diff --git a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
index 84ac9344e5..d3e4b72bd3 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
@@ -2279,4 +2279,12 @@ function test_parseHTML() {
 	$( "<ol></ol>" )
 	  .append( nodeNames.join( "" ) )
 	  .appendTo( $log );
+}
+
+function test_EventIsNewable() {
+    var ev = new jQuery.Event('click');
+}
+
+function test_EventIsCallable() {
+    var ev = jQuery.Event('click');
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 2b020a7be4..bb7889a6b8 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ interface JQueryPromise {
     state(): string;
     pipe(doneFilter?: (x: any) => any, failFilter?: (x: any) => any, progressFilter?: (x: any) => any): JQueryPromise;
     then(doneCallbacks: any, failCallbacks?: any, progressCallbacks?: any): JQueryPromise;
-    promise(target?): JQueryPromise;
+    promise(target?): JQueryPromise;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ interface JQueryStatic {
         (fn?: (d: JQueryDeferred) => any): JQueryDeferred;
         new(fn?: (d: JQueryDeferred) => any): JQueryDeferred;
     };
-    Event(name:string, eventProperties?:any): JQueryEventObject;
+    Event: {
+        (name:string, eventProperties?:any): JQueryEventObject;
+        new(name:string, eventProperties?:any): JQueryEventObject;
+    };
 
     /*********
      INTERNALS