diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Backend/view/adminhtml/web/js/store-switcher.js b/app/code/Magento/Backend/view/adminhtml/web/js/store-switcher.js
index 1dc684afda9e5..e9bded2bb79c9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Backend/view/adminhtml/web/js/store-switcher.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Backend/view/adminhtml/web/js/store-switcher.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ define([
                         }
                     });
 
-                    $('#store-change-button').click();
+                    $('#store-change-button').trigger('click');
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/proceed-to-checkout.js b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/proceed-to-checkout.js
index 0bb0a53ce0a6b..836c7a8c58471 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/proceed-to-checkout.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/proceed-to-checkout.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ define([
     'use strict';
 
     return function (config, element) {
-        $(element).click(function (event) {
+        $(element).on('click', function (event) {
             var cart = customerData.get('cart'),
                 customer = customerData.get('customer');
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/adminhtml/web/edit/post-wrapper.js b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/adminhtml/web/edit/post-wrapper.js
index 76b060015c5ff..e1115763c0896 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/adminhtml/web/edit/post-wrapper.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/adminhtml/web/edit/post-wrapper.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define([
         }));
     }
 
-    $('#customer-edit-delete-button').click(function () {
+    $('#customer-edit-delete-button').on('click', function () {
         var msg = $.mage.__('Are you sure you want to do this?'),
             url = $('#customer-edit-delete-button').data('url');
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/GiftMessage/view/frontend/web/js/gift-options.js b/app/code/Magento/GiftMessage/view/frontend/web/js/gift-options.js
index e3d185db0cc5c..083065e0221ce 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/GiftMessage/view/frontend/web/js/gift-options.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/GiftMessage/view/frontend/web/js/gift-options.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define([
                     .find('.giftmessage-area:not(:visible)').each(function (x, element) {
                         if ($(element).val().length > 0) {
                             $(element).trigger('change');
-                            container.find('a').click();
+                            container.find('a').trigger('click');
                         }
                     });
             } else {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ define([
                     }).end()
                     .find('.giftmessage-area').val('').change().end()
                     .find('.select').val('').change().end()
-                    .find('.checkbox:checked').prop('checked', false).click().prop('checked', false).end()
+                    .find('.checkbox:checked').prop('checked', false).trigger('click').prop('checked', false).end()
                     .find('.price-box').addClass(this.options.noDisplay).end();
             }
         },
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image.js b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image.js
index e20e5a3235a6c..fe5ecb31ea6b9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ define([
          * Action to close the context menu in media gallery.
          */
         closeContextMenu: function () {
-            $(this.gridSelector).click();
+            $(this.gridSelector).trigger('click');
         },
 
         /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image/actions.js b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image/actions.js
index 21bfd9c0a4e0c..d0196b9d2e59b 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image/actions.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/grid/columns/image/actions.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ define([
          * Initialize image action events
          */
         initEvents: function () {
-            $(this.imageModel().addSelectedBtnSelector).click(function () {
+            $(this.imageModel().addSelectedBtnSelector).on('click', function () {
                 image.insertImage(
                     this.imageModel().getSelected(),
                     {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define([
                     }
                 );
             }.bind(this));
-            $(this.imageModel().deleteSelectedBtnSelector).click(function () {
+            $(this.imageModel().deleteSelectedBtnSelector).on('click', function () {
                 this.deleteImageAction(this.imageModel().selected());
             }.bind(this));
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/image/image-edit.js b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/image/image-edit.js
index e1404a16d7125..806c78f20c425 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/image/image-edit.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryUi/view/adminhtml/web/js/image/image-edit.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ define([
 
             if (key === 'enterKey') {
                 event.preventDefault();
-                modalElement.find('.page-action-buttons button.save').click();
+                modalElement.find('.page-action-buttons button.save').trigger('click');
             }
 
             return true;
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Msrp/view/base/web/js/msrp.js b/app/code/Magento/Msrp/view/base/web/js/msrp.js
index 8d4c3be687cdf..07bb5fa10d49f 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Msrp/view/base/web/js/msrp.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Msrp/view/base/web/js/msrp.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ define([
             ev.preventDefault();
 
             if (this.options.addToCartButton) {
-                $(this.options.addToCartButton).click();
+                $(this.options.addToCartButton).trigger('click');
                 this.closePopup(this.$popup);
             }
         },
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ define([
                 this.options.inputQty && !isNaN(this.tierOptions.qty)
             ) {
                 $(this.options.inputQty).val(this.tierOptions.qty);
-                $(this.options.addToCartButton).click();
+                $(this.options.addToCartButton).trigger('click');
                 this.closePopup(this.$popup);
             }
         },
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ define([
             }
 
             if (this.options.addToCartButton) {
-                $(this.options.addToCartButton).click();
+                $(this.options.addToCartButton).trigger('click');
 
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ProductVideo/view/frontend/web/js/fotorama-add-video-events.js b/app/code/Magento/ProductVideo/view/frontend/web/js/fotorama-add-video-events.js
index 798a02f681f36..707d056211e52 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ProductVideo/view/frontend/web/js/fotorama-add-video-events.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ProductVideo/view/frontend/web/js/fotorama-add-video-events.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ define([
             }
 
             if (this.isFullscreen && this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.i === number) {
-                this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].click();
+                this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].trigger('click');
             }
         },
 
@@ -748,14 +748,14 @@ define([
                         if (window.Froogaloop) {
                             clearInterval(waitForFroogaloop);
                             fotorama.requestFullScreen();
-                            this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].click();
+                            this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].trigger('click');
                             this.Base = false;
                         }
                     }, this), 50);
                 } else { //if not a vimeo - play it immediately with a little lag in case for fotorama fullscreen
                     setTimeout($.proxy(function () {
                         fotorama.requestFullScreen();
-                        this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].click();
+                        this.fotoramaItem.data('fotorama').activeFrame.$stageFrame[0].trigger('click');
                         this.Base = false;
                     }, this), 50);
                 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Review/view/frontend/web/js/process-reviews.js b/app/code/Magento/Review/view/frontend/web/js/process-reviews.js
index 8af59e7bccd6a..486e4b85498a4 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Review/view/frontend/web/js/process-reviews.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Review/view/frontend/web/js/process-reviews.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ define([
         }).done(function (data) {
             $('#product-review-container').html(data).trigger('contentUpdated');
             $('[data-role="product-review"] .pages a').each(function (index, element) {
-                $(element).click(function (event) { //eslint-disable-line max-nested-callbacks
+                $(element).on('click', function (event) { //eslint-disable-line max-nested-callbacks
                     processReviews($(element).attr('href'), true);
                     event.preventDefault();
                 });
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define([
         }
 
         $(function () {
-            $('.product-info-main .reviews-actions a').click(function (event) {
+            $('.product-info-main .reviews-actions a').on('click', function (event) {
                 var anchor, addReviewBlock;
 
                 event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/adminhtml/web/order/view/post-wrapper.js b/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/adminhtml/web/order/view/post-wrapper.js
index a62047a836710..a1155dd436d49 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/adminhtml/web/order/view/post-wrapper.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/adminhtml/web/order/view/post-wrapper.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define([
         }));
     }
 
-    $('#order-view-cancel-button').click(function () {
+    $('#order-view-cancel-button').on('click', function () {
         var msg = $.mage.__('Are you sure you want to cancel this order?'),
             url = $('#order-view-cancel-button').data('url');
 
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ define([
         return false;
     });
 
-    $('#order-view-hold-button').click(function () {
+    $('#order-view-hold-button').on('click', function () {
         var url = $('#order-view-hold-button').data('url');
 
         getForm(url).appendTo('body').trigger('submit');
     });
 
-    $('#order-view-unhold-button').click(function () {
+    $('#order-view-unhold-button').on('click', function () {
         var url = $('#order-view-unhold-button').data('url');
 
         getForm(url).appendTo('body').trigger('submit');
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/view/adminhtml/web/js/confirm-redirect.js b/app/code/Magento/Security/view/adminhtml/web/js/confirm-redirect.js
index 989785d251ff3..60c750bacb314 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/view/adminhtml/web/js/confirm-redirect.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/view/adminhtml/web/js/confirm-redirect.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ define(
         'use strict';
 
         return function (config, element) {
-            $(element).click(config, function () {
+            $(element).on('click', config, function () {
                 confirmSetLocation(config.message, config.url);
             });
         };
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/swatch-visual.js b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/swatch-visual.js
index 2fbce5aefbdeb..8841d56b64d9e 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/swatch-visual.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/swatch-visual.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ define([
              */
             $(container).on('click', '.btn_choose_file_upload', function () {
                 swatchComponents.inputFile.attr('data-called-by', $(this).data('class'));
-                swatchComponents.inputFile.click();
+                swatchComponents.inputFile.trigger('click');
             });
 
             /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/visual.js b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/visual.js
index c27d2e60b2899..b7d50aa360168 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/visual.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/adminhtml/web/js/visual.js
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ define([
              */
             $(document).on('click', '.btn_choose_file_upload', function () {
                 swatchComponents.inputFile.attr('data-called-by', $(this).attr('id'));
-                swatchComponents.inputFile.click();
+                swatchComponents.inputFile.trigger('click');
             });
 
             /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/image-uploader.js b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/image-uploader.js
index 1031f7ed6e365..a907e34d2abc4 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/image-uploader.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/image-uploader.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ define([
          * @param {Event} e
          */
         triggerImageUpload: function (imageUploader, e) {
-            $(e.target).closest('.file-uploader').find('input[type="file"]').click();
+            $(e.target).closest('.file-uploader').find('input[type="file"]').trigger('click');
         },
 
         /**
diff --git a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Msrp/frontend/js/msrp.test.js b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Msrp/frontend/js/msrp.test.js
index b5345e0b8db4c..e860131432a1f 100644
--- a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Msrp/frontend/js/msrp.test.js
+++ b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Msrp/frontend/js/msrp.test.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define([
                 expect(result).toEqual(wdContainer[0]);
                 done();
             });
-            link.click();
+            link.trigger('click');
         });
     });
 });
diff --git a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Multishipping/frontend/js/multi-shipping.test.js b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Multishipping/frontend/js/multi-shipping.test.js
index a8ae8ab65e378..170b24558cfd9 100644
--- a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Multishipping/frontend/js/multi-shipping.test.js
+++ b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Multishipping/frontend/js/multi-shipping.test.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ define([
             it('Check add new address event', function () {
                 Obj = new MultiShipping({});
                 Obj.element = jasmine.createSpyObj('element', ['submit']);
-                addNewAddressBtn.click();
+                addNewAddressBtn.trigger('click');
 
                 expect(Obj.element.submit).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(addressflag.val()).toBe('1');
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ define([
             it('Check can continue event', function () {
                 Obj = new MultiShipping({});
                 Obj.element = jasmine.createSpyObj('element', ['submit']);
-                canContinueBtn.click();
+                canContinueBtn.trigger('click');
 
                 expect(Obj.element.submit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(canContinueFlag.val()).toBe('1');
diff --git a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Ui/base/js/modal/prompt.test.js b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Ui/base/js/modal/prompt.test.js
index 7a0d3ac3fef91..7ead7a265def3 100644
--- a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Ui/base/js/modal/prompt.test.js
+++ b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/app/code/Magento/Ui/base/js/modal/prompt.test.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ define([
         it('Check cancel action', function () {
             var cancel = spyOn(widget.options.actions, 'cancel');
 
-            jQuery('.modals-overlay').click();
+            jQuery('.modals-overlay').trigger('click');
             expect(widget.options.outerClickHandler).toBeDefined();
             expect(cancel).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
diff --git a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/lib/mage/multiselect.test.js b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/lib/mage/multiselect.test.js
index 4b08fd678b116..977efe27801ba 100644
--- a/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/lib/mage/multiselect.test.js
+++ b/dev/tests/js/jasmine/tests/lib/mage/multiselect.test.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ define([
 
             spyOn(instance.data('mage-multiselect2'), '_createSelectedOption').and.returnValue(true);
 
-            checkbox.click();
+            checkbox.trigger('click');
 
             expect(instance.data('mage-multiselect2')._createSelectedOption).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
                 value: '1',
diff --git a/dev/tests/static/testsuite/Magento/Test/Js/_files/eslint/rules/jquery/jquery-no-click-event-shorthand.js b/dev/tests/static/testsuite/Magento/Test/Js/_files/eslint/rules/jquery/jquery-no-click-event-shorthand.js
index 4f1c6f1a07e8d..284aa18f7cd10 100644
--- a/dev/tests/static/testsuite/Magento/Test/Js/_files/eslint/rules/jquery/jquery-no-click-event-shorthand.js
+++ b/dev/tests/static/testsuite/Magento/Test/Js/_files/eslint/rules/jquery/jquery-no-click-event-shorthand.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
   create: function(context) {
     return {
       CallExpression: function(node) {
-        let names = ['blur', 'focus', 'focusin', 'focusout', 'resize', 'scroll', 'dblclick', 'mousedown', 'mouseup', 'mousemove', 'mouseover', 'mouseout', 'mouseenter', 'mouseleave', 'change', 'select', 'submit', 'keydown', 'keypress', 'keyup', 'contextmenu'],
+        let names = ['blur', 'focus', 'focusin', 'focusout', 'resize', 'scroll', 'dblclick', 'mousedown', 'mouseup', 'mousemove', 'mouseover', 'mouseout', 'mouseenter', 'mouseleave', 'change', 'select', 'submit', 'keydown', 'keypress', 'keyup', 'contextmenu', 'click'],
             name
         if (node.callee.type !== 'MemberExpression') return
         if (!names.includes(node.callee.property.name)) return
diff --git a/lib/web/mage/adminhtml/browser.js b/lib/web/mage/adminhtml/browser.js
index 74984024b74a0..bc6d8fe7a90b1 100644
--- a/lib/web/mage/adminhtml/browser.js
+++ b/lib/web/mage/adminhtml/browser.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ define([
                 contentBlock.html(data).trigger('contentUpdated');
 
                 if (uploaded) {
-                    contentBlock.find('.filecnt:last').click();
+                    contentBlock.find('.filecnt:last').trigger('click');
                 }
             });
         },
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ define([
          * @param {jQuery.Event} event
          */
         selectFolder: function (event) {
-            this.element.find('[data-id="' + $(event.currentTarget).data('node').id + '"]>a').click();
+            this.element.find('[data-id="' + $(event.currentTarget).data('node').id + '"]>a').trigger('click');
         },
 
         /**
diff --git a/lib/web/mage/terms.js b/lib/web/mage/terms.js
index bffa9e8fc2d4d..43b4636a96614 100644
--- a/lib/web/mage/terms.js
+++ b/lib/web/mage/terms.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ define([
                             }
                         }
                         $(switches).each(function (ind, el) {
-                            $(el).click(function (event) {
+                            $(el).on('click', function (event) {
                                 event.preventDefault();
                                 showItem(ind);
                             });