diff --git a/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts b/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
index 6ad4e34bc2..4118f9e798 100644
--- a/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
+++ b/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ function test_dialog() {
         hide: "explode"
     });
     $("#opener").click(function () {
-        $("#dialog").dialog("open");
+        var $el = $("#dialog").dialog("open");
         return false;
     });
     $("#dialog-modal").dialog({
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ function test_dialog() {
         modal: true,
         buttons: {
             "Delete all items": function () {
-                $(this).dialog("close");
+                var $el = $(this).dialog("close");
             },
             Cancel: function () {
                 $(this).dialog("close");
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ function test_dialog() {
             $(this).dialog("close");
         },
         close: function () {
+		    var $el = $(this).dialog("destroy");
         }
     });
     $("#dialog-message").dialog({
@@ -1211,6 +1212,8 @@ function test_dialog() {
     $(".selector").dialog({ title: "Dialog Title" });
     $(".selector").dialog({ width: 500 });
     $(".selector").dialog({ zIndex: 20 });
+	var $el = $( ".selector" ).dialog( "moveToTop" );
+	var isOpen = $( ".selector" ).dialog( "isOpen" );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/jqueryui/jqueryui.d.ts b/jqueryui/jqueryui.d.ts
index 1a09df7fd4..a0e0d64f03 100644
--- a/jqueryui/jqueryui.d.ts
+++ b/jqueryui/jqueryui.d.ts
@@ -849,11 +849,11 @@ interface JQuery {
 
     dialog(): JQuery;
     dialog(methodName: string): JQuery;
-    dialog(methodName: 'close'): void;
-    dialog(methodName: 'destroy'): void;
+    dialog(methodName: 'close'): JQuery;
+    dialog(methodName: 'destroy'): JQuery;
     dialog(methodName: 'isOpen'): boolean;
-    dialog(methodName: 'moveToTop'): void;
-    dialog(methodName: 'open'): void;
+    dialog(methodName: 'moveToTop'): JQuery;
+    dialog(methodName: 'open'): JQuery;
     dialog(methodName: 'widget'): JQuery;
     dialog(options: JQueryUI.DialogOptions): JQuery;
     dialog(optionLiteral: string, optionName: string): any;