diff --git a/ui/datepicker.js b/ui/datepicker.js
index 855de978a8d..155bbc61929 100644
--- a/ui/datepicker.js
+++ b/ui/datepicker.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ function Datepicker() {
 		onSelect: null, // Define a callback function when a date is selected
 		onChangeMonthYear: null, // Define a callback function when the month or year is changed
 		onClose: null, // Define a callback function when the datepicker is closed
+		onUpdateDatepicker: null, // Define a callback function when the datepicker is updated
 		numberOfMonths: 1, // Number of months to show at a time
 		showCurrentAtPos: 0, // The position in multipe months at which to show the current month (starting at 0)
 		stepMonths: 1, // Number of months to step back/forward
@@ -808,7 +809,8 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 			numMonths = this._getNumberOfMonths(inst),
 			cols = numMonths[1],
 			width = 17,
-			activeCell = inst.dpDiv.find( "." + this._dayOverClass + " a" );
+			activeCell = inst.dpDiv.find( "." + this._dayOverClass + " a" ),
+			onUpdateDatepicker = $.datepicker._get( inst, "onUpdateDatepicker");
 
 		if ( activeCell.length > 0 ) {
 			datepicker_handleMouseover.apply( activeCell.get( 0 ) );
@@ -838,6 +840,10 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 				origyearshtml = inst.yearshtml = null;
 			}, 0);
 		}
+
+		if ( onUpdateDatepicker ) {
+			onUpdateDatepicker.apply( ( inst.input ? inst.input[ 0 ] : null ), [ inst ] );
+		}
 	},
 
 	// #6694 - don't focus the input if it's already focused