diff --git a/content/base/src/nsImageLoadingContent.cpp b/content/base/src/nsImageLoadingContent.cpp
index 423b6f851f1..a4b5ed9159e 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsImageLoadingContent.cpp
+++ b/content/base/src/nsImageLoadingContent.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ nsImageLoadingContent::LoadImage(const nsAString& aNewURI,
       doc->GetDocumentURI() &&
       NS_SUCCEEDED(doc->GetDocumentURI()->Equals(imageURI, &equal)) && 
       equal)  {
-
     // Loading an embedded img from the same URI as the document URI will not work
     // as a resource cannot recursively embed itself. Attempting to do so generally
     // results in having to pre-emptively close down an in-flight HTTP transaction 
@@ -650,6 +649,7 @@ nsImageLoadingContent::LoadImage(const nsAString& aNewURI,
     // In light of that, just skip loading it..
     // Do make sure to drop our existing image, if any
     CancelImageRequests(aNotify);
+    FireEvent(NS_LITERAL_STRING("error"));
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
diff --git a/content/html/content/test/Makefile.in b/content/html/content/test/Makefile.in
index 211e818bed0..dcd3eee60d1 100644
--- a/content/html/content/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/content/html/content/test/Makefile.in
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ _TEST_FILES = \
 		test_bug607145.html \
 		test_bug601061.html \
 		test_bug596511.html \
+		test_bug599975.html \
 		reflect.js \
 		test_bug611189.html \
 		test_bug613113.html \
diff --git a/content/html/content/test/test_bug599975.html b/content/html/content/test/test_bug599975.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61dcc163bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/html/content/test/test_bug599975.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=599975
+-->
+<head>
+  <title>Test for Bug 599975</title>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="/MochiKit/packed.js"></script>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="/tests/SimpleTest/SimpleTest.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/tests/SimpleTest/test.css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+<a target="_blank" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=599975">Mozilla Bug 599975</a>
+<p id="display"></p>
+<div id="content" style="display: none">
+<img id=image>
+</div>
+<pre id="test">
+<script type="application/javascript">
+/** Test for Bug 599975 **/
+SimpleTest.waitForExplicitFinish();
+var img = document.getElementById("image");
+img.onerror = function() {
+  ok(true, "onerror fired");
+  SimpleTest.finish();
+}
+img.onload = function() {
+  ok(false, "onload fired");
+  SimpleTest.finish();
+}
+img.src = "";
+</script>
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>
