diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
index f4eb15e6cf..90d69791df 100644
--- a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
    */
   @Method()
   onDidDismiss(callback?: (detail: OverlayEventDetail) => void): Promise<OverlayEventDetail> {
-    return eventMethod(this.el, 'ionAlerDidDismiss', callback);
+    return eventMethod(this.el, 'ionAlertDidDismiss', callback);
   }
 
   /**