diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c69c6e7..91d002e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install "Django~=${{ matrix.django-version }}.0" .
 
+      - name: Run mypy
+        run: |
+          python -m mypy dj_database_url.py
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           echo "$(python --version) / Django $(django-admin --version)"
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c250a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include py.typed
diff --git a/dj_database_url.py b/dj_database_url.py
index ac194a4..8a5e141 100644
--- a/dj_database_url.py
+++ b/dj_database_url.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
+
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 # Register database schemes in URLs.
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append("postgres")
@@ -45,15 +48,33 @@
 }
 
 
+# From https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases
+class DBConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
+    ATOMIC_REQUESTS: bool
+    AUTOCOMMIT: bool
+    CONN_MAX_AGE: int
+    CONN_HEALTH_CHECKS: bool
+    DISABLE_SERVER_SIDE_CURSORS: bool
+    ENGINE: str
+    HOST: str
+    NAME: str
+    OPTIONS: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
+    PASSWORD: str
+    PORT: Union[str, int]
+    TEST: Dict[str, Any]
+    TIME_ZONE: str
+    USER: str
+
+
 def config(
-    env=DEFAULT_ENV,
-    default=None,
-    engine=None,
-    conn_max_age=0,
-    conn_health_checks=False,
-    ssl_require=False,
-    test_options=None,
-):
+    env: str = DEFAULT_ENV,
+    default: Optional[str] = None,
+    engine: Optional[str] = None,
+    conn_max_age: int = 0,
+    conn_health_checks: bool = False,
+    ssl_require: bool = False,
+    test_options: Optional[Dict] = None,
+) -> DBConfig:
     """Returns configured DATABASE dictionary from DATABASE_URL."""
     s = os.environ.get(env, default)
 
@@ -66,13 +87,13 @@ def config(
 
 
 def parse(
-    url,
-    engine=None,
-    conn_max_age=0,
-    conn_health_checks=False,
-    ssl_require=False,
-    test_options=None,
-):
+    url: str,
+    engine: Optional[str] = None,
+    conn_max_age: int = 0,
+    conn_health_checks: bool = False,
+    ssl_require: bool = False,
+    test_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+) -> DBConfig:
     """Parses a database URL."""
     if url == "sqlite://:memory:":
         # this is a special case, because if we pass this URL into
@@ -82,31 +103,31 @@ def parse(
         # note: no other settings are required for sqlite
 
     # otherwise parse the url as normal
-    parsed_config = {}
+    parsed_config: DBConfig = {}
 
     if test_options is None:
         test_options = {}
 
-    url = urlparse.urlsplit(url)
+    spliturl = urlparse.urlsplit(url)
 
     # Split query strings from path.
-    path = url.path[1:]
-    if "?" in path and not url.query:
-        path, query = path.split("?", 2)
+    path = spliturl.path[1:]
+    if "?" in path and not spliturl.query:
+        path, raw_query = path.split("?", 2)
     else:
-        path, query = path, url.query
-    query = urlparse.parse_qs(query)
+        path, raw_query = path, spliturl.query
+    query = urlparse.parse_qs(raw_query)
 
     # If we are using sqlite and we have no path, then assume we
     # want an in-memory database (this is the behaviour of sqlalchemy)
-    if url.scheme == "sqlite" and path == "":
+    if spliturl.scheme == "sqlite" and path == "":
         path = ":memory:"
 
     # Handle postgres percent-encoded paths.
-    hostname = url.hostname or ""
+    hostname = spliturl.hostname or ""
     if "%" in hostname:
         # Switch to url.netloc to avoid lower cased paths
-        hostname = url.netloc
+        hostname = spliturl.netloc
         if "@" in hostname:
             hostname = hostname.rsplit("@", 1)[1]
         if ":" in hostname:
@@ -116,26 +137,26 @@ def parse(
 
     # Lookup specified engine.
     if engine is None:
-        engine = SCHEMES.get(url.scheme)
+        engine = SCHEMES.get(spliturl.scheme)
         if engine is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 "No support for '%s'. We support: %s"
-                % (url.scheme, ", ".join(sorted(SCHEMES.keys())))
+                % (spliturl.scheme, ", ".join(sorted(SCHEMES.keys())))
             )
 
     port = (
-        str(url.port)
-        if url.port
+        str(spliturl.port)
+        if spliturl.port
         and engine in (SCHEMES["oracle"], SCHEMES["mssql"], SCHEMES["mssqlms"])
-        else url.port
+        else spliturl.port
     )
 
     # Update with environment configuration.
     parsed_config.update(
         {
             "NAME": urlparse.unquote(path or ""),
-            "USER": urlparse.unquote(url.username or ""),
-            "PASSWORD": urlparse.unquote(url.password or ""),
+            "USER": urlparse.unquote(spliturl.username or ""),
+            "PASSWORD": urlparse.unquote(spliturl.password or ""),
             "HOST": hostname,
             "PORT": port or "",
             "CONN_MAX_AGE": conn_max_age,
@@ -150,9 +171,9 @@ def parse(
         )
 
     # Pass the query string into OPTIONS.
-    options = {}
+    options: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, values in query.items():
-        if url.scheme == "mysql" and key == "ssl-ca":
+        if spliturl.scheme == "mysql" and key == "ssl-ca":
             options["ssl"] = {"ca": values[-1]}
             continue
 
diff --git a/py.typed b/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 08ca2f5..721375d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 [tool.black]
 skip-string-normalization = 1
+
+[tool.mypy]
+show_error_codes=true
+disallow_untyped_defs=true
+disallow_untyped_calls=true
+warn_redundant_casts=true
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4ebc8ae..3c036d6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 coverage
+mypy
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e787d12..9a18a87 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     py_modules=["dj_database_url"],
-    install_requires=["Django>=3.2"],
+    install_requires=["Django>=3.2", "typing_extensions >= 3.10.0.0"],
     zip_safe=False,
     include_package_data=True,
     platforms="any",