diff --git a/types/options.d.ts b/types/options.d.ts
index 9fcdaca624..93379edbef 100644
--- a/types/options.d.ts
+++ b/types/options.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { SetupContext } from './v3-setup-context'
 import { DebuggerEvent } from './v3-generated'
 import { DefineComponent } from './v3-define-component'
 import { ComponentOptionsMixin } from './v3-component-options'
+import { ObjectDirective, FunctionDirective } from './v3-directive'
 
 type Constructor = {
   new (...args: any[]): any
@@ -318,6 +319,9 @@ export interface DirectiveBinding extends Readonly<VNodeDirective> {
   readonly modifiers: { [key: string]: boolean }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use {@link FunctionDirective} instead
+ */
 export type DirectiveFunction = (
   el: HTMLElement,
   binding: DirectiveBinding,
@@ -325,6 +329,9 @@ export type DirectiveFunction = (
   oldVnode: VNode
 ) => void
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use {@link ObjectDirective} instead
+ */
 export interface DirectiveOptions {
   bind?: DirectiveFunction
   inserted?: DirectiveFunction
diff --git a/types/vue.d.ts b/types/vue.d.ts
index 5a2027a017..f158cf0171 100644
--- a/types/vue.d.ts
+++ b/types/vue.d.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   ExtractComputedReturns,
   ComponentOptionsMixin
 } from './v3-component-options'
+import { Directive, ObjectDirective } from './v3-directive'
 
 export interface CreateElement {
   (
@@ -338,6 +339,10 @@ export interface VueConstructor<V extends Vue = Vue> {
     id: string,
     definition?: DirectiveOptions | DirectiveFunction
   ): DirectiveOptions
+  directive(
+    id: string,
+    definition?: Directive
+  ): ObjectDirective
   filter(id: string, definition?: Function): Function
 
   component(id: string): VueConstructor