diff --git a/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI-tests.ts b/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI-tests.ts
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+$.blockUI();
+var opt: JQBlockUIOptions = {
+    css: { border: "1px solid red" },
+    message: "test"
+};
+$.blockUI(opt);
+$.unblockUI();
+$("#test").block().unblock();
+$("#test").block(opt);
diff --git a/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.d.ts b/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for jQuery Cookie Plugin 1.3
+// Project: http://malsup.com/jquery/block/
+// Definitions by: Jeffrey Lee <http://blog.darkthread.net/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+///<reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts" />
+
+interface JQBlockUIOptions {
+    /** message displayed when blocking (use null for no message) */
+    message?: string;
+    /** title string; only used when theme == true  */
+    title?: string;
+    /** only used when theme == true (requires jquery-ui.js to be loaded) */
+    draggable?: boolean;
+    /** set to true to use with jQuery UI themes */
+    theme?: boolean;
+
+    /** 
+     * styles for the message when blocking; if you wish to disable 
+     * these and use an external stylesheet then do this in your code: 
+     * $.blockUI.defaults.css = {}; 
+     */
+    css?: any;
+
+    /** minimal style set used when themes are used  */
+    themedCSS?: any;
+
+    /** styles for the overlay */
+    overlayCSS?: any;
+
+    /** style to replace wait cursor before unblocking to correct issue of lingering wait cursor */
+    cursorReset?: string;
+
+    /** styles applied when using $.growlUI */
+    growlCSS?: any;
+    /** ifreamSrc for IE */
+    iframeSrc?: string;
+
+    /** force usage of iframe in non-IE browsers (handy for blocking applets) */
+    forceIframe?: boolean;
+
+    /** z-index for the blocking overlay */
+    baseZ?: number;
+
+
+    /** set true to have the message automatically centered for X */
+    centerX?: boolean;
+    /** set true to have the message automatically centered for Y */
+    centerY?: boolean;
+
+    /** 
+     * allow body element to be stetched in ie6; this makes blocking look better
+     * on "short" pages.  disable if you wish to prevent changes to the body height 
+     */
+    allowBodyStretch?: boolean;
+
+    /** enable if you want key and mouse events to be disabled for content that is blocked */
+    bindEvents?: boolean;
+
+    /** be default blockUI will supress tab navigation from leaving blocking content(if bindEvents is true) */
+    constrainTabKey?: boolean;
+
+    /** fadeIn time in millis; set to 0 to disable fadeIn on block  */
+    fadeIn?: number;
+
+    /** fadeOut time in millis; set to 0 to disable fadeOut on unblock */
+    fadeOut?: number;
+
+    /** time in millis to wait before auto-unblocking; set to 0 to disable auto-unblock */
+    timeout?: number;
+
+    /** disable if you don't want to show the overlay */
+    showOverlay?: boolean;
+
+    /** if true, focus will be placed in the first available input field when page blocking */
+    focusInput?: boolean;
+
+    /** callback method invoked when fadeIn has completed and blocking message is visible */
+    onBlock?: boolean;
+
+    /** 
+     * callback method invoked when unblocking has completed; the callback is 
+     * passed the element that has been unblocked (which is the window object for page 
+     * blocks) and the options that were passed to the unblock call: 
+     * onUnblock(element, options) 
+     */
+    onUnblock?: (element: any, options: any) => void;
+
+    // don't ask; if you really must know: http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/36640a8730503595/2f6a79a77a78e493#2f6a79a77a78e493 
+    /** quirksmodeOffsetHack */
+    quirksmodeOffsetHack?: number;
+
+    /** class name of the message block */
+    blockMsgClass?: string;
+
+    /** if it is already blocked, then ignore it (don't unblock and reblock) */
+    ignoreIfBlocked?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface JQBlockUIStatic {
+    default?: JQBlockUIOptions;
+    (): void;
+    (option: JQBlockUIOptions): void;
+}
+
+interface JQueryStatic {
+    blockUI?: JQBlockUIStatic;
+    unblockUI?: () => void;
+}
+
+interface JQuery {
+    block(option?: JQBlockUIOptions): JQuery;
+    unblock(): JQuery;
+}
+