diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ccf16a..a64c07c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ var plot = $.plot($('#plot'), [ data ], {
     color: "#e8cfac"
   },
 });
+
+/* It is also possible to add events dynamically 
+ * after initialization by using the setEvents function 
+ */
+$('button').click(function() {
+	plot.setEvents([{
+		min: 2.5,
+		max: 2.5,
+		eventType: "Simple",
+		title: "dynamically added event"
+	}]);
+});
 ```
 
 This plugin is tested to work together with these plugins:
@@ -67,6 +79,9 @@ This plugin is based on [Joel Oughtons](https://github.com/oughton) ["Event Grap
 
 ## Versions
 
+### 0.2.5
+* added function "setEvents" to dynamically add events (thx to callicles) 
+
 ### 0.2.4
 * removed `console.log`
 
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 93ac6f6..d72f37b 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "flot-events",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "homepage": "http://mojoaxel.github.io/flot-events",
   "authors": [
     "Alexander Wunschik",
-    "Joel Oughton"
+    "Joel Oughton",
+    "Nicolas Joseph"
   ],
   "description": "Flot Charting Library Plugin to show Events-Markers",
   "main": "jquery.flot.events.js",
diff --git a/example/index.html b/example/index.html
index d8d26a1..2c9ef97 100644
--- a/example/index.html
+++ b/example/index.html
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@
 				cursor: "move"
 			}
 		});
+		
+		/* wait 5 seconds and dynamicaly add a new marker */
+		setTimeout(function() {
+			plot.setEvents([{
+				min: 2.5,
+				max: 2.5,
+				eventType: "Simple",
+				title: "dynamically added event",
+				description: ""
+			}]);
+		}, 5000);
 	});
 	</script>
 </body>
diff --git a/jquery.flot.events.js b/jquery.flot.events.js
index 3b3b81d..55ae73f 100644
--- a/jquery.flot.events.js
+++ b/jquery.flot.events.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
  * jquery.flot.events
  * 
  * description: Flot plugin for adding events/markers to the plot
- * version: 0.2.4
+ * version: 0.2.5
  * authors: 
  *    Alexander Wunschik <alex@wunschik.net>
  *    Joel Oughton <joeloughton@gmail.com>
+ *    Nicolas Joseph <www.nicolasjoseph.com> 
  *    
  * website: https://github.com/mojoaxel/flot-events
  * 
@@ -35,18 +36,18 @@
 			_position = position;
 			_moveFunc(_object, _position);
 		};
-	}
+	};
 	
 	/**
 	 * Event class that stores options (eventType, min, max, title, description) and the object to draw.
 	 */
 	var VisualEvent = function(options, drawableEvent){
-		var _parent, 
-			_options = options, 
+		var _parent,
+			_options = options,
 			_drawableEvent = drawableEvent,
 			_hidden = false;
 		
-		this.visual = function() { return _drawableEvent; }
+		this.visual = function() { return _drawableEvent; };
 		this.getOptions = function() { return _options; };
 		this.getParent = function() { return _parent; };
 		this.isHidden = function() { return _hidden; };
@@ -58,8 +59,7 @@
 	 * A Class that handles the event-markers inside the given plot
 	 */
 	var EventMarkers = function(plot) {
-		var _events = [],
-			_eventsEnabled = false;
+		var _events = [];
 		
 		this._types = [];
 		this._plot = plot;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		
 		this.setTypes = function(types) {
 			return this._types = types;
-		}
+		};
 		
 		/**
 		 * create internal objects for the given events
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 		this.drawEvents = function() {
 			var that = this;
 			var o = this._plot.getPlotOffset();
-			var pleft = o.left, pright = this._plot.width() - o.right;
 
 			$.each(_events, function(index, event){
 				// check event is inside the graph range
@@ -123,17 +122,17 @@
 				event.visual().moveTo({ top: top, left: left });
 			});
 		};
-		
+
 		/**
 		 * remove all events from the plot
 		 */
-		this._clearEvents = function(){			
+		this._clearEvents = function(){
 			$.each(_events, function(index, val) {
 				val.visual().clear();
 			});
 			_events = [];
 		};
-		
+
 		/**
 		 * create a new DOM element for the tooltip
 		 */
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
 				"z-index": "999",
 				"font-size": "smaller",
 				"cursor": "move"
-			})
+			});
 			
 			$('<div id="title" style="font-weight:bold;">' + event.title + '</div>').appendTo($tooltip);
 			$('<div id="type" style="font-style:italic;">Type: ' + event.eventType + '</div>').appendTo($tooltip);
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@
 					"border-left-style": lineStyle,
 					"border-left-color": color
 				})
-				.appendTo(container)
-				.hide();
+				.appendTo(container);
 			
 			if (markerShow) {
 				marker = $('<div class="events_marker"></div>').css({
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@
 					marker.css({
 						"top": top-markerSize-8 +"px",
 						"border-top": "none",
-						"border-bottom": markerSize+"px solid " + color,
+						"border-bottom": markerSize+"px solid " + color
 					});
 				} else {
 					marker.css({
@@ -388,6 +386,13 @@
 			
 			that.eventMarkers.drawEvents();
 		};
+
+		// change events on an existing plot
+		plot.setEvents = function(events){
+			if (eventMarkers.eventsEnabled) {
+				eventMarkers.setupEvents(events);
+			}
+		};
 		
 		plot.hooks.processOptions.push(function(plot, options){
 			// enable the plugin
@@ -396,9 +401,8 @@
 			}
 		});
 		
-		plot.hooks.draw.push(function(plot, canvascontext){
+		plot.hooks.draw.push(function(plot){
 			var options = plot.getOptions();
-			var xaxis = plot.getXAxes()[options.events.xaxis - 1];
 			
 			if (eventMarkers.eventsEnabled) {
 				// check for first run
@@ -412,8 +416,7 @@
 			
 			eventMarkers.drawEvents();
 		});
-		
-	};
+	}
 	
 	var defaultOptions = {
 		events: {
@@ -428,6 +431,6 @@
 		init: init,
 		options: defaultOptions,
 		name: "events",
-		version: "0.2.4"
+		version: "0.2.5"
 	});
 })(jQuery);