diff --git a/src/core/p5.Element.js b/src/core/p5.Element.js
index a6cf66975d..f01ee58b8b 100644
--- a/src/core/p5.Element.js
+++ b/src/core/p5.Element.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ p5.Element.prototype.mousePressed = function(fxn) {
     this._pInst._setProperty('mouseIsPressed', true);
     this._pInst._setMouseButton(event);
     // Pass along the return-value of the callback:
-    return fxn.call(this);
+    return fxn.call(this, event);
   };
   // Pass along the event-prepended form of the callback.
   p5.Element._adjustListener('mousedown', eventPrependedFxn, this);