diff --git a/packages/feathers/index.d.ts b/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
index 9273162581..a18ec57c5b 100644
--- a/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/feathers/index.d.ts
@@ -144,15 +144,27 @@ export interface ServiceMethods<T> {
 
     find? (params?: Params): Promise<T | T[] | Paginated<T>>;
 
+    _find? (params?: Params): Promise<T | T[] | Paginated<T>>;
+
     get? (id: Id, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
 
+    _get? (id: Id, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
+
     create? (data: Partial<T> | Array<Partial<T>>, params?: Params): Promise<T | T[]>;
 
+    _create? (data: Partial<T> | Array<Partial<T>>, params?: Params): Promise<T | T[]>;
+
     update? (id: NullableId, data: T, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
 
+    _update? (id: NullableId, data: T, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
+
     patch? (id: NullableId, data: Partial<T>, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
 
+    _patch? (id: NullableId, data: Partial<T>, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
+
     remove? (id: NullableId, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
+
+    _remove? (id: NullableId, params?: Params): Promise<T>;
 }
 
 export interface SetupMethod {
@@ -204,7 +216,7 @@ export interface Application<ServiceTypes = any> extends EventEmitter {
 
     setup (server?: any): this;
 
-    service<L extends keyof ServiceTypes> (location: L): ServiceTypes[L];
+    service<L extends keyof ServiceTypes> (location: L): Service<ServiceTypes[L]>;
 
     service (location: string): Service<any>;