diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
index d1af78c..4aba4d2 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
                     cell.widget_area.show();
                     this._handle_display_view(view);
                     cell.widget_subarea.append(view.$el);
+                    view.trigger('displayed');
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
index 8752285..ce06396 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ function(WidgetManager, _, Backbone){
                     break;
                 case 'display':
                     this.widget_manager.display_view(msg, this);
-                    this.trigger('displayed');
                     break;
             }
         },
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
index 57d2650..02bcf03 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager) {
             // Trigger model displayed events for any models that are child to 
             // this model when this model is displayed.
             var that = this;
-            this.model.on('displayed', function(){
+            this.on('displayed', function(){
                 that.is_displayed = true;
                 for (var property in that.child_views) {
                     if (that.child_views.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
-                        that.child_views[property].model.trigger('displayed');
+                        that.child_views[property].trigger('displayed');
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager) {
 
             // Trigger the displayed event if this model is displayed.
             if (this.is_displayed) {
-                model.trigger('displayed');
+                view.trigger('displayed');
             }
         },
         
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager) {
 
             // Trigger model displayed events for any models that are child to 
             // this model when this model is displayed.
-            this.model.on('displayed', function(){
+            this.on('displayed', function(){
                 that.is_displayed = true;
                 for (var property in that.child_views) {
                     if (that.child_views.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
-                        that.child_views[property].model.trigger('displayed');
+                        that.child_views[property].trigger('displayed');
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager) {
 
             // Trigger the displayed event if this model is displayed.
             if (this.is_displayed) {
-                model.trigger('displayed');
+                view.trigger('displayed');
             }
         },
         
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
index 651a631..7dd49e0 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                 this.update_titles(value);
             }, this);
             var that = this;
-            this.model.on('displayed', function() {
+            this.on('displayed', function() {
                 this.update_titles();
                 // Trigger model displayed events for any models that are child to 
                 // this model when this model is displayed.
                 that.is_displayed = true;
                 for (var property in that.child_views) {
                     if (that.child_views.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
-                        that.child_views[property].model.trigger('displayed');
+                        that.child_views[property].trigger('displayed');
                     }
                 }
             }, this);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
 
             // Trigger the displayed event if this model is displayed.
             if (this.is_displayed) {
-                model.trigger('displayed');
+                view.trigger('displayed');
             }
         },
     });
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
 
             // Trigger model displayed events for any models that are child to 
             // this model when this model is displayed.
-            this.model.on('displayed', function(){
+            this.on('displayed', function(){
                 that.is_displayed = true;
                 for (var property in that.child_views) {
                     if (that.child_views.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
-                        that.child_views[property].model.trigger('displayed');
+                        that.child_views[property].trigger('displayed');
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
 
             // Trigger the displayed event if this model is displayed.
             if (this.is_displayed) {
-                model.trigger('displayed');
+                view.trigger('displayed');
             }
         },