diff --git a/src/ReactWrapper.js b/src/ReactWrapper.js
index b2cf0fe71..20ee10882 100644
--- a/src/ReactWrapper.js
+++ b/src/ReactWrapper.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   Simulate,
   findDOMNode,
 } from './react-compat';
+import { mapNativeEventNames } from './Utils';
 
 /**
  * Finds all nodes in the current wrapper nodes' render trees that match the provided predicate
@@ -306,7 +307,8 @@ export default class ReactWrapper {
    */
   simulate(event, ...args) {
     this.single(n => {
-      const eventFn = Simulate[event];
+      const mappedEvent = mapNativeEventNames(event);
+      const eventFn = Simulate[mappedEvent];
       if (!eventFn) {
         throw new TypeError(`ReactWrapper::simulate() event '${event}' does not exist`);
       }
diff --git a/src/Utils.js b/src/Utils.js
index f49b9eb98..727e5d177 100644
--- a/src/Utils.js
+++ b/src/Utils.js
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import {
   isDOMComponent,
   findDOMNode,
 } from './react-compat';
-import { REACT013 } from './version';
+import {
+  REACT013,
+  REACT014,
+} from './version';
 
 export function propsOfNode(node) {
   if (REACT013) {
@@ -168,3 +171,49 @@ export function coercePropValue(propValue) {
   // coerce to boolean
   return propValue === 'true' ? true : false;
 }
+
+export function mapNativeEventNames(event) {
+  const nativeToReactEventMap = {
+    compositionend: 'compositionEnd',
+    compositionstart: 'compositionStart',
+    compositionupdate: 'compositionUpdate',
+    keydown: 'keyDown',
+    keyup: 'keyUp',
+    keypress: 'keyPress',
+    contextmenu: 'contextMenu',
+    doubleclick: 'doubleClick',
+    dragend: 'dragEnd',
+    dragenter: 'dragEnter',
+    dragexist: 'dragExit',
+    dragleave: 'dragLeave',
+    dragover: 'dragOver',
+    dragstart: 'dragStart',
+    mousedown: 'mouseDown',
+    mousemove: 'mouseMove',
+    mouseout: 'mouseOut',
+    mouseover: 'mouseOver',
+    mouseup: 'mouseUp',
+    touchcancel: 'touchCancel',
+    touchend: 'touchEnd',
+    touchmove: 'touchMove',
+    touchstart: 'touchStart',
+    canplay: 'canPlay',
+    canplaythrough: 'canPlayThrough',
+    durationchange: 'durationChange',
+    loadeddata: 'loadedData',
+    loadedmetadata: 'loadedMetadata',
+    loadstart: 'loadStart',
+    ratechange: 'rateChange',
+    timeupdate: 'timeUpdate',
+    volumechange: 'volumeChange',
+  };
+
+  if (REACT014) {
+    // these could not be simulated in React 0.13:
+    // https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/1297
+    nativeToReactEventMap.mouseenter = 'mouseEnter';
+    nativeToReactEventMap.mouseleave = 'mouseLeave';
+  }
+
+  return nativeToReactEventMap[event] || event;
+}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/ReactWrapper-spec.js b/src/__tests__/ReactWrapper-spec.js
index de2896939..10efa5d2b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/ReactWrapper-spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/ReactWrapper-spec.js
@@ -457,6 +457,42 @@ describeWithDOM('mount', () => {
       expect(wrapper.simulate.bind(wrapper, 'invalidEvent'))
         .to.throw(TypeError, "ReactWrapper::simulate() event 'invalidEvent' does not exist");
     });
+
+    describe('Normalizing JS event names', () => {
+      it('should convert lowercase events to React camelcase', () => {
+        const spy = sinon.spy();
+        class Foo extends React.Component {
+          render() {
+            return (
+              <a onDoubleClick={spy}>foo</a>
+            );
+          }
+        }
+
+        const wrapper = mount(<Foo />);
+
+        wrapper.simulate('doubleclick');
+        expect(spy.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+      });
+
+      describeIf(!REACT013, 'normalizing mouseenter', () => {
+        it('should convert lowercase events to React camelcase', () => {
+          const spy = sinon.spy();
+          class Foo extends React.Component {
+            render() {
+              return (
+                <a onMouseEnter={spy}>foo</a>
+              );
+            }
+          }
+
+          const wrapper = mount(<Foo />);
+
+          wrapper.simulate('mouseenter');
+          expect(spy.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('.setState(newState)', () => {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Utils-spec.js b/src/__tests__/Utils-spec.js
index 31422439e..49a9513b8 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Utils-spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Utils-spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   propFromEvent,
   SELECTOR,
   selectorType,
+  mapNativeEventNames,
 } from '../Utils';
 import {
   describeWithDOM,
@@ -240,7 +241,30 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
       expect(coercePropValue('true')).to.equal(true);
       expect(coercePropValue('false')).to.equal(false);
     });
+  });
+
+  describe('mapNativeEventNames', () => {
+    describe('given an event that isn\'t a mapped', () => {
+      it('returns the original event', () => {
+        const result = mapNativeEventNames('click');
+        expect(result).to.equal('click');
+      });
+
+    });
 
+    describe('given a React capitalised mouse event', () => {
+      it('returns the original event', () => {
+        const result = mapNativeEventNames('mouseEnter');
+        expect(result).to.equal('mouseEnter');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('given a native lowercase event', () => {
+      it('transforms it into the React capitalised event', () => {
+        const result = mapNativeEventNames('dragenter');
+        expect(result).to.equal('dragEnter');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
 });