diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index e047dbd..0a66a97 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -840,8 +840,9 @@ class XMLStream(object):
         def filter_pointers(handler):
             return handler[0] != pointer
 
-        self.__event_handlers[name] = filter(filter_pointers,
-                                             self.__event_handlers[name])
+        self.__event_handlers[name] = list(filter(
+            filter_pointers,
+            self.__event_handlers[name]))
 
     def event_handled(self, name):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_events.py b/tests/test_events.py
index ea4cf8a..fb34be3 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events.py
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ class TestEvents(SleekTest):
         msg = "Event was not triggered the correct number of times: %s"
         self.failUnless(happened == [True], msg % happened)
 
+    def testAddDelAddEvent(self):
+        """Test adding, then removing, then adding an event handler."""
+        happened = []
+
+        def handletestevent(event):
+            happened.append(True)
+
+        self.xmpp.add_event_handler("test_event", handletestevent)
+        self.xmpp.event("test_event", {})
+
+        self.xmpp.del_event_handler("test_event", handletestevent)
+        # Should not trigger because it was deleted
+        self.xmpp.event("test_event", {})
+
+        self.xmpp.add_event_handler("test_event", handletestevent)
+        self.xmpp.event("test_event", {})
+
+        # Give the event queue time to process.
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        msg = "Event was not triggered the correct number of times: %s"
+        self.failUnless(happened == [True, True], msg % happened)
+
     def testDisposableEvent(self):
         """Test disposable handler working, then not being triggered again."""
         happened = []