diff --git a/lib/internal/event_target.js b/lib/internal/event_target.js
index 73d8c12ee7ff9b..cfd3a4922e62ad 100644
--- a/lib/internal/event_target.js
+++ b/lib/internal/event_target.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Event {
   get currentTarget() {
     if (!isEvent(this))
       throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('Event');
-    return this[kTarget];
+    return this[kIsBeingDispatched] ? this[kTarget] : null;
   }
 
   /**