diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20f91cc..1dc6afe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,17 +26,18 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/balmasi/migrate-mongoose.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-cli": "^6.18.0",
-    "babel-core": "^6.20.0",
-    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.15.0",
-    "babel-polyfill": "^6.20.0",
-    "babel-preset-latest": "^6.16.0",
-    "babel-register": "^6.18.0",
-    "bluebird": "^3.3.3",
+    "babel-cli": "^6.24.1",
+    "babel-core": "^6.24.1",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
+    "babel-polyfill": "^6.23.0",
+    "babel-preset-latest": "^6.24.1",
+    "babel-register": "^6.24.1",
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "inquirer": "^0.12.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
-    "mongoose": "^4.4.6",
+    "mongoose": "^4.10.2",
+    "ts-node": "^3.0.4",
     "yargs": "^4.8.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 5c1ffb3..74ff8ff 100755
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ let  { argv: args } = yargs
     type: 'boolean',
     description: 'use es6 migration template?'
   })
+	.option('typescript', {
+		type: 'boolean',
+		description: 'use typescript migration template?'
+	})
   .option('md', {
     alias: 'migrations-dir',
     description: 'The path to the migration files',
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ let migrator = new Migrator({
   templatePath: args['template-file'],
   dbConnectionUri: args.dbConnectionUri,
   es6Templates: args.es6,
+	typescript: args.typescript,
   collectionName:  args.collection,
   autosync: args.autosync,
   cli: true
diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 7fc1829..be7ca99 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Promise from 'bluebird';
 // Factory function for a mongoose model
 mongoose.Promise = Promise;
 
-export default function ( collection = 'migrations', dbConnection ) {
+export default function ( collection = 'migrations', dbConnection, {typescript} ) {
 
   const MigrationSchema = new Schema({
     name: String,
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export default function ( collection = 'migrations', dbConnection ) {
   });
 
   MigrationSchema.virtual('filename').get(function() {
-    return `${this.createdAt.getTime()}-${this.name}.js`;
+  	let basename = `${this.createdAt.getTime()}-${this.name}`;
+  	if(typescript) return `${basename}.ts`;
+    return `${basename}.js`;
   });
 
   dbConnection.on('error', err => {
diff --git a/src/lib.js b/src/lib.js
index 5ad3489..0586321 100644
--- a/src/lib.js
+++ b/src/lib.js
@@ -56,20 +56,22 @@ export default class Migrator {
     migrationsPath = './migrations',
     dbConnectionUri,
     es6Templates = false,
+    typescript = false,
     collectionName = 'migrations',
     autosync = false,
     cli = false,
     connection
   }) {
-    const defaultTemplate = es6Templates ?  es6Template : es5Template;
+    const defaultTemplate = typescript || es6Templates ?  es6Template : es5Template;
     this.template = templatePath ? fs.readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf-8') : defaultTemplate;
     this.migrationPath = path.resolve(migrationsPath);
     this.connection = connection || mongoose.createConnection(dbConnectionUri);
     this.es6 = es6Templates;
+    this.typescript = typescript;
     this.collection = collectionName;
     this.autosync = autosync;
     this.cli = cli;
-    MigrationModel = MigrationModelFactory(collectionName, this.connection);
+    MigrationModel = MigrationModelFactory(collectionName, this.connection, {typescript});
   }
 
   log (logString, force = false) {
@@ -94,6 +96,17 @@ export default class Migrator {
     return this.connection ? this.connection.close() : Promise.resolve();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generate name for migration file with right extension
+   * @param basename
+   * @return {string}
+   */
+	getMigrationFileName(basename) {
+		if (this.typescript) return `${basename}.ts`;
+		return `${basename}.js`;
+	}
+
+
   /**
    * Create a new migration
    * @param {string} migrationName
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ export default class Migrator {
 
       await this.sync();
       const now = Date.now();
-      const newMigrationFile = `${now}-${migrationName}.js`;
+      const newMigrationFile = this.getMigrationFileName(`${now}-${migrationName}`);
       mkdirp.sync(this.migrationPath);
       fs.writeFileSync(path.join(this.migrationPath, newMigrationFile), this.template);
       // create instance in db
@@ -184,6 +197,12 @@ export default class Migrator {
         require('babel-polyfill');
       }
 
+      if (this.typescript) {
+      	require("ts-node").register({
+      	 disableWarnings: true
+      	});
+      }
+
       let migrationFunctions;
 
       try {
@@ -241,7 +260,7 @@ export default class Migrator {
       const filesInMigrationFolder = fs.readdirSync(this.migrationPath);
       const migrationsInDatabase = await MigrationModel.find({});
       // Go over migrations in folder and delete any files not in DB
-      const migrationsInFolder = _.filter(filesInMigrationFolder, file => /\d{13,}\-.+.js$/.test(file))
+      const migrationsInFolder = _.filter(filesInMigrationFolder, file => /\d{13,}\-.+.(js|ts)$/.test(file))
         .map(filename => {
           const fileCreatedAt = parseInt(filename.split('-')[0]);
           const existsInDatabase = migrationsInDatabase.some(m => filename == m.filename);
@@ -294,7 +313,7 @@ export default class Migrator {
       const filesInMigrationFolder = fs.readdirSync(this.migrationPath);
       const migrationsInDatabase = await MigrationModel.find({});
       // Go over migrations in folder and delete any files not in DB
-      const migrationsInFolder = _.filter(filesInMigrationFolder, file => /\d{13,}\-.+.js/.test(file) )
+      const migrationsInFolder = _.filter(filesInMigrationFolder, file => /\d{13,}\-.+.(js|ts)/.test(file) )
         .map(filename => {
           const fileCreatedAt = parseInt(filename.split('-')[0]);
           const existsInDatabase = migrationsInDatabase.some(m => filename == m.filename);
@@ -375,4 +394,3 @@ function fileRequired(error) {
 
 
 module.exports = Migrator;
-