diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a71b6826..8f055dee 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 shinydashboard 0.5.3.9000
 =========================
 
+* Fixed [#129](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/issues/129): Trigger shown/hidden event for Shiny outputs in the sidebar. ([#194](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/pull/194))
+	
 * Fixed [#73](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/issues/73): add `collapsed` argument to `dashboardSidebar()`, which allows it to start off collapsed. ([#186](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/pull/186))
 
 * Fixed [#62](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/issues/62): make images resize when the sidebar collapses/expands. [#185](https://github.com/rstudio/shinydashboard/pull/185)
diff --git a/inst/shinydashboard.js b/inst/shinydashboard.js
index b41c31bd..c9b6db1d 100644
--- a/inst/shinydashboard.js
+++ b/inst/shinydashboard.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ $(function() {
     $(window).trigger("resize");
   });
 
+ $(document).on("click", ".treeview > a", function() {
+    $(this).next(".treeview-menu").trigger("shown");
+  });
+
   // menuOutputBinding
   // ------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Based on Shiny.htmlOutputBinding, but instead of putting the result in a