diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 429db52..7c04ce3 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ EventEmitter.prototype._emit = function(type, args) {
   var handler = this._events[type]
     , ret;
 
+  // if (type !== 'event') {
+  //   this._emit('event', [type.replace(/^element /, '')].concat(args));
+  // }
+
   if (!handler) {
     if (type === 'error') {
       throw new args[0];
@@ -101,8 +105,11 @@ EventEmitter.prototype._emit = function(type, args) {
 
 EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function(type) {
   var args = slice.call(arguments, 1)
+    , params = slice.call(arguments)
     , el = this;
 
+  this._emit('event', params);
+
   if (this.type === 'screen') {
     return this._emit(type, args);
   }
@@ -113,8 +120,13 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function(type) {
 
   type = 'element ' + type;
   args.unshift(this);
+  // `element` prefix
+  // params = [type].concat(args);
+  // no `element` prefix
+  // params.splice(1, 0, this);
 
   do {
+    // el._emit('event', params);
     if (!el._events[type]) continue;
     if (el._emit(type, args) === false) {
       return false;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/screen.js b/lib/widgets/screen.js
index c79ebff..9d76e58 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/screen.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/screen.js
@@ -443,9 +443,6 @@ Screen.prototype.destroy = function() {
 };
 
 Screen.prototype.log = function() {
-  if (this.debugLog) {
-    this.debugLog.log.apply(this.debugLog, arguments);
-  }
   return this.program.log.apply(this.program, arguments);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/widget.js b/test/widget.js
index 7244931..d1196c7 100644
--- a/test/widget.js
+++ b/test/widget.js
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ screen.debugLog.on('show', function() {
   screen.render();
 });
 
+screen.on('event', function(event, el) {
+  var type = (el && el.type) || Object.prototype.toString.call(el).slice(8, -1);
+  screen.program.log('emit("%s", {%s})', event, type);
+});
+
 screen.append(blessed.text({
   top: 0,
   left: 2,