diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a3d40fc..2415607b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,21 @@ plugin as follows:
 
 Run `serverless offline start`.
 
+#### serverless-plugin-simulate
+
+Add the plugins to your `serverless.yml` file and make sure that `serverless-plugin-typescript`
+precedes `serverless-plugin-simulate` as the order is important:
+```yaml
+  plugins:
+    ...
+    - serverless-plugin-typescript
+    ...
+    - serverless-simulate-simulate
+    ...
+```
+
+`serverless-plugin-typescript` attaches to `simulate lambda` and `simulate apigateway` events
+
 #### Other useful options
 
 You can reduce the clutter generated by `serverless-offline` with `--dontPrintOutput` and
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f89a891c..863362af 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export class TypeScriptPlugin {
         await this.compileTs()
         this.watchAll()
       },
+      'before:simulate:lambda:start': this.compileTs.bind(this),
+      'before:simulate:apigateway:initialize': this.compileTs.bind(this),
       'before:package:createDeploymentArtifacts': this.compileTs.bind(this),
       'after:package:createDeploymentArtifacts': this.cleanup.bind(this),
       'before:deploy:function:packageFunction': this.compileTs.bind(this),