diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d4bec76..0f1abbb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * Fix choice disable state wasn't considered when showing the "no choices to choose from" notice
 * Fix regression "no choices to choose from" notice not triggering when no selectable choices exist for select-one. [#1185](https://github.com/Choices-js/Choices/issues/1185)
 * Fix regression where webpack doesn't permit importing scss/css @tagliala (#1193)
+* Fix regression of UnhighlightItem event not firing [#1173](https://github.com/Choices-js/Choices/issues/1173)
 
 ### Chore
 * Add e2e tests for "no choices" behavior to match v10
diff --git a/src/scripts/choices.ts b/src/scripts/choices.ts
index f8fd1052..d3c5fa00 100644
--- a/src/scripts/choices.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/choices.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class Choices {
     this._store.dispatch(highlightItem(choice, false));
 
     if (runEvent) {
-      this.passedElement.triggerEvent(EventType.highlightItem, this._getChoiceForOutput(choice));
+      this.passedElement.triggerEvent(EventType.unhighlightItem, this._getChoiceForOutput(choice));
     }
 
     return this;
diff --git a/test/scripts/choices.test.ts b/test/scripts/choices.test.ts
index e7f365af..de409714 100644
--- a/test/scripts/choices.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/choices.test.ts
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ describe('choices', () => {
 
           it('triggers event with null groupValue', () => {
             expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.called).to.equal(true);
-            expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[0]).to.equal(EventType.highlightItem);
+            expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[0]).to.equal(EventType.unhighlightItem);
             expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[1]).to.contains({
               value: item.value,
               label: item.label,
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ describe('choices', () => {
 
           it('triggers event with groupValue', () => {
             expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.called).to.equal(true);
-            expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[0]).to.equal(EventType.highlightItem);
+            expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[0]).to.equal(EventType.unhighlightItem);
             expect(passedElementTriggerEventStub.lastCall.args[1]).to.contains({
               value: item.value,
               label: item.label,