diff --git a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
--- a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
+++ b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/DjxWidgetBase.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import _WidgetBase = require("dijit/_Wid
 import _AttachMixin = require("dijit/_AttachMixin");
 import { Rendition, isNode } from "./traits";
 import registry = require("dijit/registry");
+import on = require("dojo/on");
 
 // type Handle = dojo.Handle;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export abstract class DjxWidgetBase<Attr
             this._eventHandlers.forEach(({ eventName, handlerMethod }) => {
                 const handler = this[handlerMethod as keyof this];
                 if (typeof handler === "function")
-                    this.on(eventName, handler.bind(this));
+                    on(this.domNode, eventName, handler.bind(this));
             });
     }
 
diff --git a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/traits.ts b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/traits.ts
--- a/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/traits.ts
+++ b/djx/src/main/ts/tsx/traits.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function isWidget(v: any): v is _
 }
 
 export function isRendition(v: any): v is Rendition {
-    return typeof v === "object" && typeof v.getDomElement === "function";
+    return typeof v && typeof v.getDomElement === "function";
 }
 
 /**
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export function watch<T extends Stateful
  *  }
  * ```
  */
-export const on = <E extends string>(eventName: E) =>
+export const on = <E extends string>(...eventNames: E[]) =>
     <K extends string,
         T extends DjxWidgetBase<any, { [p in E]: EV }>,
         EV extends Event
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ export const on = <E extends string>(eve
         key: K,
         _descriptor: TypedPropertyDescriptor<(eventObj: EV) => void> | TypedPropertyDescriptor<() => void>
     ): any => {
-        if(!target._eventHandlers)
-            target._eventHandlers = [{ eventName, handlerMethod: key }];
-        else
-            target._eventHandlers.push({ eventName, handlerMethod: key });
+        const handlers = eventNames.map(eventName => ({ eventName, handlerMethod: key }))
+        target._eventHandlers = target._eventHandlers ? target._eventHandlers.concat(handlers) : handlers;
     };
diff --git a/djx/src/test/ts/view/MyWidget.tsx b/djx/src/test/ts/view/MyWidget.tsx
--- a/djx/src/test/ts/view/MyWidget.tsx
+++ b/djx/src/test/ts/view/MyWidget.tsx
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class MyWidget extends djbase(Djx
     _onCounterInc(evt: Event & { detail: number; x?: number; }) {
     }
 
-    @on("click")
-    protected _onClick() {
+    @on("click", "keydown")
+    protected _onClick(event: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent) {
 
     }
 }
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