diff --git a/lib/domain.js b/lib/domain.js
index fcc8bb0a6dbc69..fbce94bad5fe28 100644
--- a/lib/domain.js
+++ b/lib/domain.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ Domain.prototype.bind = function(cb) {
 EventEmitter.usingDomains = true;
 
 const eventInit = EventEmitter.init;
-EventEmitter.init = function() {
+EventEmitter.init = function(opts) {
   ObjectDefineProperty(this, 'domain', {
     configurable: true,
     enumerable: false,
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ EventEmitter.init = function() {
     this.domain = exports.active;
   }
 
-  return FunctionPrototypeCall(eventInit, this);
+  return FunctionPrototypeCall(eventInit, this, opts);
 };
 
 const eventEmit = EventEmitter.prototype.emit;
diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 48a080d3460eed..f722b17aecae0d 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ EventEmitter.setMaxListeners =
     }
   };
 
+// If you're updating this function definition, please also update any
+// re-definitions, such as the one in the Domain module (lib/domain.js).
 EventEmitter.init = function(opts) {
 
   if (this._events === undefined ||
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-ee.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-ee.js
index bc53f78445d7ac..a42ccff7181643 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-ee.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-ee.js
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ d.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
 
 d.add(e);
 e.emit('error', new Error('foobar'));
+
+{
+  // Ensure initial params pass to origin `EventEmitter.init` function
+  const e = new EventEmitter({ captureRejections: true });
+  const kCapture = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(e)
+    .find((it) => it.description === 'kCapture');
+  assert.strictEqual(e[kCapture], true);
+}