diff --git a/lib/mock-ajax.js b/lib/mock-ajax.js
index d4aaba9..2a635f2 100644
--- a/lib/mock-ajax.js
+++ b/lib/mock-ajax.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
         this.username = arguments[3];
         this.password = arguments[4];
         this.readyState = 1;
+        this.onreadystatechange();
       },
 
       setRequestHeader: function(header, value) {
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
         this.readyState = 0;
         this.status = 0;
         this.statusText = "abort";
+        this.onreadystatechange();
       },
 
       readyState: 0,
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
       send: function(data) {
         this.params = data;
         this.readyState = 2;
+        this.onreadystatechange();
 
         var stub = stubTracker.findStub(this.url);
         if (stub) {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fake-xml-http-request-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/fake-xml-http-request-spec.js
index 8476361..f00ff2d 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/fake-xml-http-request-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/fake-xml-http-request-spec.js
@@ -43,30 +43,39 @@ describe("FakeXMLHttpRequest", function() {
 
   describe("when opened", function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
+      spyOn(xhr, 'onreadystatechange');
       xhr.open("GET", "http://example.com");
     });
+
     it("should have a readyState of 1 (open)", function() {
       expect(xhr.readyState).toEqual(1);
+      expect(xhr.onreadystatechange).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     describe("when sent", function() {
       it("should have a readyState of 2 (sent)", function() {
+        xhr.onreadystatechange.calls.reset();
         xhr.send(null);
         expect(xhr.readyState).toEqual(2);
+        expect(xhr.onreadystatechange).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
 
     describe("when a response comes in", function() {
       it("should have a readyState of 4 (loaded)", function() {
+        xhr.onreadystatechange.calls.reset();
         xhr.response({status: 200});
         expect(xhr.readyState).toEqual(4);
+        expect(xhr.onreadystatechange).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
 
     describe("when aborted", function() {
       it("should have a readyState of 0 (uninitialized)", function() {
+        xhr.onreadystatechange.calls.reset();
         xhr.abort();
         expect(xhr.readyState).toEqual(0);
+        expect(xhr.onreadystatechange).toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(xhr.status).toEqual(0);
         expect(xhr.statusText).toEqual("abort");
       });