diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index c691da952f..94e0a0846c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
             "parserOptions": {
                 "project": "tsconfig.json"
             },
+            "globals": {
+                "JQuery": false
+            },
             "rules": {
                 // Disable base rule to avoid conflict
                 "no-duplicate-imports": "off",
diff --git a/static/js/keydown_util.js b/static/js/keydown_util.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from static/js/keydown_util.js
rename to static/js/keydown_util.ts
index b8a1b0e5f4..0cb2419513 100644
--- a/static/js/keydown_util.js
+++ b/static/js/keydown_util.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ export const vim_down = "j";
 export const vim_up = "k";
 export const vim_right = "l";
 
-export function handle(opts) {
+export function handle(opts: {
+    elem: JQuery;
+    handlers: {
+        [handler: string]: (() => boolean) | undefined;
+    };
+}): void {
     opts.elem.on("keydown", (e) => {
         if (e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
             return;