diff --git a/accessible/public/nsIAccessibleEvent.idl b/accessible/public/nsIAccessibleEvent.idl
index ae4d0d38b92d..14568ef731bf 100755
--- a/accessible/public/nsIAccessibleEvent.idl
+++ b/accessible/public/nsIAccessibleEvent.idl
@@ -541,3 +541,12 @@ interface nsIAccessibleTextChangeEvent : nsIAccessibleEvent
   boolean isInserted();
 };
 
+[scriptable, uuid(b9076dce-4cd3-4e3d-a7f6-7f33a7f40c31)]
+interface nsIAccessibleCaretMoveEvent: nsIAccessibleEvent
+{
+  /**
+   * Return caret offset.
+   */
+  readonly attribute long caretOffset;
+};
+
diff --git a/accessible/src/atk/nsAccessibleWrap.cpp b/accessible/src/atk/nsAccessibleWrap.cpp
index 60a4f74546b1..3a94590a437c 100644
--- a/accessible/src/atk/nsAccessibleWrap.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/atk/nsAccessibleWrap.cpp
@@ -1159,17 +1159,23 @@ nsAccessibleWrap::FireAccessibleEvent(nsIAccessibleEvent *aEvent)
         break;
 
     case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED:
+      {
         MAI_LOG_DEBUG(("\n\nReceived: EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED\n"));
-        NS_ASSERTION(eventData, "Event needs event data");
-        if (!eventData)
+
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIAccessibleCaretMoveEvent> caretMoveEvent(do_QueryInterface(aEvent));
+        NS_ASSERTION(caretMoveEvent, "Event needs event data");
+        if (!caretMoveEvent)
             break;
 
-        MAI_LOG_DEBUG(("\n\nCaret postion: %d", *(gint *)eventData ));
+        PRInt32 caretOffset = -1;
+        caretMoveEvent->GetCaretOffset(&caretOffset);
+
+        MAI_LOG_DEBUG(("\n\nCaret postion: %d", *(gint *)caretOffset));
         g_signal_emit_by_name(atkObj,
                               "text_caret_moved",
                               // Curent caret position
-                              *(gint *)eventData);
-        break;
+                              *(gint *)caretOffset);
+      } break;
 
     case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED:
         MAI_LOG_DEBUG(("\n\nReceived: EVENT_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED\n"));
diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.cpp b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.cpp
index b04ddf0f607a..86974d741e33 100755
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.cpp
@@ -225,3 +225,26 @@ nsAccTextChangeEvent::IsInserted(PRBool *aIsInserted)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+nsAccCaretMoveEvent::
+  nsAccCaretMoveEvent(nsIAccessible *aAccessible, PRInt32 aCaretOffset) :
+  nsAccEvent(::nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED, aAccessible, nsnull),
+  mCaretOffset(aCaretOffset)
+{
+}
+
+nsAccCaretMoveEvent::
+  nsAccCaretMoveEvent(nsIDOMNode *aNode) :
+  nsAccEvent(::nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED, aNode, nsnull),
+  mCaretOffset(-1)
+{
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsAccCaretMoveEvent::GetCaretOffset(PRInt32* aCaretOffset)
+{
+  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aCaretOffset);
+
+  *aCaretOffset = mCaretOffset;
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.h b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.h
index d605b1809680..7b2ca90ca34c 100644
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.h
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessibleEventData.h
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@ private:
   PRBool mIsInserted;
 };
 
+class nsAccCaretMoveEvent: public nsAccEvent,
+                           public nsIAccessibleCaretMoveEvent
+{
+public:
+  nsAccCaretMoveEvent(nsIAccessible *aAccessible, PRInt32 aCaretOffset);
+  nsAccCaretMoveEvent(nsIDOMNode *aNode);
+
+  NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS_INHERITED
+  NS_FORWARD_NSIACCESSIBLEEVENT(nsAccEvent::)
+  NS_DECL_NSIACCESSIBLECARETMOVEEVENT
+
+private:
+  PRInt32 mCaretOffset;
+};
+
 // XXX todo: We might want to use XPCOM interfaces instead of structs
 //     e.g., nsAccessibleTextChangeEvent: public nsIAccessibleTextChangeEvent
 
diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsCaretAccessible.cpp b/accessible/src/base/nsCaretAccessible.cpp
index 94e57715c546..047b7c638626 100644
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsCaretAccessible.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsCaretAccessible.cpp
@@ -217,8 +217,11 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsCaretAccessible::NotifySelectionChanged(nsIDOMDocument *aDoc, ns
   mLastCaretOffset = caretOffset;
   mLastTextAccessible = textAcc;
 
-  return mRootAccessible->FireDelayedToolkitEvent(nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED,
-                                                  focusNode, nsnull, PR_FALSE);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIAccessibleCaretMoveEvent> event =
+    new nsAccCaretMoveEvent(focusNode);
+  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(event, NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+
+  return mRootAccessible->FireDelayedAccessibleEvent(event, PR_FALSE);
 }
 
 nsRect
diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsDocAccessible.cpp b/accessible/src/base/nsDocAccessible.cpp
index 739c16b63d74..d82697486c23 100644
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsDocAccessible.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsDocAccessible.cpp
@@ -1262,8 +1262,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocAccessible::FlushPendingEvents()
         nsCOMPtr<nsIAccessibleText> accessibleText = do_QueryInterface(accessible);
         PRInt32 caretOffset;
         if (accessibleText && NS_SUCCEEDED(accessibleText->GetCaretOffset(&caretOffset))) {
-          FireToolkitEvent(nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_TEXT_CARET_MOVED,
-                           accessible, &caretOffset);
+          nsCOMPtr<nsIAccessibleCaretMoveEvent> caretMoveEvent =
+            new nsAccCaretMoveEvent(accessible, caretOffset);
+          NS_ENSURE_TRUE(caretMoveEvent, NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+
+          FireAccessibleEvent(caretMoveEvent);
+
           PRInt32 selectionCount;
           accessibleText->GetSelectionCount(&selectionCount);
           if (selectionCount) {  // There's a selection so fire selection change as well