diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 7c04ce30..41bfa40a 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.addListener = function(type, listener) {
     this._events[type].push(listener);
   }
   this._emit('newListener', [type, listener]);
+  return this;
 };
 
 EventEmitter.prototype.on = EventEmitter.prototype.addListener;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/node.js b/lib/widgets/node.js
index 77f77f0d..dfc00195 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/node.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/node.js
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ function Node(options) {
   }
 
   (options.children || []).forEach(this.append.bind(this));
+  if(options.events){
+    for(var [name, handler] of Object.entries(options.events)) {
+      this.on(name, handler);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 Node.uid = 0;