diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38d9032e8..b38c87929 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules
 *.log
 .eslintcache
 build
+.idea
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.js b/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.js
index d8f34f558..845a1c2cd 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.js
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ const CustomEventComponent = ({ onCustomEvent }) => (
   </TouchableOpacity>
 );
 
+const MyCustomButton = ({ handlePress }) => (
+  <OnPressComponent onPress={handlePress} />
+);
+
+const CustomEventComponentWithCustomName = ({ handlePress }) => (
+  <MyCustomButton testID="my-custom-button" handlePress={handlePress} />
+);
+
 describe('fireEvent', () => {
   test('should invoke specified event', () => {
     const onPressMock = jest.fn();
@@ -128,3 +136,15 @@ test('fireEvent.changeText', () => {
 
   expect(onChangeTextMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(CHANGE_TEXT);
 });
+
+test('custom component with custom event name', () => {
+  const handlePress = jest.fn();
+
+  const { getByTestId } = render(
+    <CustomEventComponentWithCustomName handlePress={handlePress} />
+  );
+
+  fireEvent(getByTestId('my-custom-button'), 'handlePress');
+
+  expect(handlePress).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
diff --git a/src/fireEvent.js b/src/fireEvent.js
index b2c49af78..455966219 100644
--- a/src/fireEvent.js
+++ b/src/fireEvent.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const findEventHandler = (element: ReactTestInstance, eventName: string) => {
 
   if (typeof element.props[eventHandler] === 'function') {
     return element.props[eventHandler];
+  } else if (typeof element.props[eventName] === 'function') {
+    return element.props[eventName];
   }
 
   // Do not bubble event to the root element