diff --git a/jquery.indextank.renderer.js b/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
index b3b91bb..e12eb05 100644
--- a/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
+++ b/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                     r.appendTo(base.$el);
                 });
                 base.$el.css({opacity: 1});
+                base.options.afterRender(base.$el);
             });
 
             base.$el.bind("Indextank.AjaxSearch.noResults", function(e, query) {
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@
                             .append( $("<span></span>").addClass("description").html(item.snippet_text || item.text) );
                     },
         setupContainer: function($el){
-           $el.html("");
+            $el.html("");
+        },
+        afterRender: function($el) {
+            // do nothing. You may want to re arrange items,
+            // append some sort of legend, zebra items, you name it.      
         }
     };
     
diff --git a/tests/unit/jquery.indextank.renderer.js b/tests/unit/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
index b05849e..e6ec565 100644
--- a/tests/unit/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
+++ b/tests/unit/jquery.indextank.renderer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ module("Module Renderer", {
         this.okSetupContainer = function() {
             ok(true, "okSetupContainer");
         };
+
+        this.okAfterRender = function() {
+            ok(true, "okAfterRender");
+        }; 
     },
     teardown: function() {
     }
@@ -28,6 +32,15 @@ test( "check that setupContainer function gets called once for each search", fun
   r.trigger("Indextank.AjaxSearch.success", this.resultSet);
 });
 
+test( "check that afterRender function gets called once for each search", function() {
+  expect(3);
+  r = $("<div/>").indextank_Renderer({afterRender:this.okAfterRender, format:this.dummyFmt});
+  r.trigger("Indextank.AjaxSearch.success", this.resultSet);
+  r.trigger("Indextank.AjaxSearch.success", this.resultSet);
+  r.trigger("Indextank.AjaxSearch.success", this.resultSet);
+});
+
+
 test( "check it calls format function for each result", function() {
   expect(4);