diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 59548a1..ec6d0c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Ensure Event.* generic methods work in IE, even when the event is not extended. [Viktor Kojouharov, Andrew Dupont]
+
 * Don't translate "keypress" events into "keydown" events.  [sam]
   Note: "keypress" is broken in Safari <= 2.x, but Event#stop has no effect on "keydown" events.
 
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index e6ff428..6c7ce63 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Event.Methods = (function() {
     isRightClick:  function(event) { return isButton(event, 2) },
     
     element: function(event) {
-      var node = event.target;
+      var node = Event.extend(event).target;
       return Element.extend(node.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE ? node.parentNode : node);
     },
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Event.Methods = (function() {
     pointerY: function(event) { return Event.pointer(event).y },
 
     stop: function(event) {
+      Event.extend(event);
       event.preventDefault(); 
       event.stopPropagation(); 
     }
diff --git a/test/functional/event.html b/test/functional/event.html
index d0dfc37..378b2fb 100644
--- a/test/functional/event.html
+++ b/test/functional/event.html
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
   <p id="basic">A basic event test - <strong>click here</strong></p>
   <p id="basic_remove" class="subtest"><strong>click</strong> to stop observing the first test</p>
   
+  <p id="inline_test" onclick="Event.stop(event); $(this).passed();"><strong>click</strong> to ensure generic Event methods work on inline handlers</p>
+  
   <script type="text/javascript">
     var basic_callback = function(e){
       $('basic').passed();