diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17a096e..647ca5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-types",
-  "version": "5.0.27",
+  "version": "5.0.28",
   "description": "Generic JavaScript types and type extensions...",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/runner.js b/runner.js
index 4b4559a..a3235fa 100644
--- a/runner.js
+++ b/runner.js
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ object.Constructor('Queue', Array, {
 			return handle(false) }
 		this.__state = 'stopped' }),
 
+	// XXX revise...
 	clear: events.Event('clear', function(){
-		this.splice(0, this.length) }),
+		this.splice(0, this.length) 
+		if(this.state == 'running'){
+			this.trigger('queueEmpty')
+			this.trigger('stop') } }),
 
 
 	// events...