diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index a931eb66e..aa8ce3502 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         try:
             elem.set_value(text)
             # Kick off js handlers to trick them into thinking there was input.
-            elem.dispatch_event("input")
+            elem.dispatch_event("input", bubbles=True)
         except webelem.OrphanedError:
             message.error('Edited element vanished')
             ed.backup()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
index 621ec91e2..5ff59653b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
@@ -139,8 +139,16 @@ class AbstractWebElement(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
         """Set the element value."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def dispatch_event(self, event):
-        """Set the element value."""
+    def dispatch_event(self, event, bubbles=False,
+                       cancelable=False, composed=False):
+        """Dispatch an event to the element.
+
+        Args:
+            bubbles: Whether this event should bubble.
+            cancelable: Whether this event can be cancelled.
+            composed: Whether the event will trigger listeners outside of a
+                      shadow root
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def insert_text(self, text):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
index 44176cf73..ad23c9337 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
     def set_value(self, value):
         self._js_call('set_value', value)
 
-    def dispatch_event(self, event):
-        self._js_call('dispatch_event', event)
+
+    def dispatch_event(self, event, bubbles=False,
+                       cancelable=False, composed=False):
+        self._js_call('dispatch_event', event, bubbles, cancelable, composed)
 
     def caret_position(self):
         """Get the text caret position for the current element.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
index 81cb24780..151cdb1dc 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
@@ -128,13 +128,16 @@ class WebKitElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
             value = javascript.string_escape(value)
             self._elem.evaluateJavaScript("this.value='{}'".format(value))
 
-    def dispatch_event(self, event):
+    def dispatch_event(self, event, bubbles=False,
+                       cancelable=False, composed=False):
         self._check_vanished()
-        if self._tab.is_deleted():
-            raise webelem.OrphanedError("Tab containing element vanished")
         log.webelem.debug("Firing event on {!r} via javascript.".format(self))
-        self._elem.evaluateJavaScript("this.dispatchEvent(new Event('{}'))"
-                                      .format(event))
+        event = javascript.string_escape(event)
+        self._elem.evaluateJavaScript(
+            "this.dispatchEvent(new Event('{}', "
+            "{{'bubbles': {}, 'cancelable': {}, 'composed': {}}}))"
+            .format(event, str(bubbles).lower(), str(cancelable).lower(),
+                    str(composed).lower()))
 
     def caret_position(self):
         """Get the text caret position for the current element."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/.eslintrc.yaml b/qutebrowser/javascript/.eslintrc.yaml
index 9e99b0aa5..cb1bb1fcb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ rules:
      multiline-ternary: ["error", "always-multiline"]
      max-lines-per-function: "off"
      require-unicode-regexp: "off"
+     max-params: "off"
diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/caret.js b/qutebrowser/javascript/caret.js
index 3f858f3fb..a6da3aa71 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/caret.js
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/caret.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-len, max-statements, complexity,
-max-params, default-case, valid-jsdoc */
+default-case, valid-jsdoc */
 
 // Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 //
diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
index 5b1a0679b..7c7e9ad09 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
@@ -362,9 +362,14 @@ window._qutebrowser.webelem = (function() {
         document.execCommand("insertText", false, text);
     };
 
-    funcs.dispatch_event = (id, event) => {
+
+    funcs.dispatch_event = (id, event, bubbles = false,
+        cancelable = false, composed = false) => {
         const elem = elements[id];
-        elem.dispatchEvent(new Event(event));
+        elem.dispatchEvent(
+            new Event(event, {"bubbles": bubbles,
+                "cancelable": cancelable,
+                "composed": composed}));
     };
 
     funcs.set_attribute = (id, name, value) => {