diff --git a/src/js/events.js b/src/js/events.js
index d581c99e5..fb9ee2972 100644
--- a/src/js/events.js
+++ b/src/js/events.js
@@ -277,8 +277,9 @@ vjs.trigger = function(elem, event) {
     elemData.dispatcher.call(elem, event);
   }
 
-  // Unless explicitly stopped, recursively calls this function to bubble the event up the DOM.
-  if (parent && !event.isPropagationStopped()) {
+  // Unless explicitly stopped or the event does not bubble (e.g. media events)
+    // recursively calls this function to bubble the event up the DOM.
+    if (parent && !event.isPropagationStopped() && event.bubbles !== false) {
     vjs.trigger(parent, event);
 
   // If at the top of the DOM, triggers the default action unless disabled.
diff --git a/test/unit/events.js b/test/unit/events.js
index 633027e26..60bf91878 100644
--- a/test/unit/events.js
+++ b/test/unit/events.js
@@ -89,3 +89,28 @@ test('should stop immediate propagtion', function(){
 
   vjs.trigger(el, 'test');
 });
+
+test('should bubble up DOM unless bubbles == false', function(){
+  expect(3);
+
+  var outer = document.createElement('div');
+  var inner = outer.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
+
+  // Verify that if bubbles === true, event bubbles up dom.
+  vjs.on(inner, 'bubbles', function(e){
+    ok(true, 'Inner listener fired');
+  });
+  vjs.on(outer, 'bubbles', function(e){
+    ok(true, 'Outer listener fired');
+  });
+  vjs.trigger(inner, { type:'bubbles', target:inner, bubbles:true });
+
+  // Only change 'bubbles' to false, and verify only inner handler is called.
+  vjs.on(inner, 'nobub', function(e){
+    ok(true, 'Inner listener fired');
+  });
+  vjs.on(outer, 'nobub', function(e){
+    ok(false, 'Outer listener fired');
+  });
+  vjs.trigger(inner, { type:'nobub', target:inner, bubbles:false });
+});