diff --git a/.datatables-commit-sync b/.datatables-commit-sync
index 94509682..40813ea6 100644
--- a/.datatables-commit-sync
+++ b/.datatables-commit-sync
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ef259f6640c878bdad5a88706cdf16657e2a74d7
+729581eb95f7eb6bdd3a6bcb17a55d385bd40db2
diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 8ac26300..5a4a8b8f 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -2363,6 +2363,9 @@
 		// Store the data submitted for the API
 		oSettings.oAjaxData = data;
 	
+		// Allow plug-ins and external processes to modify the data
+		_fnCallbackFire( oSettings, null, 'preXhr', [oSettings, data] );
+	
 		if ( oSettings.fnServerData )
 		{
 			// DataTables 1.9- compatibility