diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
index 9f9b6900a..b85af8985 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
@@ -633,6 +633,13 @@ export default class Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
       eventObject.keyCode = modifiers[event[1]]
     }
 
+    // If this element's event handler has been reset by setMethod, it won't trigger
+    // Make sure that this element is updated with the latest event handler
+    if (this.vnode) {
+      const context = this.vnode.context
+      if (context.$options.render) context._update(context._render())
+    }
+
     this.element.dispatchEvent(eventObject)
     if (this.vnode) {
       orderWatchers(this.vm || this.vnode.context.$root)
diff --git a/test/specs/wrapper/setMethods.spec.js b/test/specs/wrapper/setMethods.spec.js
index 8137decb7..9a252ee8c 100644
--- a/test/specs/wrapper/setMethods.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/wrapper/setMethods.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { compileToFunctions } from 'vue-template-compiler'
 import ComponentWithMethods from '~resources/components/component-with-methods.vue'
+import ComponentWithEvents from '~resources/components/component-with-events.vue'
 import { describeWithShallowAndMount } from '~resources/utils'
 
 describeWithShallowAndMount('setMethods', (mountingMethod) => {
@@ -10,13 +11,6 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('setMethods', (mountingMethod) => {
     expect(wrapper.vm.someMethod).to.equal(someMethod)
   })
 
-  it('sets component data and updates nested vm nodes when called on Vue instance', () => {
-    const wrapper = mountingMethod(ComponentWithMethods)
-    const someMethod = () => console.log('hey')
-    wrapper.setMethods({ someMethod })
-    expect(wrapper.vm.someMethod).to.equal(someMethod)
-  })
-
   it('throws an error if node is not a Vue instance', () => {
     const message = 'wrapper.setMethods() can only be called on a Vue instance'
     const compiled = compileToFunctions('<div><p></p></div>')
@@ -24,4 +18,16 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('setMethods', (mountingMethod) => {
     const p = wrapper.find('p')
     expect(() => p.setMethods({ ready: true })).throw(Error, message)
   })
+
+  it('should replace methods when tied to an event', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountingMethod(ComponentWithEvents)
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isActive).to.be.false
+    wrapper.find('.toggle').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isActive).to.be.true
+    // Replace the toggle function so that the data supposedly won't change
+    const toggleActive = () => console.log('overriden')
+    wrapper.setMethods({ toggleActive })
+    wrapper.find('.toggle').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isActive).to.be.true
+  })
 })