diff --git a/src/browser/dom/event_target.zig b/src/browser/dom/event_target.zig
index 32d7a14ff..ace6ca579 100644
--- a/src/browser/dom/event_target.zig
+++ b/src/browser/dom/event_target.zig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub const EventTarget = struct {
     // --------
     pub fn constructor(page: *Page) !*parser.EventTarget {
         const et = try page.arena.create(EventTarget);
+        et.* = .{};
         return @ptrCast(&et.base);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/dom/event_target.html b/src/tests/dom/event_target.html
index 68fb8c6b1..e15c0991f 100644
--- a/src/tests/dom/event_target.html
+++ b/src/tests/dom/event_target.html
@@ -113,4 +113,13 @@
   // doesn't crash on null receiver
   content.addEventListener('he2', null);
   content.dispatchEvent(new Event('he2'));
+
+  // Test that EventTarget constructor properly initializes vtable
+  const et = new EventTarget();
+  testing.expectEqual('[object EventTarget]', et.toString());
+
+  let constructorTestCalled = false;
+  et.addEventListener('test', () => { constructorTestCalled = true; });
+  et.dispatchEvent(new Event('test'));
+  testing.expectEqual(true, constructorTestCalled);
 </script>