diff --git a/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js b/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   , select: function () {
       var val = this.$menu.find('.active').attr('data-value')
       this.$element.val(val)
+      this.$element.change();
       return this.hide()
     }
 
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-typeahead.js b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-typeahead.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-typeahead.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-typeahead.js
@@ -114,15 +114,19 @@ $(function () {
               source: ['aa', 'ab', 'ac']
             })
           , typeahead = $input.data('typeahead')
+          , changed = false
 
         $input.val('a')
         typeahead.lookup()
 
+        $input.change(function() { changed = true });
+
         $(typeahead.$menu.find('li')[2]).mouseover().click()
 
         equals($input.val(), 'ac', 'input value was correctly set')
         ok(!typeahead.$menu.is(':visible'), 'the menu was hidden')
+        ok(changed, 'a change event was fired')
 
         typeahead.$menu.remove()
       })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
Fires change event when element is selected from menu