diff --git a/javascript/atoms/action.js b/javascript/atoms/action.js
index 204cd73323848..a32a495bb1a6e 100644
--- a/javascript/atoms/action.js
+++ b/javascript/atoms/action.js
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ bot.action.clear = function(element) {
       element.value = '';
     }
     bot.events.fire(element, bot.events.EventType.CHANGE);
+    if (goog.userAgent.IE) {
+      bot.events.fire(element, bot.events.EventType.BLUR);
+    }
     var body = bot.getDocument().body;
     if (body) {
       bot.action.LegacyDevice_.focusOnElement(body);
diff --git a/javascript/atoms/test/action_test.html b/javascript/atoms/test/action_test.html
index e4f0166233ae8..0a6677caa61c6 100644
--- a/javascript/atoms/test/action_test.html
+++ b/javascript/atoms/test/action_test.html
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
           });
     }
 
+    var expectBlurEvent = goog.partial(expectEvent,
+        goog.events.EventType.BLUR);
+
     var expectChangeEvent = goog.partial(expectEvent,
         goog.events.EventType.CHANGE);
 
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@
           count, counts[eventType]);
     }
 
+    var assertBlurFired = goog.partial(assertEventFired,
+        goog.events.EventType.BLUR);
+
     var assertChangeFired = goog.partial(assertEventFired,
         goog.events.EventType.CHANGE);
 
@@ -113,8 +119,10 @@
         e.value = 'foobar';
         e.disabled = false;
         e.readOnly = false;
+        expectBlurEvent(e);
         expectChangeEvent(e);
         bot.action.clear(e);
+        assertBlurFired();
         assertChangeFired();
         assertEquals('', e.value);
       });