diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 4be45879..e08a085c 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ jQuery.event = {
 			originalEvent.cancelBubble = true;
 		};
 		
+		// Fix timeStamp
+		event.timeStamp = event.timeStamp || +new Date;
+		
 		// Fix target property, if necessary
 		if ( !event.target )
 			event.target = event.srcElement || document; // Fixes #1925 where srcElement might not be defined either
diff --git a/test/unit/event.js b/test/unit/event.js
index 0ec0f596..68c54cb1 100644
--- a/test/unit/event.js
+++ b/test/unit/event.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test("unbind(event)", function() {
 	ok( !jQuery.data(el[0], "events"), "Removed the events expando after all handlers are unbound." );
 	
 	reset();
-	var clickCounter = mouseoverCounter = 0;
+	var clickCounter = (mouseoverCounter = 0);
 	var handler = function(event) {
 		if (event.type == "click")
 			clickCounter += 1;
@@ -304,3 +304,11 @@ test("jQuery(function($) {})", function() {
 		start();
 	});
 });
+
+test("event properties", function() {
+	stop();
+	$("#simon1").click(function(event) {
+		ok( event.timeStamp, "assert event.timeStamp is present" );
+		start();
+	}).click();
+});
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