diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e999680..e18800c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ The first and only argument passed to these event handlers is the `modal` object
 modal.$elm;       // Original jQuery object upon which modal() was invoked.
 modal.options;    // Options passed to the modal.
 modal.$blocker;   // The overlay element.
+modal.$anchor;    // The anchor originating the event.
 ```
 
 So, you could do something like this:
diff --git a/jquery.modal.js b/jquery.modal.js
index 02c522d..73fde2d 100644
--- a/jquery.modal.js
+++ b/jquery.modal.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 
     //Return context for custom events
     _ctx: function() {
-      return { elm: this.$elm, $elm: this.$elm, $blocker: this.$blocker, options: this.options };
+      return { elm: this.$elm, $elm: this.$elm, $blocker: this.$blocker, options: this.options, $anchor: this.anchor };
     }
   };