diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 8a45f9663d4e..c1b5b36ec444 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -645,7 +645,10 @@ function createEventHandler(element, events) {
       return event.defaultPrevented || event.returnValue === false;
     };
 
-    forEach(events[type || event.type], function(fn) {
+    // Copy event handlers in case event handlers array is modified during execution.
+    var eventHandlersCopy = shallowCopy(events[type || event.type] || []);
+
+    forEach(eventHandlersCopy, function(fn) {
       fn.call(element, event);
     });
 
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index c4f47dcd2f55..3a8fd4045c5b 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -1120,6 +1120,26 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should deregister specific listener within the listener and call subsequent listeners', function() {
+      var aElem = jqLite(a),
+          clickSpy = jasmine.createSpy('click'),
+          clickOnceSpy = jasmine.createSpy('clickOnce').andCallFake(function() {
+            aElem.off('click', clickOnceSpy);
+          });
+
+      aElem.on('click', clickOnceSpy);
+      aElem.on('click', clickSpy);
+
+      browserTrigger(a, 'click');
+      expect(clickOnceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+      browserTrigger(a, 'click');
+      expect(clickOnceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(clickSpy.callCount).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+
     it('should deregister specific listener for multiple types separated by spaces', function() {
       var aElem = jqLite(a),
           masterSpy = jasmine.createSpy('master'),