diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index f38038d1..361a3fb8 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ into something like this:
 
 As time passes, the timestamps will automatically update.
 
+### Usage with callback on refresh
+
+If you want to have an callback to modify the specific element on refresh, just pass a function as a callback.
+
+```html
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  jQuery(document).ready(function() {
+    $("abbr.timeago").timeago(function(distance) {
+      // my callback function where 'this' is the element and the parameter 'distance' is the difference between the current time and the elements time
+      var minutes = (distance / 60) / 1000; // get distance in minutes
+      // add old class if the time passes 10 minutes
+      if (minutes > 10) {
+        $(this).addClass("old");
+      }
+    });
+  });
+</script>
+```
+
 **For more usage and examples**: [http://timeago.yarp.com/](http://timeago.yarp.com/)
 
 **For different language configurations**: [http://gist.github.com/6251](http://gist.github.com/6251)
diff --git a/jquery.timeago.js b/jquery.timeago.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bb20c421..09afef91
--- a/jquery.timeago.js
+++ b/jquery.timeago.js
@@ -101,22 +101,30 @@
       return $t.parse(iso8601);
     }
   });
-
-  $.fn.timeago = function() {
+  
+  // callback function param that gets called on each refresh
+  $.fn.timeago = function(callback) {
     var self = this;
-    self.each(refresh);
+    
+    self.each(function() {
+      refresh.call(this, callback);
+    });
 
     var $s = $t.settings;
     if ($s.refreshMillis > 0) {
-      setInterval(function() { self.each(refresh); }, $s.refreshMillis);
+      setInterval(function() { self.each(function() {refresh.call(this, callback)}); }, $s.refreshMillis);
     }
     return self;
   };
-
-  function refresh() {
+  
+  function refresh(callback) {
     var data = prepareData(this);
     if (!isNaN(data.datetime)) {
       $(this).text(inWords(data.datetime));
+      // make a call to the callback function if it exists
+      if (callback) {
+        callback.call(this, distance(data.datetime));
+      }
     }
     return this;
   }