diff --git a/src/gridstack-poly.js b/src/gridstack-poly.js
index 3f69a3a92..5ec62d795 100644
--- a/src/gridstack-poly.js
+++ b/src/gridstack-poly.js
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@
  * gridstack.js may be freely distributed under the MIT license.
 */
 
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CustomEvent/CustomEvent
+(function () {
+  if (typeof window.CustomEvent === "function") {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  function CustomEvent (event, params) {
+    params = params || {bubbles: false, cancelable: false, detail: null};
+    var evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent');
+    evt.initCustomEvent(event, params.bubbles, params.cancelable, params.detail);
+    return evt;
+  }
+
+  window.CustomEvent = CustomEvent;
+})();
+
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number/isNaN
 Number.isNaN = Number.isNaN || function isNaN(input) {
   return typeof input === 'number' && input !== input;