diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/create-dom-event.js b/packages/test-utils/src/create-dom-event.js
index d5c03dba2..fbc88d2cb 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/create-dom-event.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/create-dom-event.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function getOptions(eventParams) {
     ...options, // What the user passed in as the second argument to #trigger
 
     bubbles: meta.bubbles,
-    meta: meta.cancelable,
+    cancelable: meta.cancelable,
 
     // Any derived options should go here
     keyCode,
diff --git a/test/specs/create-dom-event.spec.js b/test/specs/create-dom-event.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..263620425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/create-dom-event.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import createDOMEvent from '../../packages/test-utils/src/create-dom-event'
+import { isRunningPhantomJS } from '~resources/utils'
+import { itDoNotRunIf } from 'conditional-specs'
+
+describe('createDOMEvent', () => {
+  itDoNotRunIf(isRunningPhantomJS, 'returns cancelable event', () => {
+    const event = createDOMEvent('click', {})
+    expect(event.bubbles).to.equal(true)
+    expect(event.cancelable).to.equal(true)
+  })
+})