diff --git a/src/js-framework/lib/vm/__test__/directive.js b/src/js-framework/lib/vm/__test__/directive.js
index dc83be3dd2..e26d76ebb5 100644
--- a/src/js-framework/lib/vm/__test__/directive.js
+++ b/src/js-framework/lib/vm/__test__/directive.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe('bind events', () => {
     manager = null
   })
   // - bind method to eventManager
-  it('add event to manager', () => {
+  it('add event to manager by type', () => {
     vm._bindEvents(el, {click: 'foo'})
     expect(manager.targets.length).equal(1)
     var target = manager.targets[0]
@@ -315,9 +315,23 @@ describe('bind events', () => {
     expect(el.event.length).equal(1)
     expect(el.event[0]).equal('click')
   })
+  // - bind method to eventManager
+  it('add event to manager by handler', () => {
+    vm._bindEvents(el, {click: function ($event) {
+      this.foo(this.a, $event)
+    }})
+    expect(manager.targets.length).equal(1)
+    var target = manager.targets[0]
+    expect(target).a('object')
+    expect(target.el).equal(el)
+    expect(target.events).a('object')
+    expect(target.events.click).a('function')
+    expect(el.event.length).equal(1)
+    expect(el.event[0]).equal('click')
+  })
   // - fireEvent to call method
   // - with right event info
-  it('fire event from manager', () => {
+  it('fire event from manager by type', () => {
     var e = {}
     vm._bindEvents(el, {click: 'foo'})
     manager.fire(el, 'click', e)
@@ -325,6 +339,18 @@ describe('bind events', () => {
     expect(cb).calledOn(vm)
     expect(cb).calledWith(e)
   })
+  // - fireEvent to call method
+  // - with right event info
+  it('fire event from manager by handler', () => {
+    var e = {}
+    vm._bindEvents(el, {click: function ($event) {
+      this.foo(this.a, $event)
+    }})
+    manager.fire(el, 'click', e)
+    expect(cb).calledOnce
+    expect(cb).calledOn(vm)
+    expect(cb).calledWith(1, e)
+  })
 })
 
 // exports._bindSubVm(subVm, template)
diff --git a/src/js-framework/lib/vm/directive.js b/src/js-framework/lib/vm/directive.js
index 0dbc525d02..5955286117 100644
--- a/src/js-framework/lib/vm/directive.js
+++ b/src/js-framework/lib/vm/directive.js
@@ -220,8 +220,11 @@ export function _bindEvents(el, events) {
   let i = keys.length
   while (i--) {
     const key = keys[i]
-    const handlerName = events[key]
-    this._setEvent(el, key, this[handlerName])
+    let handler = events[key]
+    if (typeof handler === 'string') {
+      handler = this[handler]
+    }
+    this._setEvent(el, key, handler)
   }
 }