diff --git a/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript-tests.ts b/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript-tests.ts
index 5abd5a152..ab40e478d 100644
--- a/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript-tests.ts
+++ b/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript-tests.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ gulp.task('default', function () {
         .pipe(typescript())
         .pipe(gulp.dest('built/local'));
 });
+
+var compilerOptions = tsProject.config.compilerOptions;
+var exclude         = tsProject.config.exclude;
+var files           = tsProject.config.files;
diff --git a/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript.d.ts b/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript.d.ts
index db8843508..d51a3122e 100644
--- a/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript.d.ts
+++ b/gulp-typescript/gulp-typescript.d.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,15 @@ declare module "gulp-typescript" {
             isolatedModules?: boolean;
         }
 
+        interface TsConfig {
+            files?: string[];
+            exclude?: string[];
+            compilerOptions?: any;
+        }
+
         interface Project {
-            src(): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream
+            config: TsConfig;
+            src(): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
         }
 
         interface FilterSettings {