diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index b0e24d76..58ceb209 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { Vue } from "./vue";
+import "./umd";
 
 export default Vue;
 
-export as namespace Vue;
-
 export {
   CreateElement,
   VueConstructor
diff --git a/types/test/tsconfig.json b/types/test/tsconfig.json
index b816ce07..dab30a60 100644
--- a/types/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,17 +14,9 @@
       "vue": ["../index.d.ts"]
     }
   },
-  "files": [
-    "../index.d.ts",
-    "../options.d.ts",
-    "../plugin.d.ts",
-    "../vnode.d.ts",
-    "../vue.d.ts",
-    "options-test.ts",
-    "plugin-test.ts",
-    "vue-test.ts",
-    "augmentation-test.ts",
-    "ssr-test.ts"
+  "include": [
+    "../*.d.ts",
+    "*.ts"
   ],
   "compileOnSave": false
 }
diff --git a/types/test/umd-test.ts b/types/test/umd-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffdc7046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/test/umd-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const vm = new Vue({
+  template: "<div>hi</div>"
+});
+
+const options: Vue.ComponentOptions<Vue> = {
+  template: "<div>test</div>"
+};
diff --git a/types/umd.d.ts b/types/umd.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..618d484e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/umd.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as V from "./index";
+import {
+  DefaultData,
+  DefaultProps,
+  DefaultMethods,
+  DefaultComputed,
+  PropsDefinition
+} from "./options";
+
+// Expose some types for backword compatibility...
+declare namespace Vue {
+  // vue.d.ts
+  export type CreateElement = V.CreateElement;
+  export type VueConstructor<V extends Vue = Vue> = V.VueConstructor<V>;
+
+  // options.d.ts
+  export type Component<Data=DefaultData<never>, Methods=DefaultMethods<never>, Computed=DefaultComputed, Props=DefaultProps> = V.Component<Data, Methods, Computed, Props>;
+  export type AsyncComponent<Data=DefaultData<never>, Methods=DefaultMethods<never>, Computed=DefaultComputed, Props=DefaultProps> = V.AsyncComponent<Data, Methods, Computed, Props>;
+  export type ComponentOptions<V extends Vue, Data=DefaultData<V>, Methods=DefaultMethods<V>, Computed=DefaultComputed, PropsDef=PropsDefinition<DefaultProps>, Props=DefaultProps> = V.ComponentOptions<V, Data, Methods, Computed, PropsDef, Props>;
+  export type FunctionalComponentOptions<Props = DefaultProps, PropDefs = PropsDefinition<Props>> = V.FunctionalComponentOptions<Props, PropDefs>;
+  export type RenderContext<Props=DefaultProps> = V.RenderContext<Props>;
+  export type PropType<T> = V.PropType<T>;
+  export type PropOptions<T=any> = V.PropOptions<T>;
+  export type ComputedOptions<T> = V.ComputedOptions<T>;
+  export type WatchHandler<T> = V.WatchHandler<T>;
+  export type WatchOptions = V.WatchOptions;
+  export type WatchOptionsWithHandler<T> = V.WatchOptionsWithHandler<T>;
+  export type DirectiveFunction = V.DirectiveFunction;
+  export type DirectiveOptions = V.DirectiveOptions;
+
+  // plugin.d.ts
+  export type PluginFunction<T> = V.PluginFunction<T>;
+  export type PluginObject<T> = V.PluginObject<T>;
+
+  // vnode.d.ts
+  export type VNodeChildren = V.VNodeChildren;
+  export type VNodeChildrenArrayContents = V.VNodeChildrenArrayContents;
+  export type VNode = V.VNode;
+  export type VNodeComponentOptions = V.VNodeComponentOptions;
+  export type VNodeData = V.VNodeData;
+  export type VNodeDirective = V.VNodeDirective;
+}
+
+declare class Vue extends V.default {}
+
+export = Vue;
+
+export as namespace Vue;