diff --git a/src/events/event_target.c b/src/events/event_target.c
index bd7e67b..eafe490 100644
--- a/src/events/event_target.c
+++ b/src/events/event_target.c
@@ -227,11 +227,15 @@ dom_exception _dom_event_target_dispatch(dom_event_target *et,
 			if (dom_string_isequal(le->type, evt->type)) {
 				assert(le->listener->handler != NULL);
 
+				bool ancestor = evt->current != evt->target;
+
 				if ((le->capture &&
-				     phase == DOM_CAPTURING_PHASE) ||
+				     phase == DOM_CAPTURING_PHASE &&
+				     ancestor) ||
 				    (le->capture == false &&
 				     evt->bubble &&
-				     phase == DOM_BUBBLING_PHASE) ||
+				     phase == DOM_BUBBLING_PHASE &&
+				     ancestor) ||
 				    (evt->target == evt->current &&
 				     phase == DOM_AT_TARGET)) {
 					le->listener->handler(evt,