diff --git a/tests/.jshintrc b/tests/.jshintrc
index 6ec0b7c1..f060e79b 100644
--- a/tests/.jshintrc
+++ b/tests/.jshintrc
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "andThen",
     "currentURL",
     "currentPath",
-    "currentRouteName"
+    "currentRouteName",
+    "nativeClick"
   ],
   "node": false,
   "browser": false,
diff --git a/tests/helpers/acceptance-helpers.js b/tests/helpers/acceptance-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..161c2513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers/acceptance-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+function fireNativeMouseEvent(eventType, selectorOrDomElement, context) {
+  let event = new window.Event(eventType, { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, view: window });
+  let target;
+  if (typeof selectorOrDomElement === 'string') {
+    target = Ember.$(selectorOrDomElement, context)[0];
+  } else {
+    target = selectorOrDomElement;
+  }
+  Ember.run(() => target.dispatchEvent(event));
+}
+
+export default function acceptanceTestHelpers() {
+
+  Ember.Test.registerAsyncHelper('nativeClick', function(app, selectorOrDomElement, context) {
+    fireNativeMouseEvent('click', selectorOrDomElement, context);
+    wait();
+  });
+
+}
+
+export default acceptanceTestHelpers();
diff --git a/tests/helpers/modal-asserts.js b/tests/helpers/modal-asserts.js
index bae7a4d9..5870ae01 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/modal-asserts.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/modal-asserts.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function registerAssertHelpers() {
     message = message || `Dialog triggered by ${options.openSelector} failed to open and close`;
     const dialogContent = [dialogSelector, `:contains(${options.dialogText})`].join('');
     const self = this;
-    return click(options.openSelector, options.context).then(function() {
+    return nativeClick(options.openSelector, options.context).then(function() {
       if (options.hasOverlay) {
         self.isPresentOnce(overlaySelector);
       }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function registerAssertHelpers() {
       if (options.whileOpen) {
         options.whileOpen();
       }
-      return click(options.closeSelector, options.context).then(function() {
+      return nativeClick(options.closeSelector, options.context).then(function() {
         self.isAbsent(overlaySelector);
         self.isAbsent(dialogContent);
       });
diff --git a/tests/helpers/start-app.js b/tests/helpers/start-app.js
index 3fe35b97..ec53eb8f 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/start-app.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/start-app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 import Application from '../../app';
 import config from '../../config/environment';
 import registerAssertHelpers from './modal-asserts';
+import './acceptance-helpers';
 
 export default function startApp(attrs) {
   let application;