diff --git a/js/tests/unit/phantom.js b/js/tests/unit/phantom.js
index 3ed3b3ea37..2791bd8414 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/phantom.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/phantom.js
@@ -70,3 +70,35 @@
   })
 
 }())
+
+
+// bind polyfill
+// shoutout mdn: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind#Polyfill
+
+if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
+  Function.prototype.bind = function(oThis) {
+    if (typeof this !== 'function') {
+      // closest thing possible to the ECMAScript 5
+      // internal IsCallable function
+      throw new TypeError('Function.prototype.bind - what is trying to be bound is not callable');
+    }
+
+    var aArgs   = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1),
+        fToBind = this,
+        fNOP    = function() {},
+        fBound  = function() {
+          return fToBind.apply(this instanceof fNOP
+                 ? this
+                 : oThis,
+                 aArgs.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
+        };
+
+    if (this.prototype) {
+      // native functions don't have a prototype
+      fNOP.prototype = this.prototype;
+    }
+    fBound.prototype = new fNOP();
+
+    return fBound;
+  };
+}