diff --git a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index 32536e3..6923c4a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
             //iterate the listeners
             if(this._listeners && this._listeners[eventName]) {
-                var listeners = this._listeners[eventName],
+                var listeners = this._listeners[eventName].slice(0),
                     length = listeners.length,
                     fn = listeners[0],
                     i;

diff --git a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index 32536e3..6923c4a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
             //iterate the listeners
             if(this._listeners && this._listeners[eventName]) {
-                var listeners = this._listeners[eventName],
+                var listeners = this._listeners[eventName].slice(0),
                     length = listeners.length,
                     fn = listeners[0],
                     i;
diff --git a/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index 7dd08a1..1cfc3a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -334,4 +334,28 @@
 
         expect(called).to.equal(5);
     });
+
+    it('event remove during emit call properly', function () {
+        var called = 0;
+
+        function cb1() {
+            called++;
+            obj.off('myevent', cb1);
+        }
+        function cb2() {
+            called++;
+            obj.off('myevent', cb2);
+        }
+        function cb3() {
+            called++;
+            obj.off('myevent', cb3);
+        }
+
+        obj.on('myevent', cb1);
+        obj.on('myevent', cb2);
+        obj.on('myevent', cb3);
+        obj.emit('myevent', '');
+
+        expect(called).to.equal(3);
+    });
 });