diff --git a/src/runtime/blockdom/event_catcher.ts b/src/runtime/blockdom/event_catcher.ts
index c888a971..1f54ae12 100644
--- a/src/runtime/blockdom/event_catcher.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/blockdom/event_catcher.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ export function createCatcher(eventsSpec: EventsSpec): Catcher {
       this.afterNode = afterNode;
       this.child.mount(parent, afterNode);
       for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        let origFn = this.handlers[i][0];
+        let handler = this.handlers[i];
+        // handler = [...mods, fn, comp], so we need to replace second to last elem
+        let idx = handler.length - 2;
+        let origFn = handler[idx];
         const self = this;
-        this.handlers[i][0] = function (ev: any) {
+        handler[idx] = function (ev: any) {
           const target = ev.target;
           let currentNode: any = self.child.firstNode();
           const afterNode = self.afterNode;
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/t_on.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/t_on.test.ts.snap
index 02391709..a0f8f501 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/t_on.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/t_on.test.ts.snap
@@ -212,6 +212,34 @@ exports[`t-on t-on on components, variation 2`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`t-on t-on on components, with 'prevent' modifier 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  let { createCatcher } = helpers;
+  const catcher1 = createCatcher({\\"click.prevent\\":0});
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    const hdlr1 = [\\"prevent\\", ctx['increment'], ctx];
+    return catcher1(component(\`Child\`, {value: ctx['state'].value}, key + \`__1\`, node, ctx), [hdlr1]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`t-on t-on on components, with 'prevent' modifier 2`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<button><block-text-0/></button>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    let txt1 = ctx['props'].value;
+    return block1([txt1]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`t-on t-on on destroyed components 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
@@ -243,6 +271,38 @@ exports[`t-on t-on on destroyed components 2`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`t-on t-on on slot, with 'prevent' modifier 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  let { markRaw } = helpers;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<button>button</button>\`);
+  
+  function slot1(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return component(\`Child\`, {slots: markRaw({'default': {__render: slot1, __ctx: ctx}})}, key + \`__1\`, node, ctx);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`t-on t-on on slot, with 'prevent' modifier 2`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  let { callSlot, createCatcher } = helpers;
+  const catcher1 = createCatcher({\\"click.prevent\\":0});
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    const hdlr1 = [\\"prevent\\", ctx['doSomething'], ctx];
+    return catcher1(callSlot(ctx, node, key, 'default', false, null), [hdlr1]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`t-on t-on on t-set-slots 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/t_on.test.ts b/tests/components/t_on.test.ts
index 7d692e53..43b7ff33 100644
--- a/tests/components/t_on.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/t_on.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, mount, onMounted, useState, xml } from "../../src/index";
-import { elem, makeTestFixture, nextTick, snapshotEverything } from "../helpers";
+import { elem, logStep, makeTestFixture, nextTick, snapshotEverything } from "../helpers";
 import { status } from "../../src/runtime/status";
 
 snapshotEverything();
@@ -275,4 +275,48 @@ describe("t-on", () => {
     await nextTick();
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe(" [1] <p>something</p><p>paragraph</p>");
   });
+
+  test("t-on on components, with 'prevent' modifier", async () => {
+    expect.assertions(4); // 2 snaps and 2 expects
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<button t-esc="props.value"/>`;
+    }
+
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<Child t-on-click.prevent="increment" value="state.value"/>`;
+      static components = { Child };
+      state = useState({ value: 1 });
+      increment(ev: MouseEvent) {
+        expect(ev.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+        this.state.value++;
+      }
+    }
+    await mount(Parent, fixture);
+    fixture.querySelector("button")!.click();
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<button>2</button>");
+  });
+
+  test("t-on on slot, with 'prevent' modifier", async () => {
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<t t-slot="default" t-on-click.prevent="doSomething"/>`;
+      doSomething(ev: MouseEvent) {
+        expect(ev.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+        logStep("hey");
+      }
+    }
+
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+        <Child>
+          <button>button</button>
+        </Child>`;
+      static components = { Child };
+    }
+    await mount(Parent, fixture);
+    fixture.querySelector("button")!.click();
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<button>button</button>");
+    expect(["hey"]).toBeLogged();
+  });
 });