diff --git a/fake_xml_http_request.js b/fake_xml_http_request.js
index cf8593d..a30a32f 100644
--- a/fake_xml_http_request.js
+++ b/fake_xml_http_request.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     this.bubbles = bubbles;
     this.cancelable = cancelable;
     this.target = target;
+    this.currentTarget = target;
   };
 
   _Event.prototype = {
@@ -191,8 +192,7 @@
       Triggers an `onprogress` event with the given parameters.
     */
     _progress: function _progress(lengthComputable, loaded, total) {
-      var event = new _Event('progress');
-      event.target = this;
+      var event = new _Event("progress", false, false, this);
       event.lengthComputable = lengthComputable;
       event.loaded = loaded;
       event.total = total;
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@
       this.readyState = state;
 
       if (typeof this.onreadystatechange == "function") {
-        this.onreadystatechange(new _Event("readystatechange"));
+        this.onreadystatechange(new _Event("readystatechange", false, false, this));
       }
 
-      this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("readystatechange"));
+      this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("readystatechange", false, false, this));
 
       if (this.readyState == FakeXMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
         this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("load", false, false, this));
diff --git a/src/fake-xml-http-request.js b/src/fake-xml-http-request.js
index 41b61c9..34f547d 100644
--- a/src/fake-xml-http-request.js
+++ b/src/fake-xml-http-request.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var _Event = function Event(type, bubbles, cancelable, target) {
   this.bubbles = bubbles;
   this.cancelable = cancelable;
   this.target = target;
+  this.currentTarget = target;
 };
 
 _Event.prototype = {
@@ -185,8 +186,7 @@ EventedObject.prototype = {
     Triggers an `onprogress` event with the given parameters.
   */
   _progress: function _progress(lengthComputable, loaded, total) {
-    var event = new _Event('progress');
-    event.target = this;
+    var event = new _Event("progress", false, false, this);
     event.lengthComputable = lengthComputable;
     event.loaded = loaded;
     event.total = total;
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ var FakeXMLHttpRequestProto = {
     this.readyState = state;
 
     if (typeof this.onreadystatechange == "function") {
-      this.onreadystatechange(new _Event("readystatechange"));
+      this.onreadystatechange(new _Event("readystatechange", false, false, this));
     }
 
-    this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("readystatechange"));
+    this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("readystatechange", false, false, this));
 
     if (this.readyState == FakeXMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
       this.dispatchEvent(new _Event("load", false, false, this));
diff --git a/test/responding_test.js b/test/responding_test.js
index ad3af21..1806df9 100644
--- a/test/responding_test.js
+++ b/test/responding_test.js
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ test("passes event target as context to onload", function() {
   deepEqual(context, event.target);
 });
 
+test("event currentTarget matches event target", function() {
+  var event;
+
+  xhr.onload = function(ev){
+    event = ev;
+  };
+
+  xhr.respond(200, {}, "");
+
+  strictEqual(event.currentTarget, event.target);
+});
+
 test("calls onreadystatechange for each state change", function() {
   var states = [];
 
@@ -122,6 +134,7 @@ test("calls onreadystatechange for each state change", function() {
 
 test("passes event to onreadystatechange", function() {
   var event = null;
+
   xhr.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
     event = e;
   };
@@ -130,6 +143,9 @@ test("passes event to onreadystatechange", function() {
 
   ok(event && event.type === 'readystatechange',
      'passes event with type "readystatechange"');
+  strictEqual(xhr, event.target, 'event target is the xhr object');
+  strictEqual(event.target, event.currentTarget,
+    'event currentTarget matches event target');
 });
 
 test("overrideMimeType overrides content-type responseHeader", function(){
diff --git a/test/upload_test.js b/test/upload_test.js
index 1f9f970..69ec7bc 100644
--- a/test/upload_test.js
+++ b/test/upload_test.js
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ test("_progress triggers the onprogress event", function() {
   ok(event.lengthComputable, "ProgressEvent.lengthComputable");
   equal(event.loaded, 10, "ProgressEvent.loaded");
   equal(event.total, 100, "ProgressEvent.total");
+  strictEqual(event.target, upload, "ProgressEvent.target is the upload object");
+  strictEqual(event.target, event.currentTarget,
+    "ProgressEvent.target matches ProgressEvent.currentTarget");
 });
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