diff --git a/lib/events/trigger.js b/lib/events/trigger.js
index 998b3a2..0fde9aa 100644
--- a/lib/events/trigger.js
+++ b/lib/events/trigger.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function(els, events, opts) {
 
     forEachEls(els, function(el) {
       var domFix = false
-      if (!el.parentNode) {
+      if (!el.parentNode && el !== document && el !== window) {
         // THANKS YOU IE (9/10//11 concerned)
         // dispatchEvent doesn't work if element is not in the dom
         domFix = true
diff --git a/tests/lib/events.js b/tests/lib/events.js
index 0a9a3f8..4eb7824 100644
--- a/tests/lib/events.js
+++ b/tests/lib/events.js
@@ -90,3 +90,21 @@ tape("test events on/off/trigger for multiple elements, multiple events", functi
 
   t.end()
 })
+
+tape("test events on top level elements", function(t) {
+  var el = document;
+
+  el.className = ""
+  on(el, "click", classCb)
+  trigger(el, "click")
+  t.equal(el.className, "on", "attached callback has been fired properly on document")
+
+  el = window;
+
+  el.className = ""
+  on(el, "click", classCb)
+  trigger(el, "click")
+  t.equal(el.className, "on", "attached callback has been fired properly on window")
+
+  t.end()
+})