diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index b8ae988f64..8aed15eafe 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Menu} from './menu';
 import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
-
+import {SlideData} from '../../gestures/slide-gesture';
 import {assign} from '../../util/util';
 
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     }, options));
   }
 
-  canStart(ev) {
+  canStart(ev: any) {
     let menu = this.menu;
 
     if (!menu.enabled || !menu.swipeEnabled) {
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
   }
 
   // Set CSS, then wait one frame for it to apply before sliding starts
-  onSlideBeforeStart(slide, ev) {
+  onSlideBeforeStart(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     console.debug('menu gesture, onSlideBeforeStart', this.menu.side);
     this.menu.swipeStart();
   }
 
-  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+  onSlide(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     let z = (this.menu.side === 'right' ? slide.min : slide.max);
     let stepValue = (slide.distance / z);
     console.debug('menu gesture, onSlide', this.menu.side, 'distance', slide.distance, 'min', slide.min, 'max', slide.max, 'z', z, 'stepValue', stepValue);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     this.menu.swipeProgress(stepValue);
   }
 
-  onSlideEnd(slide, ev) {
+  onSlideEnd(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     let z = (this.menu.side === 'right' ? slide.min : slide.max);
 
     let shouldComplete = (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) > 0.2) ||
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     this.menu.swipeEnd(shouldComplete, currentStepValue);
   }
 
-  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+  getElementStartPos(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     if (this.menu.side === 'right') {
       // right menu
       return this.menu.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
diff --git a/ionic/gestures/slide-gesture.ts b/ionic/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
index 29c84f4e36..291fef4816 100644
--- a/ionic/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
+++ b/ionic/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {clamp} from '../util';
 
 
 export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
-  public slide: any = null;
+  public slide: SlideData = null;
 
   constructor(element, opts = {}) {
     super(element, opts);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
    * Get the min and max for the slide. pageX/pageY.
    * Only called on dragstart.
    */
-  getSlideBoundaries(slide, ev) {
+  getSlideBoundaries(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     return {
       min: 0,
       max: this.element.offsetWidth
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
    * For example, an open side menu starts at 100% and a closed
    * sidemenu starts at 0%.
    */
-  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+  getElementStartPos(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
     return true;
   }
 
-  onDragStart(ev): boolean {
+  onDragStart(ev: any): boolean {
     if (!this.canStart(ev)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -70,14 +70,25 @@ export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
     return true;
   }
 
-  onDragEnd(ev) {
+  onDragEnd(ev: any) {
     if (!this.slide || !this.slide.started) return;
     this.onSlideEnd(this.slide, ev);
     this.slide = null;
   }
 
-  onSlideBeforeStart(slide?: any, ev?: any): void {}
-  onSlideStart(slide?: any, ev?: any): void {}
-  onSlide(slide?: any, ev?: any): void {}
-  onSlideEnd(slide?: any, ev?: any): void {}
+  onSlideBeforeStart(slide?: SlideData, ev?: any): void {}
+  onSlideStart(slide?: SlideData, ev?: any): void {}
+  onSlide(slide?: SlideData, ev?: any): void {}
+  onSlideEnd(slide?: SlideData, ev?: any): void {}
+}
+
+export interface SlideData {
+  min?: number;
+  max?: number;
+  distance?: number;
+  delta?: number;
+  started?: boolean;
+  pos?: any;
+  pointerStartPos?: number;
+  elementStartPos?: number;
 }