diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index a1203739cf46..5e9d777a981e 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -351,11 +351,10 @@ forEach({
   dealoc: JQLiteDealoc,
 
   bind: function(element, type, fn){
-    var bind = JQLiteData(element, 'bind'),
-        eventHandler;
+    var bind = JQLiteData(element, 'bind');
     if (!bind) JQLiteData(element, 'bind', bind = {});
     forEach(type.split(' '), function(type){
-      eventHandler = bind[type];
+      var eventHandler = bind[type];
       if (!eventHandler) {
         bind[type] = eventHandler = function(event) {
           if (!event.preventDefault) {
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index 6794c4e08588..fafe7f2adf26 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -331,6 +331,23 @@ describe('jqLite', function(){
       browserTrigger(b, 'click');
       expect(log).toEqual('click on: A;click on: B;');
     });
+
+    it('should bind to all events separated by space', function() {
+      var elm = jqLite(a),
+          callback = jasmine.createSpy('callback');
+
+      elm.bind('click keypress', callback);
+      elm.bind('click', callback);
+
+      browserTrigger(a, 'click');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(callback.callCount).toBe(2);
+
+      callback.reset();
+      browserTrigger(a, 'keypress');
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(callback.callCount).toBe(1);
+    });
   });