diff --git a/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading-tests.ts b/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading-tests.ts
index 704b75efea..d96d8c2edf 100644
--- a/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading-tests.ts
@@ -37,3 +37,12 @@ function test_commands() {
         .loading("stop")
         .loading("toggle");
 }
+
+import * as jQuery from "jquery";
+import * as factory from "jquery-easy-loading";
+
+function test_factory() {
+
+    const $loading: JQueryStatic = factory(window, jQuery);
+    $loading("body").loading("start");
+}
diff --git a/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading.d.ts b/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading.d.ts
index 5b93e325b4..c20792eb86 100644
--- a/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading.d.ts
+++ b/jquery-easy-loading/jquery-easy-loading.d.ts
@@ -190,3 +190,10 @@ interface JQuery {
      */
     Loading(options?: JQueryEasyLoading.Options): JQueryEasyLoading.LoadingObject;
 }
+
+declare var factory: (root?: any, jQuery?: JQueryStatic) => JQueryStatic;
+
+declare module "jquery-easy-loading" {
+
+    export = factory;
+}