diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_events.js b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_events.js
index b67f2b26d80..79283d11c43 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_events.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var setupTeardown = TestHelpers.accordion.setupTeardown,
 module( "accordion: events", setupTeardown() );
 
 test( "create", function() {
-	expect( 10 );
+	expect( 15 );
 
 	var element = $( "#list1" ),
 		headers = element.children( "h3" ),
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ test( "create", function() {
 		create: function( event, ui ) {
 			equal( ui.header.length, 1, "header length" );
 			strictEqual( ui.header[ 0 ], headers[ 0 ], "header" );
+			equal( ui.panel.length, 1, "panel length" );
+			strictEqual( ui.panel[ 0 ], contents[ 0 ], "panel" );
 			equal( ui.content.length, 1, "content length" );
 			strictEqual( ui.content[ 0 ], contents[ 0 ], "content" );
 		}
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ test( "create", function() {
 		create: function( event, ui ) {
 			equal( ui.header.length, 1, "header length" );
 			strictEqual( ui.header[ 0 ], headers[ 2 ], "header" );
+			equal( ui.panel.length, 1, "panel length" );
+			strictEqual( ui.panel[ 0 ], contents[ 2 ], "panel" );
 			equal( ui.content.length, 1, "content length" );
 			strictEqual( ui.content[ 0 ], contents[ 2 ], "content" );
 		}
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ test( "create", function() {
 		collapsible: true,
 		create: function( event, ui ) {
 			equal( ui.header.length, 0, "header length" );
+			equal( ui.panel.length, 0, "panel length" );
 			equal( ui.content.length, 0, "content length" );
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
index d8faa0e9f8a..1afa95cb4b0 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 	_getCreateEventData: function() {
 		return {
 			header: this.active,
+			panel: !this.active.length ? $() : this.active.next(),
 			content: !this.active.length ? $() : this.active.next()
 		};
 	},