diff --git a/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js b/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
index 76d6543c2..364838e3f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ test( "widget creation", function() {
 });
 
 test( "jQuery usage", function() {
-	expect( 10 );
+	expect( 11 );
 
-	var shouldInit = false;
+	var shouldCreate = false;
 
 	$.widget( "ui.testWidget", {
 		getterSetterVal: 5,
 		_create: function() {
-			ok( shouldInit, "init called on instantiation" );
+			ok( shouldCreate, "create called on instantiation" );
 		},
 		methodWithParams: function( param1, param2 ) {
 			ok( true, "method called via .pluginName(methodName)" );
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ test( "jQuery usage", function() {
 		}
 	});
 
-	shouldInit = true;
-	var elem = $( "<div></div>" ).testWidget();
-	shouldInit = false;
+	shouldCreate = true;
+	var elem = $( "<div></div>" )
+		.bind( "testwidgetcreate", function() {
+			ok( shouldCreate, "create event triggered on instantiation" );
+		})
+		.testWidget();
+	shouldCreate = false;
 
 	var instance = elem.data( "testWidget" );
 	equals( typeof instance, "object", "instance stored in .data(pluginName)" );
@@ -74,12 +78,12 @@ test( "jQuery usage", function() {
 test( "direct usage", function() {
 	expect( 9 );
 
-	var shouldInit = false;
+	var shouldCreate = false;
 
 	$.widget( "ui.testWidget", {
 		getterSetterVal: 5,
 		_create: function() {
-			ok( shouldInit, "init called on instantiation" );
+			ok( shouldCreate, "create called on instantiation" );
 		},
 		methodWithParams: function( param1, param2 ) {
 			ok( true, "method called dirctly" );
@@ -99,9 +103,9 @@ test( "direct usage", function() {
 	
 	var elem = $( "<div></div>" )[ 0 ];
 	
-	shouldInit = true;
+	shouldCreate = true;
 	var instance = new $.ui.testWidget( {}, elem );
-	shouldInit = false;
+	shouldCreate = false;
 
 	equals( $( elem ).data( "testWidget" ), instance,
 		"instance stored in .data(pluginName)" );
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
index 866f7441e..bc6408125 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ $.Widget.prototype = {
 		});
 
 		this._create();
+		this._trigger( "create" );
 		this._init();
 	},
 	_create: function() {},