diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
index 2a827a356f..bf792788fc 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var warning = require('warning');
  */
 var EventInterface = {
   type: null,
+  target: null,
   // currentTarget is set when dispatching; no use in copying it here
   currentTarget: emptyFunction.thatReturnsNull,
   eventPhase: null,
@@ -55,10 +56,7 @@ var EventInterface = {
 function SyntheticEvent(dispatchConfig, targetInst, nativeEvent, nativeEventTarget) {
   this.dispatchConfig = dispatchConfig;
   this._targetInst = targetInst;
-
   this.nativeEvent = nativeEvent;
-  this.target = nativeEventTarget;
-  this.currentTarget = nativeEventTarget;
 
   var Interface = this.constructor.Interface;
   for (var propName in Interface) {
@@ -69,7 +67,11 @@ function SyntheticEvent(dispatchConfig, targetInst, nativeEvent, nativeEventTarg
     if (normalize) {
       this[propName] = normalize(nativeEvent);
     } else {
-      this[propName] = nativeEvent[propName];
+      if (propName === 'target') {
+        this.target = nativeEventTarget;
+      } else {
+        this[propName] = nativeEvent[propName];
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/__tests__/SyntheticEvent-test.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/__tests__/SyntheticEvent-test.js
index b667799538..e7e3d29fe3 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/__tests__/SyntheticEvent-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/__tests__/SyntheticEvent-test.js
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ describe('SyntheticEvent', function() {
     expect(syntheticEvent.isPersistent()).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('should be nullified if the synthetic event has called destructor', function() {
+    var target = document.createElement('div');
+    var syntheticEvent = createEvent({srcElement: target});
+    syntheticEvent.destructor();
+    expect(syntheticEvent.type).toBe(null);
+    expect(syntheticEvent.nativeEvent).toBe(null);
+    expect(syntheticEvent.target).toBe(null);
+  });
+
   it('should warn if the synthetic event has been released when calling `preventDefault`', function() {
     spyOn(console, 'error');
     var syntheticEvent = createEvent({});
diff --git a/src/test/__tests__/ReactTestUtils-test.js b/src/test/__tests__/ReactTestUtils-test.js
index 2b044d7d2e..a0c2700a25 100644
--- a/src/test/__tests__/ReactTestUtils-test.js
+++ b/src/test/__tests__/ReactTestUtils-test.js
@@ -431,15 +431,20 @@ describe('ReactTestUtils', function() {
   });
 
   it('should change the value of an input field', function() {
-    var handler = jasmine.createSpy('spy');
+    var obj = {
+      handler: function(e) {
+        e.persist();
+      },
+    };
+    spyOn(obj, 'handler').andCallThrough();
     var container = document.createElement('div');
-    var instance = ReactDOM.render(<input type="text" onChange={handler} />, container);
+    var instance = ReactDOM.render(<input type="text" onChange={obj.handler} />, container);
 
     var node = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance);
     node.value = 'giraffe';
     ReactTestUtils.Simulate.change(node);
 
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({target: node}));
+    expect(obj.handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({target: node}));
   });
 
   it('should change the value of an input field in a component', function() {
@@ -453,15 +458,20 @@ describe('ReactTestUtils', function() {
       },
     });
 
-    var handler = jasmine.createSpy('spy');
+    var obj = {
+      handler: function(e) {
+        e.persist();
+      },
+    };
+    spyOn(obj, 'handler').andCallThrough();
     var container = document.createElement('div');
-    var instance = ReactDOM.render(<SomeComponent handleChange={handler} />, container);
+    var instance = ReactDOM.render(<SomeComponent handleChange={obj.handler} />, container);
 
     var node = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance.refs.input);
     node.value = 'zebra';
     ReactTestUtils.Simulate.change(node);
 
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({target: node}));
+    expect(obj.handler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({target: node}));
   });
 
   it('should throw when attempting to use ReactTestUtils.Simulate with shallow rendering', function() {