diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
index 417ce9c91..3364f1a01 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,35 @@ impl<'gc> EventObject<'gc> {
             .unwrap() // we don't expect to break here
     }
 
+    pub fn text_event<S>(
+        activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
+        event_type: S,
+        text: AvmString<'gc>,
+        bubbles: bool,
+        cancelable: bool,
+    ) -> Object<'gc>
+    where
+        S: Into<AvmString<'gc>>,
+    {
+        let event_type: AvmString<'gc> = event_type.into();
+
+        let text_event_cls = activation.avm2().classes().textevent;
+        text_event_cls
+            .construct(
+                activation,
+                &[
+                    event_type.into(),
+                    // bubbles
+                    bubbles.into(),
+                    // cancelable
+                    cancelable.into(),
+                    // text
+                    text.into(),
+                ],
+            )
+            .unwrap() // we don't expect to break here
+    }
+
     pub fn net_status_event<S>(
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         event_type: S,
diff --git a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
index ddff1bb4d..7fe35b330 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/edit_text.rs
@@ -1637,6 +1637,14 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
             if let Err(e) = self.execute_avm1_asfunction(context, address) {
                 error!("Couldn't execute URL \"{url:?}\": {e:?}");
             }
+        } else if let Some(address) = url.strip_prefix(WStr::from_units(b"event:")) {
+            if let Avm2Value::Object(object) = self.object2() {
+                let mut activation = Avm2Activation::from_nothing(context.reborrow());
+                let text = AvmString::new(activation.context.gc_context, address);
+                let event = Avm2EventObject::text_event(&mut activation, "link", text, true, false);
+
+                Avm2::dispatch_event(&mut activation.context, event, object);
+            }
         } else {
             context
                 .navigator
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/Test.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5e018040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/Test.as
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package  {
+	
+	import flash.display.MovieClip;
+	import flash.text.TextField;
+	import flash.events.TextEvent;
+	
+	
+	public class Test extends MovieClip {
+		public var text: TextField;
+		
+		public function Test() {
+			text.htmlText = "" +
+				"<p>Click <a href='event:alert1'>here</a> to call alert 1</p>" +
+				"<p>Or click <a href='event:Second Test'>here</a> to call alert 2</p>" +
+				"<p><a href='event:'>this one is empty</a></p>" +
+				"<p>But <a href='event:a,b,c,d'>this one</a> has lots of args!</p>" +
+				"";
+			text.addEventListener(TextEvent.LINK, this.onLink);
+		}
+		
+		function onLink(event: TextEvent) {
+			trace("/// onLink called!");
+			trace("// event.text");
+			trace(event.text);
+			trace("");
+			
+			trace("// event.bubbles");
+			trace(event.bubbles);
+			trace("");
+			
+			trace("// event.cancelable");
+			trace(event.cancelable);
+			trace("");
+			
+			trace("// event.currentTarget");
+			trace(event.currentTarget);
+			trace("");
+			
+			trace("// event.target");
+			trace(event.target);
+			trace("");
+			
+			trace("");
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81681fc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "MouseDown",
+    "pos": [134, 69],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseUp",
+    "pos": [134, 69],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseDown",
+    "pos": [166, 95],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseUp",
+    "pos": [166, 95],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseDown",
+    "pos": [143, 128],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseUp",
+    "pos": [143, 128],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseDown",
+    "pos": [142, 160],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "MouseUp",
+    "pos": [142, 160],
+    "btn": "Left"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67997dea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/// onLink called!
+// event.text
+alert1
+
+// event.bubbles
+true
+
+// event.cancelable
+false
+
+// event.currentTarget
+[object TextField]
+
+// event.target
+[object TextField]
+
+
+/// onLink called!
+// event.text
+Second Test
+
+// event.bubbles
+true
+
+// event.cancelable
+false
+
+// event.currentTarget
+[object TextField]
+
+// event.target
+[object TextField]
+
+
+/// onLink called!
+// event.text
+
+
+// event.bubbles
+true
+
+// event.cancelable
+false
+
+// event.currentTarget
+[object TextField]
+
+// event.target
+[object TextField]
+
+
+/// onLink called!
+// event.text
+a,b,c,d
+
+// event.bubbles
+true
+
+// event.cancelable
+false
+
+// event.currentTarget
+[object TextField]
+
+// event.target
+[object TextField]
+
+
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.fla b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.fla
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.swf
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf6123969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/textfield_event/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_ticks = 1