diff --git a/source/create.ts b/source/create.ts
index f77113e5c..3d822da16 100644
--- a/source/create.ts
+++ b/source/create.ts
@@ -46,25 +46,11 @@ const errors = {
 
 const {normalizeArguments} = PromisableRequest;
 
-export type HTTPAlias =
-	| 'get'
-	| 'post'
-	| 'put'
-	| 'patch'
-	| 'head'
-	| 'delete';
-
 export type GotReturn = Request | CancelableRequest;
-
-interface GotStreamFunction {
-	(url: string | URL, options?: Options & {isStream?: true}): Request;
-	(options?: Options & {isStream?: true}): Request;
-}
+export type HandlerFunction = <T extends GotReturn>(options: NormalizedOptions, next: (options: NormalizedOptions) => T) => T | Promise<T>;
 
 const getPromiseOrStream = (options: NormalizedOptions): GotReturn => options.isStream ? new Request(options.url, options) : asPromise(options);
 
-export type HandlerFunction = <T extends GotReturn>(options: NormalizedOptions, next: (options: NormalizedOptions) => T) => T | Promise<T>;
-
 export interface ExtendOptions extends Options {
 	handlers?: HandlerFunction[];
 	mutableDefaults?: boolean;
@@ -79,7 +65,7 @@ type Except<ObjectType, KeysType extends keyof ObjectType> = Pick<ObjectType, Ex
 export type OptionsOfTextResponseBody = Options & {isStream?: false; resolveBodyOnly?: false; responseType?: 'text'};
 export type OptionsOfJSONResponseBody = Options & {isStream?: false; resolveBodyOnly?: false; responseType: 'json'};
 export type OptionsOfBufferResponseBody = Options & {isStream?: false; resolveBodyOnly?: false; responseType: 'buffer'};
-export type GotStrictOptions = Except<Options, 'isStream' | 'responseType' | 'resolveBodyOnly'>;
+export type StrictOptions = Except<Options, 'isStream' | 'responseType' | 'resolveBodyOnly'>;
 type ResponseBodyOnly = {resolveBodyOnly: true};
 
 export interface GotPaginate {
@@ -124,6 +110,28 @@ export interface GotRequest {
 	(options: Options): CancelableRequest | Request;
 }
 
+export type HTTPAlias =
+	| 'get'
+	| 'post'
+	| 'put'
+	| 'patch'
+	| 'head'
+	| 'delete';
+
+const aliases: readonly HTTPAlias[] = [
+	'get',
+	'post',
+	'put',
+	'patch',
+	'head',
+	'delete'
+];
+
+interface GotStreamFunction {
+	(url: string | URL, options?: Options & {isStream?: true}): Request;
+	(options?: Options & {isStream?: true}): Request;
+}
+
 export type GotStream = GotStreamFunction & Record<HTTPAlias, GotStreamFunction>;
 
 export interface Got extends Record<HTTPAlias, GotRequest>, GotRequest {
@@ -144,15 +152,6 @@ export interface Got extends Record<HTTPAlias, GotRequest>, GotRequest {
 	mergeOptions(...sources: Options[]): NormalizedOptions;
 }
 
-const aliases: readonly HTTPAlias[] = [
-	'get',
-	'post',
-	'put',
-	'patch',
-	'head',
-	'delete'
-];
-
 export const defaultHandler: HandlerFunction = (options, next) => next(options);
 
 export const mergeOptions = (...sources: Options[]): NormalizedOptions => {
diff --git a/test/arguments.ts b/test/arguments.ts
index 1f9dadf17..4e64c65fa 100644
--- a/test/arguments.ts
+++ b/test/arguments.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {parse, URL, URLSearchParams} from 'url';
 import test from 'ava';
 import {Handler} from 'express';
 import pEvent = require('p-event');
-import got from '../source';
+import got, {StrictOptions} from '../source';
 import withServer from './helpers/with-server';
 
 const echoUrl: Handler = (request, response) => {
@@ -409,3 +409,13 @@ test('fallbacks to native http if `request(...)` returns undefined', withServer,
 
 	t.is(body, '/');
 });
+
+test('strict options', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
+	server.get('/', echoUrl);
+
+	const options: StrictOptions = {};
+
+	const {body} = await got(options);
+
+	t.is(body, '/');
+});