diff --git a/djx/package.json b/djx/package.json
--- a/djx/package.json
+++ b/djx/package.json
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
         "@types/chai": "4.1.3",
         "@types/requirejs": "2.1.31",
         "@types/yaml": "1.2.0",
-        "chai": "4.2.0",
         "dojo": "1.16.0",
-        "@implab/dojo-typings": "/home/sergey/projects/implabjs-dojo-typings/dojo-typings/build/npm/package/implab-dojo-typings-v1.0.0-rc4.tgz",
+        "@implab/dojo-typings": "1.0.0",
         "eslint": "6.8.0",
         "requirejs": "2.3.6",
         "tslint": "^6.1.3",
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
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export interface EventArgs {
 
 export interface DjxWidgetBase<Attrs = {}, Events extends { [name in keyof Events]: Event } = {}> extends
     _WidgetBase<Events> {
+
+    readonly _eventMap: Events & GlobalEventHandlersEventMap;
 }
 
 type _super = {
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ type _super = {
 @djclass
 export abstract class DjxWidgetBase<Attrs = {}, Events = {}> extends djbase<_super, _AttachMixin>(_WidgetBase, _AttachMixin) {
 
+    _eventHandlers: Array<{
+        eventName: keyof Events,
+        handlerMethod: string;
+    }> = [];
+
     buildRendering() {
         this.domNode = this.render().getDomNode();
         super.buildRendering();
@@ -42,6 +49,13 @@ export abstract class DjxWidgetBase<Attr
 
     abstract render(): Rendition<HTMLElement>;
 
+    private _connectEventHandlers() {
+        this._eventHandlers.forEach(({eventName, handlerMethod}) => {
+            if (typeof this[handlerMethod as keyof this] === "function")
+                this.on(eventName, this[handlerMethod] as Function);
+        });
+    }
+
     _processTemplateNode<T extends (Element | Node | _WidgetBase)>(
         baseNode: T,
         getAttrFunc: (baseNode: T, attr: string) => any,
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
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import registry = require("dijit/registr
 import dom = require("dojo/dom-construct");
 import Stateful = require("dojo/Stateful");
 import { FunctionRendition } from "./FunctionRendition";
+import { DjxWidgetBase } from "./DjxWidgetBase";
 
 type _WidgetBaseConstructor = typeof _WidgetBase;
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export interface Rendition<TNode extends
     placeAt(refNode: string | Node, position?: DojoNodePosition): void;
 }
 
-/** 
+/**
  * @deprecated use Rendition
  */
 export type BuildContext<TNode extends Node = Node> = Rendition<TNode>;
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export function emptyNode(target: Node) 
 /** This function starts all widgets inside the DOM node if the target is a node
  * or starts widget itself if the target is the widget. If the specified node
  * associated with the widget that widget will be started.
- * 
+ *
  * @param target DOM node to find and start widgets or the widget itself.
  */
 export function startupWidgets(target: Node | _WidgetBase, skipNode?: Node) {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export function startupWidgets(target: N
             registry.findWidgets(target, skipNode).forEach(x => x.startup());
         }
     } else {
-        if(target.startup)
+        if (target.startup)
             target.startup();
     }
 }
@@ -163,11 +164,11 @@ type CleanFn = (instance: IRemovable | I
  * @param cleanupOrOwner The object with method `own` or an callback to register lifecycle for the observer.
  * @returns Rendition which is created instantly
  */
-export function watch<W extends _WidgetBase, K extends keyof W> (
+export function watch<W extends _WidgetBase, K extends keyof W>(
     target: W,
     prop: K,
     render: (model: W[K]) => any,
-    cleanupOrOwner?: {own: CleanFn} | CleanFn
+    cleanupOrOwner?: { own: CleanFn } | CleanFn
 ): Rendition;
 /**
  * Observers the property and calls render callback each change.
@@ -182,13 +183,13 @@ export function watch<T extends Stateful
     target: T,
     prop: K,
     render: (model: StatefulProps<T>[K]) => any,
-    cleanupOrOwner?: {own: CleanFn} | CleanFn
+    cleanupOrOwner?: { own: CleanFn } | CleanFn
 ): Rendition;
 export function watch<T extends Stateful, K extends keyof StatefulProps<T> & string>(
     target: T,
     prop: K,
-    render: (model:  StatefulProps<T>[K]) => any,
-    cleanupOrOwner: {own: CleanFn} | CleanFn = () => {}
+    render: (model: StatefulProps<T>[K]) => any,
+    cleanupOrOwner: { own: CleanFn } | CleanFn = () => { }
 ) {
     let rendition = new FunctionRendition(() => render(target.get(prop)));
     const _own = cleanupOrOwner instanceof Function ? cleanupOrOwner : (x: IRemovable) => cleanupOrOwner.own(x)
@@ -202,3 +203,20 @@ export function watch<T extends Stateful
     }));
     return rendition;
 }
+
+export type WidgetEvents<W> = W extends DjxWidgetBase<any, infer EM> ? EM : never;
+
+export type HandlerType<W, E extends keyof any> = W extends {
+    on(eventName: E, handler: infer H): any;
+} ? H : never;
+
+export const on = <E extends keyof any>(eventName: E) =>
+    <K extends keyof T,
+        T extends DjxWidgetBase
+    >(
+        target: T,
+        key: K,
+        descriptor: PropertyDescriptor
+    ): any => {
+        target.
+    };
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
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { djbase, djclass, bind, prototyp
 
 import { DjxWidgetBase } from "../tsx/DjxWidgetBase";
 import { createElement } from "../tsx";
+import { HandlerType, on, WidgetEvents } from "../tsx/traits";
 
 interface MyWidgetAttrs {
     title: string;
@@ -40,11 +41,17 @@ export class MyWidget extends djbase(Djx
         </div>;
     }
 
+    postCreate() {
+        super.postCreate();
+
+        this.on("click", () => {});
+    }
+
     _onSubmit(e: Event) {
     }
 
     _onIncClick(e: MouseEvent) {
-        this.set("counter", this.counter+1);
+        this.set("counter", this.counter + 1);
 
         this.emit("count-inc", { bubbles: false });
     }
@@ -52,4 +59,15 @@ export class MyWidget extends djbase(Djx
     _onDecClick() {
         this.emit("count-dec", { bubbles: false, detail: this.counter });
     }
+
+    @on("count-inc")
+    _onCounterInc(evt: Event & { detail: number; }) {
+
+    }
 }
+
+declare const w: MyWidget;
+w.on("click", () => {});
+
+declare const ev: WidgetEvents<MyWidget>;
+ev["count-inc"];
diff --git a/djx/src/tsconfig.json b/djx/src/tsconfig.json
--- a/djx/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/djx/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         "types": [],
         "experimentalDecorators": true,
         "jsxFactory": "createElement",
+        "target": "ES5",
         //"skipLibCheck": true,
         "jsx": "react",
         "lib": ["es5", "es2015.promise", "es2015.symbol", "es2015.iterable", "dom", "scripthost"]