diff --git a/packages/web3/types.d.ts b/packages/web3/types.d.ts
index 1b30156449c..2cf2f18d6d8 100644
--- a/packages/web3/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3/types.d.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export declare interface EventLog {
   transactionHash: string
   blockHash: string
   blockNumber: number
-  raw?: { data: string, topics: any[] }
+  raw?: { data: string, topics: string[] }
 }
 export declare interface TransactionReceipt {
   transactionHash: string
@@ -329,11 +329,20 @@ export declare interface Contract {
     [eventName: string]: (options?: {
       filter?: object
       fromBlock?: BlockType
-      topics?: any[]
+      topics?: string[]
     }, cb?: Callback<EventLog>) => EventEmitter
-    allEvents: (options?: { filter?: object, fromBlock?: BlockType, topics?: any[] }, cb?: Callback<EventLog>) => EventEmitter
-  }
-
+    allEvents: (options?: { filter?: object, fromBlock?: BlockType, topics?: string[] }, cb?: Callback<EventLog>) => EventEmitter
+  },
+  getPastEvents(
+    event: string,
+    options?: {
+      filter?: object,
+      fromBlock?: BlockType,
+      toBlock?: BlockType,
+      topics?: string[]
+    },
+    cb?: Callback<EventLog[]>
+  ): Promise<EventLog[]>
 }
 export declare interface Request { }
 export declare interface Providers {