diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 1ba270b671d3..90a363f39987 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
  * - [replaceWith()](http://api.jquery.com/replaceWith/)
  * - [text()](http://api.jquery.com/text/)
  * - [toggleClass()](http://api.jquery.com/toggleClass/)
+ * - [triggerHandler()](http://api.jquery.com/triggerHandler/) - Doesn't pass native event objects to handlers.
  * - [unbind()](http://api.jquery.com/unbind/)
  * - [val()](http://api.jquery.com/val/)
  * - [wrap()](http://api.jquery.com/wrap/)
@@ -728,7 +729,15 @@ forEach({
     return element.getElementsByTagName(selector);
   },
 
-  clone: JQLiteClone
+  clone: JQLiteClone,
+
+  triggerHandler: function(element, eventName) {
+    var eventFns = (JQLiteExpandoStore(element, 'events') || {})[eventName];
+
+    forEach(eventFns, function(fn) {
+      fn.call(element, null);
+    });
+  }
 }, function(fn, name){
   /**
    * chaining functions
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index 1a56a3437692..76a2c5a87485 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -1091,6 +1091,33 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
   });
 
 
+  describe('triggerHandler', function() {
+    it('should trigger all registered handlers for an event', function() {
+      var element = jqLite('<span>poke</span>'),
+          pokeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('poke'),
+          clickSpy1 = jasmine.createSpy('clickSpy1'),
+          clickSpy2 = jasmine.createSpy('clickSpy2');
+
+      element.bind('poke', pokeSpy);
+      element.bind('click', clickSpy1);
+      element.bind('click', clickSpy2);
+
+      expect(pokeSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(clickSpy1).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(clickSpy2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      element.triggerHandler('poke');
+      expect(pokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(clickSpy1).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(clickSpy2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      element.triggerHandler('click');
+      expect(clickSpy1).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(clickSpy2).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+  });
+
+
   describe('camelCase', function() {
 
    it('should leave non-dashed strings alone', function() {