
-        itemView: any;
-        itemViewContainer: string;
+        /**
+         * Each childView will be rendered using the childView's template. The 
+         * CompositeView's template is rendered and the childView's templates are 
+         * added to this.
+         */
+        childView: any;
 
-        render(): CompositeView<TModel>;
-        appendHtml(cv: any, iv: any);
-        renderModel(): any;
+        /**
+         * By default the composite view uses the same attachHtml method that the 
+         * collection view provides. This means the view will call jQuery's 
+         * .append to move the HTML contents from the child view instance in to 
+         * the collection view's el.
+         * This is typically not very useful as a composite view will usually render 
+         * a container DOM element in which the child views should be placed.
+         * This can be either a string or a function returning a string.
+         */
+        childViewContainer: any;
+
+        render(): CompositeView<TModel>;                
+
+        /**
+         * Invoked before the model has been rendered
+         */
+        onBeforeRenderTemplate(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Invoked after the model has been rendered.
+         */
+        onRenderTemplate(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Invoked before the collection of models is rendered
+         */
+        onBeforeRenderCollection(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Invoked after the collection of models has been rendered
+         */
+        onRenderCollection(): void;
     }
 
     class LayoutView<TModel extends Backbone.Model> extends ItemView<TModel> {