diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/add_actions.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/add_actions.ts
index 3d8c4fbbc0..7c0c6252a3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/add_actions.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/add_actions.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,19 @@ export function add_action(block: Block, target: string, action: Action) {
 
 	block.add_variable(id);
 
-	const fn = block.renderer.reference(action.name);
+	const [obj, ...property] = action.name.split('.');
 
-	block.event_listeners.push(
-		x`@action_destroyer(${id} = ${fn}.call(null, ${target}, ${snippet}))`
-	);
+	const fn = block.renderer.reference(obj);
+
+	if (property.length) {
+		block.event_listeners.push(
+			x`@action_destroyer(${id} = ${fn}.${property.join('.')}(${target}, ${snippet}))`
+		);
+	} else {
+		block.event_listeners.push(
+			x`@action_destroyer(${id} = ${fn}.call(null, ${target}, ${snippet}))`
+		);
+	}
 
 	if (dependencies && dependencies.length > 0) {
 		let condition = x`${id} && @is_function(${id}.update)`;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/action-object/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/action-object/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fdc11af2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/action-object/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		<button>action</button>
+	`,
+	async test({ assert, target, window }) {
+		assert.equal(target.querySelector('button').foo, 'bar1337');
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/action-object/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/action-object/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f15e319e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/action-object/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<script>
+	const obj = {
+		foo : "bar",
+		action(element, { leet }) {
+			element.foo = this.foo + leet;
+		},
+	}
+</script>
+
+<button use:obj.action={{ leet: 1337 }}>action</button>
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