diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c2f47b7a..eae48ee7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ node_js:
   - 14
   - node
 env:
-  - REACT_NEXT=false
-  - REACT_NEXT=true
+  - REACT_DIST=latest
+  - REACT_DIST=next
+  - REACT_DIST=experimental
 install:
   - npm install
   # as requested by the React team :)
   # https://reactjs.org/blog/2019/10/22/react-release-channels.html#using-the-next-channel-for-integration-testing
-  - if [ "$REACT_NEXT" = true ]; then npm install react@next
-    react-dom@next; fi
+  - npm install react@$REACT_DIST react-dom@$REACT_DIST
 script:
   - npm run validate
   - npx codecov@3
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ branches:
 
 jobs:
   allow_failures:
-    - env: REACT_NEXT=true
+    - REACT_DIST=next
+    - REACT_DIST=experimental
   include:
     - stage: release
       node_js: 14
diff --git a/src/__tests__/events.js b/src/__tests__/events.js
index dc529344..bac063de 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/events.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/events.js
@@ -211,3 +211,30 @@ test('calling `fireEvent` directly works too', () => {
     }),
   )
 })
+
+test('blur/foucs bubbles in react', () => {
+  const handleBlur = jest.fn()
+  const handleBubbledBlur = jest.fn()
+  const handleFocus = jest.fn()
+  const handleBubbledFocus = jest.fn()
+  const {container} = render(
+    <div onBlur={handleBubbledBlur} onFocus={handleBubbledFocus}>
+      <button onBlur={handleBlur} onFocus={handleFocus} />
+    </div>,
+  )
+  const button = container.firstChild.firstChild
+
+  fireEvent.focus(button)
+
+  expect(handleBlur).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+  expect(handleBubbledBlur).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+  expect(handleFocus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(handleBubbledFocus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+  fireEvent.blur(button)
+
+  expect(handleBlur).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(handleBubbledBlur).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(handleFocus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(handleBubbledFocus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+})
diff --git a/src/fire-event.js b/src/fire-event.js
index 071aff8a..b4e60928 100644
--- a/src/fire-event.js
+++ b/src/fire-event.js
@@ -41,4 +41,18 @@ fireEvent.select = (node, init) => {
   fireEvent.keyUp(node, init)
 }
 
+// React event system tracks native focusout/focusin events for
+// running blur/focus handlers
+// @link https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/19186
+const blur = fireEvent.blur
+const focus = fireEvent.focus
+fireEvent.blur = (...args) => {
+  fireEvent.focusOut(...args)
+  return blur(...args)
+}
+fireEvent.focus = (...args) => {
+  fireEvent.focusIn(...args)
+  return focus(...args)
+}
+
 export {fireEvent}