diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index aa9908f9b..016ae7cd9 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -5116,7 +5116,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
       "[hx-trigger='restored'],[data-hx-trigger='restored']"
     )
     body.addEventListener('htmx:abort', function(evt) {
-      const target = evt.target
+      const target = (/** @type {CustomEvent} */(evt)).detail.elt || evt.target
       const internalData = getInternalData(target)
       if (internalData && internalData.xhr) {
         internalData.xhr.abort()
diff --git a/test/core/shadowdom.js b/test/core/shadowdom.js
index ec2ca0f93..d38ab5017 100644
--- a/test/core/shadowdom.js
+++ b/test/core/shadowdom.js
@@ -1341,4 +1341,64 @@ describe('Core htmx Shadow DOM Tests', function() {
     getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!')
     chai.expect(getWorkArea().shadowRoot).to.be.a('null')
   })
+
+  it('hx-sync works properly in shadow DOM', function() {
+    var count = 0
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', function(xhr) {
+      xhr.respond(200, {}, 'Click ' + count++)
+    })
+    make('<div hx-sync="this:drop"><button id="b1" hx-get="/test">Initial</button>' +
+            '                                      <button id="b2" hx-get="/test">Initial</button></div>')
+    var b1 = byId('b1')
+    var b2 = byId('b2')
+    b1.click()
+    b2.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    b1.innerHTML.should.equal('Click 0')
+    b2.innerHTML.should.equal('Initial')
+  })
+
+  it('can abort a request programmatically in shadow DOM', function() {
+    var count = 0
+    var abortedCount = 0
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', function(xhr) {
+      xhr.respond(200, {}, 'Click ' + count++)
+    })
+    make('<div><button id="b1" hx-get="/test">Initial</button>' +
+            '             <button id="b2" hx-get="/test">Initial</button></div>')
+    var b1 = byId('b1')
+    var b2 = byId('b2')
+
+    // Listen for abort events to verify they're working
+    htmx.on(b1, 'htmx:abort', function() { abortedCount++ })
+
+    b1.click()
+    b2.click()
+
+    htmx.trigger(b1, 'htmx:abort')
+
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    b1.innerHTML.should.equal('Initial')
+    b2.innerHTML.should.equal('Click 0')
+    abortedCount.should.equal(1)
+  })
+
+  it('hx-sync abort strategy works in shadow DOM', function() {
+    var count = 0
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', function(xhr) {
+      xhr.respond(200, {}, 'Click ' + count++)
+    })
+    make('<div hx-sync="this"><button hx-sync="closest div:abort" id="b1" hx-get="/test">Initial</button>' +
+            '                                      <button id="b2" hx-get="/test">Initial</button></div>')
+    var b1 = byId('b1')
+    var b2 = byId('b2')
+    b1.click()
+    b2.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    b1.innerHTML.should.equal('Initial')
+    b2.innerHTML.should.equal('Click 0')
+  })
 })