diff --git a/src/observable.mixin.js b/src/observable.mixin.js
index db052141..692024fa 100644
--- a/src/observable.mixin.js
+++ b/src/observable.mixin.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ fabric.Observable = {
 
   /**
    * Fires event with an optional options object
+   * @deprecated since 1.0.7
    * @method fire
    * @param {String} eventName
    * @param {Object} [options]
@@ -80,4 +81,11 @@ fabric.Observable.on = fabric.Observable.observe;
  * @method off
  * @type function
  */
-fabric.Observable.off = fabric.Observable.stopObserving;
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+fabric.Observable.off = fabric.Observable.stopObserving;
+
+/**
+ * Alias for fire
+ * @method trigger
+ * @type function
+ */
+fabric.Observable.trigger = fabric.Observable.fire;
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diff --git a/test/unit/observable.js b/test/unit/observable.js
index 0e6e4a39..5781c7be 100644
--- a/test/unit/observable.js
+++ b/test/unit/observable.js
@@ -98,4 +98,17 @@ test('event options', function() {
   foo.fire('foo:bar', { value: 'sekret' });
 
   equal('sekret', someValue);
+});
+
+test('trigger', function() {
+  var foo = { };
+  fabric.util.object.extend(foo, fabric.Observable);
+
+  var eventFired = false;
+  foo.on('bar:baz', function() {
+    eventFired = true;
+  });
+
+  foo.trigger('bar:baz');
+  equal(true, eventFired);
 });
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