diff --git a/baconjs/baconjs-tests.ts b/baconjs/baconjs-tests.ts
index e542ef1c9..5d5998b70 100644
--- a/baconjs/baconjs-tests.ts
+++ b/baconjs/baconjs-tests.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ function CreatingStreams() {
   Bacon.fromEvent(process.stdin, "readable", () => {
     alert("Bacon!");
   });
+  Bacon.fromEvent($("body"), "click").onValue(() => {
+    alert("Bacon!");
+  });
 
   // This would create a stream that outputs a single value "Bacon!" and ends after that. The use of setTimeout causes the value to be delayed by 1 second.
   Bacon.fromCallback(callback => {
diff --git a/baconjs/baconjs.d.ts b/baconjs/baconjs.d.ts
index 0e3f77c12..a831e74f6 100644
--- a/baconjs/baconjs.d.ts
+++ b/baconjs/baconjs.d.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ declare module Bacon {
    *   alert("Bacon!");
    * });
    */
-  function fromEvent<E, A>(target:EventTarget|NodeJS.EventEmitter, eventName:string):EventStream<E, A>;
+  function fromEvent<E, A>(target:EventTarget|NodeJS.EventEmitter|JQuery, eventName:string):EventStream<E, A>;
 
   /**
    * @callback Bacon.fromEvent~eventTransformer
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ declare module Bacon {
    *   alert("Bacon!");
    * });
    */
-  function fromEvent<E, A, B>(target:EventTarget|NodeJS.EventEmitter, eventName:string, eventTransformer:(event:A) => B):EventStream<E, B>;
+  function fromEvent<E, A, B>(target:EventTarget|NodeJS.EventEmitter|JQuery, eventName:string, eventTransformer:(event:A) => B):EventStream<E, B>;
 
   /**
    * @callback Bacon.fromCallback1~f