diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php b/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
index 1e193cc889cd..0b35a320c12c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
@@ -104,7 +104,17 @@ protected function setupWildcardListen($event, $listener)
      */
     public function hasListeners($eventName)
     {
-        return isset($this->listeners[$eventName]) || isset($this->wildcards[$eventName]);
+        $hasWildcard = function ($eventName) {
+            foreach ($this->wildcards as $key => $listeners) {
+                if (Str::is($key, $eventName)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        return isset($this->listeners[$eventName]) || isset($this->wildcards[$eventName]) || $hasWildcard($eventName);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Events/EventsDispatcherTest.php b/tests/Events/EventsDispatcherTest.php
index 55b55428732a..548f0f9f55a3 100755
--- a/tests/Events/EventsDispatcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/Events/EventsDispatcherTest.php
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public function testWildcardListenersCanBeFound()
             //
         });
         $this->assertTrue($d->hasListeners('foo.*'));
+        $this->assertTrue($d->hasListeners('foo.bar'));
     }
 
     public function testEventPassedFirstToWildcards()