diff --git a/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js b/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
index 2e55ad7031..df83abe91b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/widget/widget_core.js
@@ -261,6 +261,21 @@ test( "._getCreateOptions()", function() {
 	$( "<div>" ).testWidget({ option2: "value2" });
 });
 
+test( "._getCreateEventData()", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+	var data = { foo: "bar" };
+	$.widget( "ui.testWidget", {
+		_getCreateEventData: function() {
+			return data;
+		}
+	});
+	$( "<div>" ).testWidget({
+		create: function( event, ui ) {
+			strictEqual( ui, data, "event data" );
+		}
+	});
+});
+
 test( "re-init", function() {
 	var div = $( "<div>" ),
 		actions = [];
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
index 5c8560bfd3..ad03e6f44a 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
@@ -204,10 +204,11 @@ $.Widget.prototype = {
 		}
 
 		this._create();
-		this._trigger( "create" );
+		this._trigger( "create", null, this._getCreateEventData() );
 		this._init();
 	},
 	_getCreateOptions: $.noop,
+	_getCreateEventData: $.noop,
 	_create: $.noop,
 	_init: $.noop,