diff --git a/build/socket.js b/build/socket.js
index 2ca1d5805..7ccf9e869 100644
--- a/build/socket.js
+++ b/build/socket.js
@@ -12,25 +12,19 @@ const component_bind_1 = __importDefault(require("component-bind"));
 const has_binary2_1 = __importDefault(require("has-binary2"));
 const debug = require("debug")("socket.io-client:socket");
 /**
- * Internal events (blacklisted).
+ * Internal events.
  * These events can't be emitted by the user.
  *
  * @api private
  */
-const events = {
+const RESERVED_EVENTS = {
     connect: 1,
-    connect_error: 1,
-    connect_timeout: 1,
-    connecting: 1,
     disconnect: 1,
+    disconnecting: 1,
     error: 1,
-    reconnect: 1,
-    reconnect_attempt: 1,
-    reconnect_failed: 1,
-    reconnect_error: 1,
-    reconnecting: 1,
-    ping: 1,
-    pong: 1,
+    // EventEmitter reserved events: https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_event_newlistener
+    newListener: 1,
+    removeListener: 1,
 };
 class Socket extends component_emitter_1.default {
     /**
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@ class Socket extends component_emitter_1.default {
             this.io.open(); // ensure open
         if ("open" === this.io.readyState)
             this.onopen();
-        this.emit("connecting");
+        super.emit("connecting");
         return this;
     }
     connect() {
@@ -99,7 +93,7 @@ class Socket extends component_emitter_1.default {
             this.io.open(); // ensure open
         if ("open" === this.io.readyState)
             this.onopen();
-        this.emit("connecting");
+        super.emit("connecting");
         return this;
     }
     /**
@@ -123,9 +117,8 @@ class Socket extends component_emitter_1.default {
      * @api public
      */
     emit(ev) {
-        if (events.hasOwnProperty(ev)) {
-            super.emit.apply(this, arguments);
-            return this;
+        if (RESERVED_EVENTS.hasOwnProperty(ev)) {
+            throw new Error('"' + ev + '" is a reserved event name');
         }
         const args = to_array_1.default(arguments);
         const packet = {
@@ -294,7 +287,7 @@ class Socket extends component_emitter_1.default {
         this.id = id;
         this.connected = true;
         this.disconnected = false;
-        this.emit("connect");
+        super.emit("connect");
         this.emitBuffered();
     }
     /**
diff --git a/lib/socket.ts b/lib/socket.ts
index c525b0b1b..faf1efa3a 100644
--- a/lib/socket.ts
+++ b/lib/socket.ts
@@ -9,26 +9,20 @@ import { Manager } from "./manager";
 const debug = require("debug")("socket.io-client:socket");
 
 /**
- * Internal events (blacklisted).
+ * Internal events.
  * These events can't be emitted by the user.
  *
  * @api private
  */
 
-const events = {
+const RESERVED_EVENTS = {
   connect: 1,
-  connect_error: 1,
-  connect_timeout: 1,
-  connecting: 1,
   disconnect: 1,
+  disconnecting: 1,
   error: 1,
-  reconnect: 1,
-  reconnect_attempt: 1,
-  reconnect_failed: 1,
-  reconnect_error: 1,
-  reconnecting: 1,
-  ping: 1,
-  pong: 1,
+  // EventEmitter reserved events: https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_event_newlistener
+  newListener: 1,
+  removeListener: 1,
 };
 
 export class Socket extends Emitter {
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@ export class Socket extends Emitter {
     this.subEvents();
     if (!this.io.reconnecting) this.io.open(); // ensure open
     if ("open" === this.io.readyState) this.onopen();
-    this.emit("connecting");
+    super.emit("connecting");
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ export class Socket extends Emitter {
     this.subEvents();
     if (!this.io.reconnecting) this.io.open(); // ensure open
     if ("open" === this.io.readyState) this.onopen();
-    this.emit("connecting");
+    super.emit("connecting");
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -133,9 +127,8 @@ export class Socket extends Emitter {
    * @api public
    */
   emit(ev) {
-    if (events.hasOwnProperty(ev)) {
-      super.emit.apply(this, arguments);
-      return this;
+    if (RESERVED_EVENTS.hasOwnProperty(ev)) {
+      throw new Error('"' + ev + '" is a reserved event name');
     }
 
     const args = toArray(arguments);
@@ -324,7 +317,7 @@ export class Socket extends Emitter {
     this.id = id;
     this.connected = true;
     this.disconnected = false;
-    this.emit("connect");
+    super.emit("connect");
     this.emitBuffered();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/socket.js b/test/socket.js
index 04a734621..c4b8a548a 100644
--- a/test/socket.js
+++ b/test/socket.js
@@ -182,4 +182,12 @@ describe("socket", function () {
       done();
     });
   });
+
+  it("should throw on reserved event", () => {
+    const socket = io("/no", { forceNew: true });
+
+    expect(() => socket.emit("disconnecting", "goodbye")).to.throwException(
+      /"disconnecting" is a reserved event name/
+    );
+  });
 });