diff --git a/BCL.csproj b/BCL.csproj
index 4eb71cf05..3ba5ddf24 100644
--- a/BCL.csproj
+++ b/BCL.csproj
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="android17.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="promises\promises.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="promises\index.ts" />
-    <TypeScriptCompile Include="http\http.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="http\http.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>http.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ios7.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="globals\index.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="timer\index.ts" />
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="application\application-common.ts" />
     <Content Include="image-source\Readme.md" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="http\http.d.ts" />
+    <Content Include="image\Readme.md" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="local-settings\index.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="local-settings\local-settings.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="local-settings\local-settings.android.ts">
diff --git a/Tests/http-tests.ts b/Tests/http-tests.ts
index 957b23923..88a26a63a 100644
--- a/Tests/http-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/http-tests.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ export var test_getString_fail = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    http.getString("hgfttp://httpbin.org/get").fail(function (e) {
+    http.getString({ url: "hgfttp://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET", timeout: 2000}).fail(function (e) {
         completed = true;
         result = e;
     });
 
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(isReady, 3);
-    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getString().fail() should be Error!");
+    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getString().fail() should be Error! Current type is " + typeof result);
 };
 
 export var test_getJSON_isDefined = function () {
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ export var test_getJSON_fail = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    http.getJSON("hgfttp://httpbin.org/get").fail(function (e) {
+    http.getJSON({ url: "hgfttp://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET", timeout: 2000 }).fail(function (e) {
         completed = true;
         result = e;
     });
 
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(isReady, 3);
-    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getJSON().fail() should be Error!");
+    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getJSON().fail() should be Error! Current type is " + typeof result);
 };
 
 export var test_getImage_isDefined = function () {
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ export var test_getImage_fail = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    http.getImage("htadvtp://www.google.com/images/errors/logo_sm_2.pngm").fail(function (e) {
+    http.getImage({ url: "hgfttp://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET", timeout: 2000 }).fail(function (e) {
         completed = true;
         result = e;
     });
 
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(isReady, 3);
-    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getImage().fail() should be Error!");
+    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from getImage().fail() should be Error! Current type is " + typeof result);
 };
 
 export var test_request_isDefined = function () {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export var test_request_shouldFailIfOptionsUrlIsNotDefined = function () {
     });
 
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(isReady, 3);
-    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from request().fail() should be Error!");
+    TKUnit.assert(result instanceof Error, "Result from request().fail() should be Error! Current type is " + typeof result);
 };
 
 export var test_request_responseStatusCodeShouldBeDefined = function () {
diff --git a/http/http.d.ts b/http/http.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5611a20fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/http.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import image = require("image-source/image-source");
+import promises = require("promises/promises");
+import request = require("http/http-request");
+
+export declare function getString(url: string): promises.Promise<string>
+export declare function getString(options: request.HttpRequestOptions): promises.Promise<string>
+
+export declare function getJSON<T>(url: string): promises.Promise<T>
+export declare function getJSON<T>(options: request.HttpRequestOptions): promises.Promise<T>
+
+export declare function getImage(url: string): promises.Promise<image.ImageSource>
+export declare function getImage(options: request.HttpRequestOptions): promises.Promise<image.ImageSource>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/http/http.ts b/http/http.ts
index 5a8ec7b15..78d13b674 100644
--- a/http/http.ts
+++ b/http/http.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import image_module = require("image-source/image-source");
+import image = require("image-source/image-source");
 import promises = require("promises/promises");
 import http = require("http/http-request");
 
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ export interface HttpContent extends http.HttpContent { };
 /**
   * Gets string from url.
   */
-export function getString(url: string): promises.Promise<string> {
+export function getString(arg: any): promises.Promise<string> {
     var d = promises.defer<string>();
 
-    http.request({ url: url, method: "GET" })
+    http.request(typeof arg === "string" ? { url: arg, method: "GET" } : arg)
         .then(r => d.resolve(r.content.toString()))
         .fail(e => d.reject(e));
 
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export function getString(url: string): promises.Promise<string> {
 /**
   * Gets JSON from url.
   */
-export function getJSON<T>(url: string): promises.Promise<T> {
+export function getJSON<T>(arg: any): promises.Promise<T> {
     var d = promises.defer<T>();
 
-    http.request({ url: url, method: "GET" })
+    http.request(typeof arg === "string" ? { url: arg, method: "GET" } : arg)
         .then(r => d.resolve(r.content.toJSON()))
         .fail(e => d.reject(e));
 
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ export function getJSON<T>(url: string): promises.Promise<T> {
 /**
   * Gets image from url.
   */
-export function getImage(url: string): promises.Promise<image_module.ImageSource> {
-    var d = promises.defer<image_module.ImageSource>();
 
-    http.request({ url: url, method: "GET" })
+export function getImage(arg: any): promises.Promise<image.ImageSource> {
+    var d = promises.defer<image.ImageSource>();
+
+    http.request(typeof arg === "string" ? { url: arg, method: "GET" } : arg)
         .then(r => d.resolve(r.content.toImage()))
         .fail(e => d.reject(e));