diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
index 01ef8d5d..abb8de03 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import sdListeners from "../../../libs/snabbdom/src/modules/eventlisteners";
 import { init } from "../../../libs/snabbdom/src/snabbdom";
 import { VNode } from "../../../libs/snabbdom/src/vnode";
 import { QWeb } from "./qweb_vdom";
+import { EventBus } from "./event_bus";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types/helpers
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export interface Type<T> extends Function {
 // Widget
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-export class Widget<T extends WEnv, Props> {
+export class Widget<T extends WEnv, Props> extends EventBus {
   __widget__: Meta<WEnv>;
   template: string = "default";
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export class Widget<T extends WEnv, Props> {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   constructor(parent: Widget<T, any> | T, props?: Props) {
+    super();
     wl.push(this);
     // is this a good idea?
     //   Pro: if props is empty, we can create easily a widget
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ export class Widget<T extends WEnv, Props> {
         delete this.__widget__.parent.__widget__.children[id];
         this.__widget__.parent = null;
       }
+      this.clear();
       this.__widget__.isDestroyed = true;
       this.destroyed();
     }
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/event_bus.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/event_bus.ts
index ceac65a3..23b903ad 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/event_bus.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/event_bus.ts
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ export class EventBus {
       sub.callback.call(sub.owner, ...args);
     }
   }
+
+  clear() {
+    this.subscriptions = {};
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
index ed34f334..18fd4da6 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
@@ -733,6 +733,17 @@ const widgetDirective: Directive = {
     ctx.rootContext.shouldDefineOwner = true;
     let props = node.getAttribute("t-props");
     let keepAlive = node.getAttribute("t-keep-alive") ? true : false;
+
+    // t-on- events...
+    const events: [string, string][] = [];
+    const attributes = (<Element>node).attributes;
+    for (let i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++) {
+      const name = attributes[i].name;
+      if (name.startsWith("t-on-")) {
+        events.push([name.slice(5), attributes[i].textContent!]);
+      }
+    }
+
     let key = node.getAttribute("t-key");
     if (key) {
       key = qweb._formatExpression(key);
@@ -792,6 +803,10 @@ const widgetDirective: Directive = {
     ctx.addLine(
       `context.__widget__.cmap[${templateID}] = _${widgetID}.__widget__.id;`
     );
+    for (let [event, method] of events) {
+      ctx.addLine(`_${widgetID}.on('${event}', owner, owner['${method}'])`);
+    }
+
     ctx.addLine(
       `def${defID} = _${widgetID}._start().then(() => _${widgetID}._render()).then(vnode=>{let pvnode=h(vnode.sel, {key: ${templateID}});c${
         ctx.parentNode
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
index 377605b6..80e343f7 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { Widget } from "../core/widget";
 import { Env, Menu } from "../env";
 
 export interface Props {
-  toggleHome: () => void;
-  inMenu: boolean;
+  inHome: boolean;
 }
 
 export class Navbar extends Widget<Env, Props> {
@@ -16,6 +15,6 @@ export class Navbar extends Widget<Env, Props> {
 
   toggleHome(ev: MouseEvent) {
     ev.preventDefault();
-    this.props.toggleHome();
+    this.trigger("toggle-home-menu");
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
index 684e2ac5..9dfd5d93 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Notification } from "./notification";
 interface State {
   notifications: INotification[];
   stack: ActionStack;
-  inMenu: boolean;
+  inHome: boolean;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class Root extends Widget<Env, {}> {
   state: State = {
     notifications: [],
     stack: [],
-    inMenu: false
+    inHome: false
   };
 
   constructor(env: Env) {
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ export class Root extends Widget<Env, {}> {
   }
 
   toggleHome() {
-    this.updateState({ inMenu: !this.state.inMenu });
+    this.updateState({ inHome: !this.state.inHome });
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
index a41dc149..e99c8eec 100644
--- a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
+++ b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
@@ -794,7 +794,35 @@ describe("props evaluation (with t-props directive)", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("random stuff", () => {
+describe("t-on directive on widgets", () => {
+  test("t-on works as expected", async () => {
+    let n = 0;
+    env.qweb.addTemplate(
+      "parent",
+      `<div><t t-widget="child" t-on-customevent="someMethod"/></div>`
+    );
+    class ParentWidget extends Widget<WEnv, {}> {
+      template = "parent";
+      widgets = { child: Child };
+      someMethod(arg) {
+        expect(arg).toBe(43);
+        n++;
+      }
+    }
+    class Child extends Widget<WEnv, {}> {}
+    const widget = new ParentWidget(env);
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+    let child = children(widget)[0];
+    expect(n).toBe(0);
+    child.trigger("customevent", 43);
+    expect(n).toBe(1);
+    child.destroy();
+    child.trigger("customevent", 43);
+    expect(n).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("random stuff/miscellaneous", () => {
   test("widget after a t-foreach", async () => {
     // this test makes sure that the foreach directive does not pollute sub
     // context with the inLoop variable, which is then used in the t-widget
@@ -811,9 +839,7 @@ describe("random stuff", () => {
     await widget.mount(fixture);
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div>txttxt<div></div></div>");
   });
-});
 
-describe("miscellaneous", () => {
   test("updating widget immediately", async () => {
     // in this situation, we protect against a bug that occurred: because of the
     // interplay between widgets and vnodes, a sub widget vnode was patched