diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote-callbacks.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote-callbacks.js
index 48763f6301..9c0c8cfb4b 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote-callbacks.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote-callbacks.js
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ asyncTest('setting data("with-credentials",true) with "ajax:before" uses new set
 
 asyncTest('stopping the "ajax:beforeSend" event aborts the request', 1, function() {
   submit(function(form) {
-    form.bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+    form.bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
       ok(true, 'aborting request in ajax:beforeSend')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     form.unbind('ajax:send').bindNative('ajax:send', function() {
       ok(false, 'ajax:send should not run')
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ function skipIt() {
           .bind('iframe:loading', function() {
             ok(false, 'form should not get submitted')
           })
-          .bindNative('ajax:aborted:file', function() {
-            return false
+          .bindNative('ajax:aborted:file', function(e) {
+            e.preventDefault()
           })
           .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ function skipIt() {
 }
 
 asyncTest('"ajax:beforeSend" can be observed and stopped with event delegation', 1, function() {
-  $(document).delegate('form[data-remote]', 'ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+  $(document).delegate('form[data-remote]', 'ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
     ok(true, 'ajax:beforeSend observed with event delegation')
-    return false
+    e.preventDefault()
   })
 
   submit(function(form) {
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote.js
index e5277a2a03..778dc1b09a 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/call-remote.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ asyncTest('allow empty form "action"', 1, function() {
   buildForm({ action: '' })
 
   $('#qunit-fixture').find('form')
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e, xhr, settings) {
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(evt, xhr, settings) {
       // Get current location (the same way jQuery does)
       try {
         currentLocation = location.href
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ asyncTest('allow empty form "action"', 1, function() {
 
       // Prevent the request from actually getting sent to the current page and
       // causing an error.
-      return false
+      evt.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ asyncTest('intelligently guesses crossDomain behavior when target URL has a diff
       equal(settings.crossDomain, true, 'crossDomain should be set to true')
 
       // prevent request from actually getting sent off-domain
-      return false
+      evt.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ asyncTest('intelligently guesses crossDomain behavior when target URL consists o
       equal(settings.crossDomain, false, 'crossDomain should be set to false')
 
       // prevent request from actually getting sent off-domain
-      return false
+      evt.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-confirm.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-confirm.js
index 74f373148f..1bd57b69ad 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-confirm.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-confirm.js
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ asyncTest('binding to confirm event of a link and returning false', 1, function(
   }
 
   $('a[data-confirm]')
-    .bindNative('confirm', function() {
+    .bindNative('confirm', function(e) {
       App.assertCallbackInvoked('confirm')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .bindNative('confirm:complete', function() {
       App.assertCallbackNotInvoked('confirm:complete')
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ asyncTest('binding to confirm event of a button and returning false', 1, functio
   }
 
   $('button[data-confirm]')
-    .bindNative('confirm', function() {
+    .bindNative('confirm', function(e) {
       App.assertCallbackInvoked('confirm')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .bindNative('confirm:complete', function() {
       App.assertCallbackNotInvoked('confirm:complete')
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ asyncTest('binding to confirm:complete event of a link and returning false', 2,
   }
 
   $('a[data-confirm]')
-    .bindNative('confirm:complete', function() {
+    .bindNative('confirm:complete', function(e) {
       App.assertCallbackInvoked('confirm:complete')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       App.assertCallbackNotInvoked('ajax:beforeSend')
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ asyncTest('binding to confirm:complete event of a button and returning false', 2
   }
 
   $('button[data-confirm]')
-    .bindNative('confirm:complete', function() {
+    .bindNative('confirm:complete', function(e) {
       App.assertCallbackInvoked('confirm:complete')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       App.assertCallbackNotInvoked('ajax:beforeSend')
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable-with.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable-with.js
index b29cbbc867..645ad494c3 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable-with.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable-with.js
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ test('form input[type=submit][data-disable-with] re-enables when `pageshow` even
 })
 
 asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[type=submit][data-disable-with] is replaced in ajax callback', 2, function() {
-  var form = $('form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), origFormContents = form.html()
+  var form = $('#qunit-fixture form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'),
+      origFormContents = form.html()
 
   form.bindNative('ajax:success', function() {
     form.html(origFormContents)
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[type=submit][data-disable-with] is replaced i
 })
 
 asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[data-disable-with] is replaced with disabled field in ajax callback', 2, function() {
-  var form = $('form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), input = form.find('input[type=submit]'),
+  var form = $('#qunit-fixture form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'),
+      input = form.find('input[type=submit]'),
       newDisabledInput = input.clone().attr('disabled', 'disabled')
 
   form.bindNative('ajax:success', function() {
@@ -238,9 +240,9 @@ asyncTest('a[data-remote][data-disable-with] re-enables when `ajax:before` event
   App.checkEnabledState(link, 'Click me')
 
   link
-    .bindNative('ajax:before', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:before', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(link, 'clicking...')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -256,9 +258,9 @@ asyncTest('a[data-remote][data-disable-with] re-enables when `ajax:beforeSend` e
   App.checkEnabledState(link, 'Click me')
 
   link
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(link, 'clicking...')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -293,8 +295,9 @@ asyncTest('form[data-remote] input|button|textarea[data-disable-with] does not d
       submit = $('<input type="submit" data-disable-with="submitting ..." name="submit2" value="Submit" />').appendTo(form)
 
   form
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      e.stopPropagation()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -343,9 +346,9 @@ asyncTest('button[data-remote][data-disable-with] re-enables when `ajax:before`
   App.checkEnabledState(button, 'Click me')
 
   button
-    .bindNative('ajax:before', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:before', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(button, 'clicking...')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -361,9 +364,9 @@ asyncTest('button[data-remote][data-disable-with] re-enables when `ajax:beforeSe
   App.checkEnabledState(button, 'Click me')
 
   button
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(button, 'clicking...')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable.js
index ccc38cf9ae..e9919764b6 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-disable.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ asyncTest('form input[type=submit][data-disable] disables', 6, function() {
 })
 
 asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[type=submit][data-disable] is replaced in ajax callback', 2, function() {
-  var form = $('form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), origFormContents = form.html()
+  var form = $('#qunit-fixture form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), origFormContents = form.html()
 
   form.bindNative('ajax:success', function() {
     form.html(origFormContents)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[type=submit][data-disable] is replaced in aja
 })
 
 asyncTest('form[data-remote] input[data-disable] is replaced with disabled field in ajax callback', 2, function() {
-  var form = $('form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), input = form.find('input[type=submit]'),
+  var form = $('#qunit-fixture form:not([data-remote])').attr('data-remote', 'true'), input = form.find('input[type=submit]'),
       newDisabledInput = input.clone().attr('disabled', 'disabled')
 
   form.bindNative('ajax:success', function() {
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ asyncTest('a[data-remote][data-disable] re-enables when `ajax:before` event is c
   App.checkEnabledState(link, 'Click me')
 
   link
-    .bindNative('ajax:before', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:before', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(link, 'Click me')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ asyncTest('a[data-remote][data-disable] re-enables when `ajax:beforeSend` event
   App.checkEnabledState(link, 'Click me')
 
   link
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(link, 'Click me')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ asyncTest('form[data-remote] input|button|textarea[data-disable] does not disabl
       submit = $('<input type="submit" data-disable="submitting ..." name="submit2" value="Submit" />').appendTo(form)
 
   form
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      e.stopPropagation()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -273,9 +274,9 @@ asyncTest('button[data-remote][data-disable] re-enables when `ajax:before` event
   App.checkEnabledState(button, 'Click me')
 
   button
-    .bindNative('ajax:before', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:before', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(button, 'Click me')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -291,9 +292,9 @@ asyncTest('button[data-remote][data-disable] re-enables when `ajax:beforeSend` e
   App.checkEnabledState(button, 'Click me')
 
   button
-    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
+    .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e) {
       App.checkDisabledState(button, 'Click me')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-remote.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-remote.js
index cbbd4e6c92..3503c2cff3 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-remote.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/data-remote.js
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ asyncTest('returning false in form\'s submit bindings in non-submit-bubbling bro
 
   form
     .append($('<input type="submit" />'))
-    .bindNative('submit', function() {
+    .bindNative('submit', function(e) {
       ok(true, 'binding handler is called')
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
+      e.stopPropagation()
     })
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       ok(false, 'form should not be submitted')
@@ -296,8 +297,8 @@ asyncTest('clicking on a link with falsy "data-remote" attribute does not fire a
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       ok(false, 'ajax should not be triggered')
     })
-    .bindNative('click', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('click', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -314,8 +315,8 @@ asyncTest('ctrl-clicking on a link with falsy "data-remote" attribute does not f
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       ok(false, 'ajax should not be triggered')
     })
-    .bindNative('click', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('click', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click', { metaKey: true })
 
@@ -333,8 +334,8 @@ asyncTest('clicking on a button with falsy "data-remote" attribute', 0, function
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       ok(false, 'ajax should not be triggered')
     })
-    .bindNative('click', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('click', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
 
@@ -347,8 +348,8 @@ asyncTest('submitting a form with falsy "data-remote" attribute', 0, function()
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function() {
       ok(false, 'ajax should not be triggered')
     })
-    .bindNative('submit', function() {
-      return false
+    .bindNative('submit', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('submit')
 
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ asyncTest('changing a select option without "data-url" attribute still fires aja
       ajaxLocation = settings.url.replace(settings.data, '').replace(/&$/, '').replace(/\?$/, '')
       equal(ajaxLocation, currentLocation, 'URL should be current page by default')
 
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .val('optionValue2')
     .triggerNative('change')
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/override.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/override.js
index 299c7018cc..d73276ee4f 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/override.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/override.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ asyncTest('the getter for an element\'s href is overridable', 1, function() {
   $('#qunit-fixture a')
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e, xhr, options) {
       equal('/data/href', options.url)
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
   start()
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ asyncTest('the getter for an element\'s href works normally if not overridden',
   $('#qunit-fixture a')
     .bindNative('ajax:beforeSend', function(e, xhr, options) {
       equal(location.protocol + '//' + location.host + '/real/href', options.url)
-      return false
+      e.preventDefault()
     })
     .triggerNative('click')
   start()
diff --git a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/settings.js b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/settings.js
index 299c71bb00..b1ce3b8c64 100644
--- a/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/settings.js
+++ b/actionview/test/ujs/public/test/settings.js
@@ -103,14 +103,16 @@ $.fn.extend({
   bindNative: function(event, handler) {
     if (!handler) return this
 
-    this.bind(event, function(e) {
+    var el = this[0]
+    el.addEventListener(event, function(e) {
       var args = []
-      if (e.originalEvent.detail) {
-        args = e.originalEvent.detail.slice()
+      if (e.detail) {
+        args = e.detail.slice()
       }
       args.unshift(e)
-      return handler.apply(this, args)
-    })
+      return handler.apply(el, args)
+    }, false)
+
     return this
   }
 })
diff --git a/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md b/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md
index b9ea4ad47a..a922bdc16b 100644
--- a/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md
+++ b/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md
@@ -382,10 +382,9 @@ have been bundled into `event.detail`. For information about the previously used
 `jquery-ujs` in Rails 5 and earlier, read the [`jquery-ujs` wiki](https://github.com/rails/jquery-ujs/wiki/ajax).
 
 ### Stoppable events
-
-If you stop `ajax:before` or `ajax:beforeSend` by returning false from the
-handler method, the Ajax request will never take place. The `ajax:before` event
-can manipulate form data before serialization and the
+You can stop execution of the Ajax request by running `event.preventDefault()`
+from the handlers methods `ajax:before` or `ajax:beforeSend`.
+The `ajax:before` event can manipulate form data before serialization and the
 `ajax:beforeSend` event is useful for adding custom request headers.
 
 If you stop the `ajax:aborted:file` event, the default behavior of allowing the
@@ -393,6 +392,9 @@ browser to submit the form via normal means (i.e. non-Ajax submission) will be
 canceled and the form will not be submitted at all. This is useful for
 implementing your own Ajax file upload workaround.
 
+Note, you should use `return false` to prevent event for `jquery-ujs` and
+`e.preventDefault()` for `rails-ujs`
+
 Server-Side Concerns
 --------------------