diff --git a/packages/feathers/index.d.ts b/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
index d59923b56d..25135d8f14 100644
--- a/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ declare namespace createApplication {
     interface Params {
         query?: Query;
         paginate?: false | Pick<PaginationOptions, 'max'>;
+        provider?: string;
+        route?: {[key: string]: string};
+        headers?: {[key: string]: any};
 
         [key: string]: any; // (JL) not sure if we want this
     }
diff --git a/packages/transport-commons/src/channels/index.ts b/packages/transport-commons/src/channels/index.ts
index c2cf57a4bd..eacc8ee861 100644
--- a/packages/transport-commons/src/channels/index.ts
+++ b/packages/transport-commons/src/channels/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 import { compact, flattenDeep, noop } from 'lodash';
-import { Channel } from './channel/base';
+import { Channel, RealTimeConnection } from './channel/base';
 import { CombinedChannel } from './channel/combined';
 import { channelMixin, publishMixin, keys, PublishMixin, Event, Publisher } from './mixins';
 import { Application, Service } from '@feathersjs/feathers';
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ declare module '@feathersjs/feathers' {
     registerPublisher<T> (publisher: Publisher<T>): this;
     registerPublisher<T> (event: Event, publisher: Publisher<T>): this;
   }
+
+  interface Params {
+    connection?: RealTimeConnection;
+  }
 }
 
 export { keys };