diff --git a/src/service/scope.js b/src/service/scope.js
index 4abf96f181df..9b9e9215c870 100644
--- a/src/service/scope.js
+++ b/src/service/scope.js
@@ -585,12 +585,12 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
       $emit: function(name, args) {
         var empty = [],
             namedListeners,
-            canceled = false,
             scope = this,
             event = {
               name: name,
               targetScope: scope,
-              cancel: function() {canceled = true;}
+              cancel: function() {event.cancelled = true;},
+              cancelled: false
             },
             listenerArgs = concat([event], arguments, 1),
             i, length;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
           for (i=0, length=namedListeners.length; i<length; i++) {
             try {
               namedListeners[i].apply(null, listenerArgs);
-              if (canceled) return;
+              if (event.cancelled) return event;
             } catch (e) {
               $exceptionHandler(e);
             }
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
           //traverse upwards
           scope = scope.$parent;
         } while (scope);
+
+        return event;
       },
 
 
@@ -662,6 +664,8 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
             }
           }
         } while ((current = next));
+
+        return event;
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/test/service/scopeSpec.js b/test/service/scopeSpec.js
index cc3f93f5fb61..c3a09cc87a87 100644
--- a/test/service/scopeSpec.js
+++ b/test/service/scopeSpec.js
@@ -658,6 +658,18 @@ describe('Scope', function() {
         child.$emit('abc', 'arg1', 'arg2');
       });
 
+
+      it('should return event object with cancelled property', function() {
+        child.$on('some', function(event) {
+          event.cancel();
+        });
+
+        var result = grandChild.$emit('some');
+        expect(result).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.cancelled).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+
       describe('event object', function() {
         it('should have methods/properties', function() {
           var event;
@@ -752,6 +764,15 @@ describe('Scope', function() {
           $rootScope.$broadcast('fooEvent');
           expect(log).toBe('');
         }));
+
+
+        it('should return event object', function() {
+          var result = child1.$broadcast('some');
+
+          expect(result).toBeDefined();
+          expect(result.name).toBe('some');
+          expect(result.targetScope).toBe(child1);
+        });
       });