diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a086fd05..2989f5f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "AJAX",
     "HTML"
   ],
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "homepage": "https://htmx.org/",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/bigskysoftware/htmx/issues"
diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index a261cda3..ecd5aabc 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -847,12 +847,17 @@ return (function () {
                                     triggerSpec.changed = true;
                                 } else if (token === "once") {
                                     triggerSpec.once = true;
+                                } else if (token === "consume") {
+                                    triggerSpec.consume = true;
                                 } else if (token === "delay" && tokens[0] === ":") {
                                     tokens.shift();
                                     triggerSpec.delay = parseInterval(consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA));
                                 } else if (token === "from" && tokens[0] === ":") {
                                     tokens.shift();
                                     triggerSpec.from = consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA);
+                                } else if (token === "target" && tokens[0] === ":") {
+                                    tokens.shift();
+                                    triggerSpec.target = consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA);
                                 } else if (token === "throttle" && tokens[0] === ":") {
                                     tokens.shift();
                                     triggerSpec.throttle = parseInterval(consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA));
@@ -962,9 +967,20 @@ return (function () {
                     return;
                 }
                 var eventData = getInternalData(evt);
+                if (eventData.handledFor == null) {
+                    eventData.handledFor = [];
+                }
                 var elementData = getInternalData(elt);
-                if (!eventData.handled) {
-                    eventData.handled = true;
+                if (eventData.handledFor.indexOf(elt) < 0) {
+                    eventData.handledFor.push(elt);
+                    if (triggerSpec.consume) {
+                        evt.stopPropagation();
+                    }
+                    if (triggerSpec.target && evt.target) {
+                        if (!evt.target.matches(triggerSpec.target)) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
                     if (triggerSpec.once) {
                         if (elementData.triggeredOnce) {
                             return;
@@ -1174,6 +1190,7 @@ return (function () {
                     var settleInfo = makeSettleInfo(elt);
 
                     selectAndSwap(swapSpec.swapStyle, elt, target, response, settleInfo)
+                    settleImmediately(settleInfo.tasks)
                     triggerEvent(elt, "htmx:sseMessage", event)
                 };
 
@@ -1427,7 +1444,7 @@ return (function () {
             while(historyCache.length > 0){
                 try {
                     localStorage.setItem("htmx-history-cache", JSON.stringify(historyCache));
-                    return;
+                    break;
                 } catch (e) {
                     triggerErrorEvent(getDocument().body, "htmx:historyCacheError", {cause:e, cache: historyCache})
                     historyCache.shift(); // shrink the cache and retry
@@ -1923,16 +1940,22 @@ return (function () {
         function ajaxHelper(verb, path, context) {
             if (context) {
                 if (context instanceof Element || isType(context, 'String')) {
-                    issueAjaxRequest(verb, path, null, null, null, resolveTarget(context));
+                    return issueAjaxRequest(verb, path, null, null, null, resolveTarget(context));
                 } else {
-                    issueAjaxRequest(verb, path, resolveTarget(context.source), context.event, context.handler, resolveTarget(context.target));
+                    return issueAjaxRequest(verb, path, resolveTarget(context.source), context.event, context.handler, resolveTarget(context.target));
                 }
             } else {
-                issueAjaxRequest(verb, path);
+                return issueAjaxRequest(verb, path);
             }
         }
 
         function issueAjaxRequest(verb, path, elt, event, responseHandler, targetOverride) {
+            var resolve = null;
+            var reject = null;
+            var promise = new Promise(function (_resolve, _reject) {
+                resolve = _resolve;
+                reject = _reject;
+            });
             if(elt == null) {
                 elt = getDocument().body;
             }
@@ -1970,12 +1993,18 @@ return (function () {
                 // prompt returns null if cancelled and empty string if accepted with no entry
                 if (promptResponse === null ||
                     !triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:prompt', {prompt: promptResponse, target:target}))
-                    return endRequestLock();
+                    resolve();
+                    endRequestLock();
+                    return promise;
             }
 
             var confirmQuestion = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, "hx-confirm");
             if (confirmQuestion) {
-                if(!confirm(confirmQuestion)) return endRequestLock();
+                if(!confirm(confirmQuestion)) {
+                    resolve();
+                    endRequestLock()
+                    return promise;
+                }
             }
 
             var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -2018,7 +2047,9 @@ return (function () {
 
             if(errors && errors.length > 0){
                 triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:validation:halted', requestConfig)
-                return endRequestLock();
+                resolve();
+                endRequestLock();
+                return promise;
             }
 
             var splitPath = path.split("#");
@@ -2071,6 +2102,7 @@ return (function () {
                     }
                     triggerEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:afterRequest', responseInfo);
                     triggerEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:afterOnLoad', responseInfo);
+                    resolve();
                     endRequestLock();
                 }
             }
@@ -2082,6 +2114,7 @@ return (function () {
                 }
                 triggerErrorEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:afterRequest', responseInfo);
                 triggerErrorEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:sendError', responseInfo);
+                reject();
                 endRequestLock();
             }
             xhr.onabort = function() {
@@ -2092,9 +2125,14 @@ return (function () {
                 }
                 triggerErrorEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:afterRequest', responseInfo);
                 triggerErrorEvent(finalElt, 'htmx:sendAbort', responseInfo);
+                reject();
                 endRequestLock();
             }
-            if(!triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:beforeRequest', responseInfo)) return endRequestLock();
+            if(!triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:beforeRequest', responseInfo)){
+                resolve();
+                endRequestLock()
+                return promise
+            }
             var indicators = addRequestIndicatorClasses(elt);
 
             forEach(['loadstart', 'loadend', 'progress', 'abort'], function(eventName) {
@@ -2109,6 +2147,7 @@ return (function () {
                 });
             });
             xhr.send(verb === 'get' ? null : encodeParamsForBody(xhr, elt, filteredParameters));
+            return promise;
         }
 
         function handleAjaxResponse(elt, responseInfo) {
diff --git a/test/attributes/hx-swap.js b/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
index 4c78f379..78063725 100644
--- a/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
+++ b/test/attributes/hx-swap.js
@@ -73,26 +73,22 @@ describe("hx-swap attribute", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="afterbegin">*</div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1*");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("21*");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("2**");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("***");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("321*");
     });
 
     it('swap afterbegin properly with no initial content', function()
@@ -100,26 +96,22 @@ describe("hx-swap attribute", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="afterbegin"></div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("21");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("2*");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("321");
     });
 
     it('swap afterend properly', function()
@@ -152,58 +144,50 @@ describe("hx-swap attribute", function(){
         removeWhiteSpace(parent.innerText).should.equal("***");
     });
 
-    it('swap beforeend properly', function()
+    it('handles beforeend properly', function()
     {
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="beforeend">*</div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("*1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("*12");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**2");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("***");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("*123");
     });
 
-    it('swap beforeend properly with no initial content', function()
+    it('handles beforeend properly with no initial content', function()
     {
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="beforeend"></div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("12");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*2");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("123");
     });
 
     it('properly parses various swap specifications', function(){
diff --git a/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js b/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js
index 5b4411b1..4560951e 100644
--- a/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js
+++ b/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js
@@ -385,15 +385,18 @@ describe("hx-trigger attribute", function(){
         this.server.respond();
         requests.should.equal(1);
 
+        requests.should.equal(1);
+
         div1.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div1.innerHTML.should.equal("Clicked");
 
+        requests.should.equal(2);
+
         document.body.click();
         this.server.respond();
 
-        // event listener should have been removed when this element was removed
-        requests.should.equal(1);
+        requests.should.equal(2);
     });
 
     it('multiple triggers with from clauses mixed in work', function()
@@ -414,4 +417,57 @@ describe("hx-trigger attribute", function(){
         div1.innerHTML.should.equal("Requests: 2");
     });
 
+    it('event listeners can filter on target', function()
+    {
+        var requests = 0;
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function (xhr) {
+            requests++;
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "Requests: " + requests);
+        });
+
+        var div1 = make('<div>' +
+            '<div id="d1" hx-trigger="click from:body target:#d3" hx-get="/test">Requests: 0</div>' +
+            '<div id="d2"></div>' +
+            '<div id="d3"></div>' +
+            '</div>');
+        var div1 = byId("d1");
+        var div2 = byId("d2");
+        var div3 = byId("d3");
+
+        div1.innerHTML.should.equal("Requests: 0");
+        document.body.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        requests.should.equal(0);
+
+        div1.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        requests.should.equal(0);
+
+        div2.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        requests.should.equal(0);
+
+        div3.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        requests.should.equal(1);
+
+    });
+
+    it('consume prevents event propogation', function()
+    {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/foo", "foo");
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/bar", "bar");
+        var div = make("<div hx-trigger='click' hx-get='/foo'>" +
+            "   <div id='d1' hx-trigger='click consume' hx-get='/bar'></div>" +
+            "</div>");
+
+        byId("d1").click();
+        this.server.respond();
+
+        // should not have been replaced by click
+        byId("d1").parentElement.should.equal(div);
+        byId("d1").innerText.should.equal("bar");
+    });
+
+
 })
diff --git a/test/core/ajax.js b/test/core/ajax.js
index d517ada9..942f2713 100644
--- a/test/core/ajax.js
+++ b/test/core/ajax.js
@@ -84,26 +84,22 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="afterbegin">*</div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1*");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("21*");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("2**");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("***");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("321*");
     });
 
     it('handles afterbegin properly with no initial content', function()
@@ -111,26 +107,22 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="afterbegin"></div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("21");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("2*");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("321");
     });
 
     it('handles afterend properly', function()
@@ -168,26 +160,22 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="beforeend">*</div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("*1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("*12");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**2");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("***");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("*123");
     });
 
     it('handles beforeend properly with no initial content', function()
@@ -195,26 +183,22 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
         var i = 0;
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", function(xhr){
             i++;
-            xhr.respond(200, {}, '<a id="a' + i + '" hx-get="/test2" hx-swap="innerHTML">' + i + '</a>');
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "" + i);
         });
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "*");
 
         var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-swap="beforeend"></div>')
+
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
         div.innerText.should.equal("1");
 
-        byId("a1").click();
+        div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("12");
 
         div.click();
         this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("*2");
-
-        byId("a2").click();
-        this.server.respond();
-        div.innerText.should.equal("**");
+        div.innerText.should.equal("123");
     });
 
     it('handles hx-target properly', function()
@@ -551,7 +535,7 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
 
     it('text nodes dont screw up settling via variable capture', function()
     {
-        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "<div id='d1' hx-get='/test2'></div>fooo");
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "<div id='d1' hx-trigger='click consume' hx-get='/test2'></div>fooo");
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test2", "clicked");
         var div = make("<div hx-get='/test'/>");
         div.click();
@@ -561,7 +545,6 @@ describe("Core htmx AJAX Tests", function(){
         byId("d1").innerHTML.should.equal("clicked");
     });
 
-
     it('script nodes evaluate', function()
     {
         var globalWasCalled = false;
diff --git a/test/core/api.js b/test/core/api.js
index 856a7ac1..1d1a7e7a 100644
--- a/test/core/api.js
+++ b/test/core/api.js
@@ -261,5 +261,36 @@ describe("Core htmx API test", function(){
         calledEvent.should.equal(true);
     });
 
+    it('ajax api works', function()
+    {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "foo!");
+        var div = make("<div></div>");
+        htmx.ajax("GET", "/test", div)
+        this.server.respond();
+        div.innerHTML.should.equal("foo!");
+    });
+
+    it('ajax api works by ID', function()
+    {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "foo!");
+        var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>");
+        htmx.ajax("GET", "/test", "#d1")
+        this.server.respond();
+        div.innerHTML.should.equal("foo!");
+    });
+
+    it('ajax returns a promise', function(done)
+    {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "foo!");
+        var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>");
+        var promise = htmx.ajax("GET", "/test", "#d1");
+        this.server.respond();
+        div.innerHTML.should.equal("foo!");
+        promise.then(function(){
+            done();
+        })
+    });
+
+
 
 })
diff --git a/test/core/internals.js b/test/core/internals.js
index 1af2293c..e9513420 100644
--- a/test/core/internals.js
+++ b/test/core/internals.js
@@ -41,4 +41,24 @@ describe("Core htmx internals Tests", function() {
         chai.expect(htmx._("tokenizeString")("aa.aa")).to.be.deep.equal(['aa', '.', 'aa']);
     })
 
+    it("tags respond correctly to shouldCancel", function() {
+        var anchorThatShouldCancel = make("<a href='/foo'></a>");
+        htmx._("shouldCancel")(anchorThatShouldCancel).should.equal(true);
+
+        var anchorThatShouldNotCancel = make("<a href='#'></a>");
+        htmx._("shouldCancel")(anchorThatShouldNotCancel).should.equal(false);
+
+        var form = make("<form></form>");
+        htmx._("shouldCancel")(form).should.equal(true);
+
+        var form = make("<form><input id='i1' type='submit'></form>");
+        var input = byId("i1");
+        htmx._("shouldCancel")(input).should.equal(true);
+
+        var form = make("<form><button id='b1' type='submit'></form>");
+        var button = byId("b1");
+        htmx._("shouldCancel")(button).should.equal(true);
+
+    })
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/core/regressions.js b/test/core/regressions.js
index 5d0b7555..5525fe12 100644
--- a/test/core/regressions.js
+++ b/test/core/regressions.js
@@ -110,4 +110,21 @@ describe("Core htmx Regression Tests", function(){
         defaultPrevented.should.equal(true);
     })
 
+    it('two elements can listen for the same event on another element', function() {
+        this.server.respondWith("GET", "/test", "triggered");
+
+        make('<div id="d1" hx-trigger="click from:body" hx-get="/test"></div>' +
+            '        <div id="d2" hx-trigger="click from:body" hx-get="/test"></div>');
+
+
+        var div1 = byId("d1");
+        var div2 = byId("d2");
+
+        document.body.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+
+        div2.innerHTML.should.equal("triggered");
+        div1.innerHTML.should.equal("triggered");
+    })
+
 })
diff --git a/www/attributes/hx-trigger.md b/www/attributes/hx-trigger.md
index a315873a..64a97df8 100644
--- a/www/attributes/hx-trigger.md
+++ b/www/attributes/hx-trigger.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ is seen again it will reset the delay.
 * `throttle:<timing declaration>` - a throttle will occur before an event triggers a request.  If the event
 is seen again before the delay completes it is ignored, the element will trigger at the end of the delay.
 * `from:<CSS selector>` - allows the event that triggers a request to come from another element in the document (e.g. listening to a key event on the body, to support hot keys)
+* `target:<CSS selector>` - allows you to filter via a CSS selector on the target of the event.  This can be useful when you want to listen for
+triggers from elements that might not be in the DOM at the point of initialization, by listening on the body, but with a target filter for a
+child
 
 Here is an example of a search box that searches on `keyup`, but only if the search value has changed
 and the user hasn't typed anything new for 1 second: