diff --git a/src/controls.actions.js b/src/controls.actions.js
index 7c61a484b97..b04e089018d 100644
--- a/src/controls.actions.js
+++ b/src/controls.actions.js
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
   function fireEvent(eventName, options) {
     var target = options.transform.target,
-        canvas = target.canvas;
-    canvas && canvas.fire('object:' + eventName, options);
+        canvas = target.canvas,
+        canasOptions = Object.assign({}, options, { target: target });
+    canvas && canvas.fire('object:' + eventName, canasOptions);
     target.fire(eventName, options);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/controls_handlers.js b/test/unit/controls_handlers.js
index 6e645d832b5..8aefa43ebd0 100644
--- a/test/unit/controls_handlers.js
+++ b/test/unit/controls_handlers.js
@@ -46,5 +46,39 @@
       fabric.controlHandlers.changeWidth(eventData, transform, 200, 300);
       assert.equal(Math.floor(transform.target.width), 51);
     });
+    QUnit.test('scalingXOrSkewingY changes scaleX', function(assert) {
+      transform.target.scaleX = 1;
+      transform.target.strokeWidth = 0;
+      fabric.controlHandlers.scalingXOrSkewingY(eventData, transform, 200, 300);
+      assert.equal(Math.round(transform.target.scaleX), 2);
+    });
+    QUnit.test('scalingXOrSkewingY changes skewY if shift pressed', function(assert) {
+      transform.target.scaleX = 1;
+      transform.target.skewY = 0;
+      transform.target.strokeWidth = 0;
+      eventData.shiftKey = true;
+      fabric.controlHandlers.scalingXOrSkewingY(eventData, transform, 200, 300);
+      assert.equal(Math.round(transform.target.skewY), 79);
+      assert.equal(Math.round(transform.target.scaleX), 1);
+    });
+    QUnit.test('scalingXOrSkewingY will fire events on canvas and target', function(assert) {
+      var done = assert.async();
+      transform.target.scaleX = 1;
+      transform.target.canvas.on('object:scaling', function(options) {
+        assert.equal(options.target, transform.target);
+      });
+      transform.target.on('scaling', function(options) {
+        assert.deepEqual(options, {
+          e: eventData,
+          transform: transform,
+          pointer: {
+            x: 200,
+            y: 300,
+          },
+        });
+        done();
+      });
+      fabric.controlHandlers.scalingXOrSkewingY(eventData, transform, 200, 300);
+    });
   });
 })();