diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/tests/xhr.js b/dlls/mshtml/tests/xhr.js
index 0edbc1529aa..2deb526cfe1 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/tests/xhr.js
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/tests/xhr.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ function test_sync_xhr() {
 
     window.setTimeout(function() {
         var r = a.join(",");
-        todo_wine_if(document.documentMode < 10).
         ok(r === "0,1,2,3," + (document.documentMode < 10 ? "sync_xhr(1),sync_xhr(2),sync_xhr(3)," : "") +
                  "sync_xhr(4)," + (document.documentMode < 10 ? "nested(1),nested(2),nested(3)," : "") +
                  "nested(4),4,async_xhr(3),async_xhr(4),sync_xhr_in_async,async_xhr2(3),async_xhr2(4)," +
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/tests/xmlhttprequest.c b/dlls/mshtml/tests/xmlhttprequest.c
index 2415ac8eb0f..6226461a502 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/tests/xmlhttprequest.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/tests/xmlhttprequest.c
@@ -712,11 +712,11 @@ static void test_sync_xhr(IHTMLDocument2 *doc, const WCHAR *xml_url, const WCHAR
     loading_cnt = 0;
     hres = IHTMLXMLHttpRequest_send(xhr, vempty);
     ok(hres == S_OK, "send failed: %08lx\n", hres);
-    todo_wine CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_opened);
-    todo_wine CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_headers_received);
-    todo_wine CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_loading);
+    CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_opened);
+    CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_headers_received);
+    CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_loading);
     CHECK_CALLED(xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange_done);
-    todo_wine ok(loading_cnt == 1, "loading_cnt = %d\n", loading_cnt);
+    ok(loading_cnt == 1, "loading_cnt = %d\n", loading_cnt);
 
     text = NULL;
     hres = IHTMLXMLHttpRequest_getResponseHeader(xhr, content_type, &text);
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/xmlhttprequest.c b/dlls/mshtml/xmlhttprequest.c
index dcd13bdfb57..17f29396b8f 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/xmlhttprequest.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/xmlhttprequest.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static nsresult NSAPI XMLHttpReqEventListener_HandleEvent(nsIDOMEventListener *i
     XMLHttpReqEventListener *This = impl_from_nsIDOMEventListener(iface);
     HTMLXMLHttpRequest *blocking_xhr = NULL;
     thread_data_t *thread_data;
+    compat_mode_t compat_mode;
     LONG ready_state;
     DOMEvent *event;
     HRESULT hres;
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ static nsresult NSAPI XMLHttpReqEventListener_HandleEvent(nsIDOMEventListener *i
     if((thread_data = get_thread_data(FALSE)))
         blocking_xhr = thread_data->blocking_xhr;
 
-    hres = create_event_from_nsevent(nsevent, dispex_compat_mode(&This->xhr->event_target.dispex), &event);
+    compat_mode = dispex_compat_mode(&This->xhr->event_target.dispex);
+    hres = create_event_from_nsevent(nsevent, compat_mode, &event);
     if(FAILED(hres)) {
         if(!blocking_xhr || This->xhr == blocking_xhr)
             This->xhr->ready_state = ready_state;
@@ -459,6 +461,30 @@ static nsresult NSAPI XMLHttpReqEventListener_HandleEvent(nsIDOMEventListener *i
             This->xhr->ready_state = ready_state;
             return NS_OK;
         }
+
+        /* IE10+ only send readystatechange event when it is DONE for sync XHRs, but older modes
+           send all the others here, including OPENED state change (even if it was opened earlier). */
+        if(compat_mode < COMPAT_MODE_IE10 && This->xhr->ready_state < READYSTATE_COMPLETE && (
+            event->event_id == EVENTID_READYSTATECHANGE || event->event_id == EVENTID_PROGRESS || event->event_id == EVENTID_LOADSTART)) {
+            DOMEvent *readystatechange_event;
+            DWORD magic = This->xhr->magic;
+            unsigned i;
+
+            for(i = READYSTATE_LOADING; i < READYSTATE_COMPLETE; i++) {
+                hres = create_document_event(This->xhr->window->doc, EVENTID_READYSTATECHANGE, &readystatechange_event);
+                if(FAILED(hres))
+                    break;
+
+                This->xhr->ready_state = i;
+                dispatch_event(&This->xhr->event_target, readystatechange_event);
+                IDOMEvent_Release(&readystatechange_event->IDOMEvent_iface);
+
+                if(This->xhr->magic != magic) {
+                    IDOMEvent_Release(&event->IDOMEvent_iface);
+                    return NS_OK;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     This->xhr->ready_state = ready_state;