diff --git a/demo/client.ts b/demo/client.ts
index 3e305aef..2ae649e4 100644
--- a/demo/client.ts
+++ b/demo/client.ts
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ function addDecoration() {
 
 function addOverviewRuler() {
   term.options['overviewRulerWidth'] = 15;
-  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(1), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#ef2929', position: 'full' }});
-  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(3), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#8ae234', position: 'full' }});
-  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(5), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#729fcf', position: 'full' }});
+  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(1), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#ef2929' }});
+  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(3), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#8ae234' }});
+  term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(5), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#729fcf' }});
   term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(7), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#ef2929', position: 'left' }});
   term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(7), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#8ae234', position: 'center' }});
   term.registerDecoration({marker: term.addMarker(7), overviewRulerOptions: { color: '#729fcf', position: 'right' }});
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 3ddef4d3..87b30288 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * to be stable and consumed by external programs.
  */
 
+import { IModelDecorationOverviewRulerOptions } from 'vs/editor/common/model';
+
 /// <reference lib="dom"/>
 
 declare module 'xterm' {
@@ -479,7 +481,7 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      * @param color The color of the decoration.
      * @param position The position of the decoration.
      */
-    readonly overviewRulerOptions?: { color: string; position?: 'left' | 'center' | 'right' | 'full'}
+    readonly overviewRulerOptions?: IModelDecorationOverviewRulerOptions
   }
 
   /**