diff --git a/docs/01-Chart-Configuration.md b/docs/01-Chart-Configuration.md
index c12a102af9e..bf9eb5baa61 100644
--- a/docs/01-Chart-Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/01-Chart-Configuration.md
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ afterBody | `Array[tooltipItem], data` | Text to render after the body section
 beforeFooter | `Array[tooltipItem], data` | Text to render before the footer section
 footer | `Array[tooltipItem], data` | Text to render as the footer
 afterFooter | `Array[tooltipItem], data` | Text to render after the footer section
+dataPoints | `Array[tooltipItem]` | List of matching point informations.
 
 #### Tooltip Item Interface
 
@@ -288,7 +289,13 @@ The tooltip items passed to the tooltip callbacks implement the following interf
     datasetIndex: Number,
 
     // Index of this data item in the dataset
-    index: Number
+    index: Number,
+
+    // X position of matching point
+    x: Number,
+
+    // Y position of matching point
+    y: Number,
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/09-Advanced.md b/docs/09-Advanced.md
index 5ea957179a6..1f5a1932a42 100644
--- a/docs/09-Advanced.md
+++ b/docs/09-Advanced.md
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ Scale instances are given the following properties during the fitting process.
 {
 	left: Number, // left edge of the scale bounding box
 	right: Number, // right edge of the bounding box'
-	top: Number, 
+	top: Number,
 	bottom: Number,
 	width: Number, // the same as right - left
 	height: Number, // the same as bottom - top
 
-	// Margin on each side. Like css, this is outside the bounding box. 
+	// Margin on each side. Like css, this is outside the bounding box.
 	margins: {
 		left: Number,
 		right: Number,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Scale instances are given the following properties during the fitting process.
 ```
 
 #### Scale Interface
-To work with Chart.js, custom scale types must implement the following interface. 
+To work with Chart.js, custom scale types must implement the following interface.
 
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ To work with Chart.js, custom scale types must implement the following interface
 Optionally, the following methods may also be overwritten, but an implementation is already provided by the `Chart.Scale` base class.
 
 ```javascript
-	// Transform the ticks array of the scale instance into strings. The default implementation simply calls this.options.ticks.callback(numericalTick, index, ticks); 
+	// Transform the ticks array of the scale instance into strings. The default implementation simply calls this.options.ticks.callback(numericalTick, index, ticks);
 	convertTicksToLabels: function() {},
 
-	// Determine how much the labels will rotate by. The default implementation will only rotate labels if the scale is horizontal. 
+	// Determine how much the labels will rotate by. The default implementation will only rotate labels if the scale is horizontal.
 	calculateTickRotation: function() {},
 
 	// Fits the scale into the canvas.
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Optionally, the following methods may also be overwritten, but an implementation
 
 The Core.Scale base class also has some utility functions that you may find useful.
 ```javascript
-{	
+{
 	// Returns true if the scale instance is horizontal
 	isHorizontal: function() {},
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ The following methods may optionally be overridden by derived dataset controller
 	// chart types using a single scale
 	linkScales: function() {},
 
-	// Called by the main chart controller when an update is triggered. The default implementation handles the number of data points changing and creating elements appropriately. 
+	// Called by the main chart controller when an update is triggered. The default implementation handles the number of data points changing and creating elements appropriately.
 	buildOrUpdateElements: function() {}
 }
 ```
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ Plugins should derive from Chart.PluginBase and implement the following interfac
 
 ### Building Chart.js
 
-Chart.js uses <a href="http://gulpjs.com/" target="_blank">gulp</a> to build the library into a single JavaScript file. 
+Chart.js uses <a href="http://gulpjs.com/" target="_blank">gulp</a> to build the library into a single JavaScript file.
 
 Firstly, we need to ensure development dependencies are installed. With node and npm installed, after cloning the Chart.js repo to a local directory, and navigating to that directory in the command line, we can run the following:
 
diff --git a/samples/dataPoints-customTooltips.html b/samples/dataPoints-customTooltips.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81441686e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/dataPoints-customTooltips.html
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+  <title>Custom Tooltips using Data Points</title>
+  <script src="../dist/Chart.bundle.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
+  <style>
+    canvas{
+      -moz-user-select: none;
+      -webkit-user-select: none;
+      -ms-user-select: none;
+    }
+    .chartjs-tooltip {
+      opacity: 1;
+      position: absolute;
+      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
+      color: white;
+      border-radius: 3px;
+      -webkit-transition: all .1s ease;
+      transition: all .1s ease;
+      pointer-events: none;
+      -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, 0);
+      transform: translate(-50%, 0);
+      padding: 4px;
+    }
+
+    .chartjs-tooltip-key {
+      display: inline-block;
+      width: 10px;
+      height: 10px;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <div id="canvas-holder1" style="width:75%;">
+    <canvas id="chart1"></canvas>
+  </div>
+  <div class="chartjs-tooltip" id="tooltip-0"></div>
+  <div class="chartjs-tooltip" id="tooltip-1"></div>
+  <script>
+    var customTooltips = function (tooltip) {
+      $(this._chart.canvas).css("cursor", "pointer");
+
+      $(".chartjs-tooltip").css({
+        opacity: 0,
+      });
+
+      if (!tooltip || !tooltip.opacity) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (tooltip.dataPoints.length > 0) {
+        tooltip.dataPoints.forEach(function (dataPoint) {
+          var content = [dataPoint.xLabel, dataPoint.yLabel].join(": ");
+          var $tooltip = $("#tooltip-" + dataPoint.datasetIndex);
+
+          $tooltip.html(content);
+          $tooltip.css({
+            opacity: 1,
+            top: dataPoint.y + "px",
+            left: dataPoint.x + "px",
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    };
+    var randomScalingFactor = function() {
+      return Math.round(Math.random() * 100);
+    };
+    var lineChartData = {
+      labels: ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July"],
+      datasets: [{
+        pointHitRadius: 100,
+        label: "My First dataset",
+        data: [randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor()]
+      }, {
+        pointHitRadius: 100,
+        label: "My Second dataset",
+        data: [randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor(), randomScalingFactor()]
+      }]
+    };
+
+    window.onload = function() {
+      var chartEl = document.getElementById("chart1");
+      var chart = new Chart(chartEl, {
+        type: "line",
+        data: lineChartData,
+        options: {
+          title:{
+            display: true,
+            text: "Chart.js - Custom Tooltips using Data Points"
+          },
+          tooltips: {
+            enabled: false,
+            custom: customTooltips
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    };
+  </script>
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/src/core/core.tooltip.js b/src/core/core.tooltip.js
index 1e02fee7780..4a976439191 100755
--- a/src/core/core.tooltip.js
+++ b/src/core/core.tooltip.js
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			xLabel: xScale ? xScale.getLabelForIndex(index, datasetIndex) : '',
 			yLabel: yScale ? yScale.getLabelForIndex(index, datasetIndex) : '',
 			index: index,
-			datasetIndex: datasetIndex
+			datasetIndex: datasetIndex,
+			x: element._model.x,
+			y: element._model.y
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -504,6 +506,9 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				model.caretPadding = helpers.getValueOrDefault(tooltipPosition.padding, 2);
 				model.labelColors = labelColors;
 
+				// data points
+				model.dataPoints = tooltipItems;
+
 				// We need to determine alignment of the tooltip
 				tooltipSize = getTooltipSize(this, model);
 				alignment = determineAlignment(this, tooltipSize);
diff --git a/test/core.tooltip.tests.js b/test/core.tooltip.tests.js
index 29c6b721a49..5890e79e036 100755
--- a/test/core.tooltip.tests.js
+++ b/test/core.tooltip.tests.js
@@ -542,4 +542,64 @@ describe('Core.Tooltip', function() {
 		expect(tooltip._view.x).toBeCloseToPixel(269);
 		expect(tooltip._view.y).toBeCloseToPixel(155);
 	});
+
+	it('Should have dataPoints', function() {
+		var chartInstance = window.acquireChart({
+			type: 'line',
+			data: {
+				datasets: [{
+					label: 'Dataset 1',
+					data: [10, 20, 30],
+					pointHoverBorderColor: 'rgb(255, 0, 0)',
+					pointHoverBackgroundColor: 'rgb(0, 255, 0)'
+				}, {
+					label: 'Dataset 2',
+					data: [40, 40, 40],
+					pointHoverBorderColor: 'rgb(0, 0, 255)',
+					pointHoverBackgroundColor: 'rgb(0, 255, 255)'
+				}],
+				labels: ['Point 1', 'Point 2', 'Point 3']
+			},
+			options: {
+				tooltips: {
+					mode: 'single'
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		// Trigger an event over top of the
+		var pointIndex = 1;
+		var datasetIndex = 0;
+		var meta = chartInstance.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex);
+		var point = meta.data[pointIndex];
+		var node = chartInstance.chart.canvas;
+		var rect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+		var evt = new MouseEvent('mousemove', {
+			view: window,
+			bubbles: true,
+			cancelable: true,
+			clientX: rect.left + point._model.x,
+			clientY: rect.top + point._model.y
+		});
+
+		// Manully trigger rather than having an async test
+		node.dispatchEvent(evt);
+
+		// Check and see if tooltip was displayed
+		var tooltip = chartInstance.tooltip;
+
+		expect(tooltip._view instanceof Object).toBe(true);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints instanceof Array).toBe(true);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints.length).toEqual(1);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].index).toEqual(pointIndex);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].datasetIndex).toEqual(datasetIndex);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].xLabel).toEqual(
+			chartInstance.config.data.labels[pointIndex]
+		);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].yLabel).toEqual(
+			chartInstance.config.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[pointIndex]
+		);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].x).toBeCloseToPixel(point._model.x);
+		expect(tooltip._view.dataPoints[0].y).toBeCloseToPixel(point._model.y);
+	});
 });