diff --git a/src/DeferredPromise.ts b/src/DeferredPromise.ts
index 554c24a..213c888 100644
--- a/src/DeferredPromise.ts
+++ b/src/DeferredPromise.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 export type DeferredPromiseState = "pending" | "resolved" | "rejected";
 export type ResolveFunction<Data extends any, Result = void> = (
   data: Data
-) => Result;
-export type RejectFunction<Result = void> = (reason?: unknown) => Result;
+) => Result | PromiseLike<Result>;
+export type RejectFunction<Result = void> = (
+  reason?: unknown
+) => Result | PromiseLike<Result>;
 
 /**
  * Represents the completion of an asynchronous operation.
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export type RejectFunction<Result = void> = (reason?: unknown) => Result;
  * const portReady = new DeferredPromise()
  * portReady.reject(new Error('Port is already in use'))
  */
-export class DeferredPromise<Data extends unknown = void> {
+export class DeferredPromise<Data extends any = void> {
   public resolve: ResolveFunction<Data>;
   public reject: RejectFunction;
   public state: DeferredPromiseState;
@@ -60,12 +62,15 @@ export class DeferredPromise<Data extends unknown = void> {
   /**
    * Attaches callbacks for the resolution and/or rejection of the Promise.
    */
-  public then(
-    onresolved?: ResolveFunction<Data, any>,
-    onrejected?: RejectFunction
-  ) {
-    this.promise = this.promise.then(onresolved, onrejected);
-    return this;
+  public then<ResolveData = Data, RejectionReason = never>(
+    onresolved?: ResolveFunction<Data, ResolveData>,
+    onrejected?: RejectFunction<RejectionReason>
+  ): DeferredPromise<ResolveData | RejectionReason> {
+    this.promise = this.promise.then<ResolveData, RejectionReason>(
+      onresolved,
+      onrejected
+    );
+    return this as DeferredPromise<ResolveData | RejectionReason>;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ export class DeferredPromise<Data extends unknown = void> {
    */
   public catch<RejectReason = never>(
     onrejected?: RejectFunction<RejectReason>
-  ): this {
+  ): DeferredPromise<Data | RejectReason> {
     this.promise = this.promise.catch<RejectReason>(onrejected);
     return this;
   }
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ export class DeferredPromise<Data extends unknown = void> {
    * the Promise is settled (fulfilled or rejected). The resolved
    * value cannot be modified from the callback.
    */
-  public finally(onfinally?: () => void): this {
+  public finally(onfinally?: () => void): DeferredPromise<Data> {
     this.promise = this.promise.finally(onfinally);
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/test/DeferredPromise.test.ts b/test/DeferredPromise.test.ts
index a1e9aa2..bf1246e 100644
--- a/test/DeferredPromise.test.ts
+++ b/test/DeferredPromise.test.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,82 @@
 import { DeferredPromise } from "../src";
 
-it('can be listened to with ".then()"', (done) => {
-  expect.assertions(1);
+describe("Promise-compliance", () => {
+  it('can be listened to with ".then()"', (done) => {
+    expect.assertions(1);
 
-  const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+
+    promise.then((data) => {
+      expect(data).toBe(123);
+      done();
+    });
+
+    promise.resolve(123);
+  });
+
+  it('can be listened to with ".catch()"', (done) => {
+    expect.assertions(1);
+
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+    promise.catch((reason) => {
+      expect(reason).toBe("error");
+      done();
+    });
 
-  promise.then((data) => {
+    promise.reject("error");
+  });
+
+  it("can be awaited with async/await", async () => {
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+    promise.resolve(123);
+
+    const data = await promise;
     expect(data).toBe(123);
-    done();
   });
 
-  promise.resolve(123);
-});
+  it('allows data transformation in the ".then()" chain', async () => {
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
 
-it('can be listened to with ".catch()"', (done) => {
-  expect.assertions(1);
+    promise.then((value) => value * 2).then((value) => value + 10);
+    promise.resolve(5);
 
-  const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
-  promise.catch((reason) => {
-    expect(reason).toBe("error");
-    done();
+    const number = await promise;
+
+    expect(number).toBe(20);
   });
 
-  promise.reject("error");
-});
+  it('allows ".catch().then()" chaining', async () => {
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+
+    promise
+      .catch<number>((value) => {
+        if (typeof value === "number") {
+          return value;
+        }
+      })
+      .then((value) => value + 10);
+
+    promise.reject(5);
+    const number = await promise;
+
+    expect(number).toBe(15);
+  });
 
-it("can be awaited", async () => {
-  const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
-  promise.resolve(123);
+  it('does not alter resolved data with ".finally()"', async () => {
+    const promise = new DeferredPromise<number>();
+
+    const finallyCallback = jest.fn(() => "unexpected");
+    const wrapper = (): Promise<number> => {
+      return promise.finally(finallyCallback);
+    };
+
+    promise.resolve(123);
+    const result = await wrapper();
 
-  const data = await promise;
-  expect(data).toBe(123);
+    expect(result).toBe(123);
+    expect(finallyCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(finallyCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolve()", () => {