diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index c800e4d9..f9a2d114 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth", "sWidthOrig" );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sClass" );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnRender" );
+				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnCreatedCell" );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bUseRendered" );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "mDataProp" );
 				_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "asSorting" );
@@ -462,7 +463,8 @@
 		{
 			var iLoop, i, iLen, j, jLen, jInner,
 			 	nTds, nTrs, nTd, aLocalData, iThisIndex,
-				iRow, iRows, iColumn, iColumns, sNodeName;
+				iRow, iRows, iColumn, iColumns, sNodeName,
+				oCol, oData;
 			
 			/*
 			 * Process by row first
@@ -529,17 +531,19 @@
 			/* Now process by column */
 			for ( iColumn=0, iColumns=oSettings.aoColumns.length ; iColumn<iColumns ; iColumn++ )
 			{
+				oCol = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn];
+		
 				/* Get the title of the column - unless there is a user set one */
-				if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sTitle === null )
+				if ( oCol.sTitle === null )
 				{
-					oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sTitle = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].nTh.innerHTML;
+					oCol.sTitle = oCol.nTh.innerHTML;
 				}
 				
 				var
-					bAutoType = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn]._bAutoType,
-					bRender = typeof oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].fnRender == 'function',
-					bClass = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sClass !== null,
-					bVisible = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].bVisible,
+					bAutoType = oCol._bAutoType,
+					bRender = typeof oCol.fnRender == 'function',
+					bClass = oCol.sClass !== null,
+					bVisible = oCol.bVisible,
 					nCell, sThisType, sRendered, sValType;
 				
 				/* A single loop to rule them all (and be more efficient) */
@@ -547,24 +551,25 @@
 				{
 					for ( iRow=0, iRows=oSettings.aoData.length ; iRow<iRows ; iRow++ )
 					{
+						oData = oSettings.aoData[iRow];
 						nCell = nTds[ (iRow*iColumns) + iColumn ];
 						
 						/* Type detection */
-						if ( bAutoType && oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != 'string' )
+						if ( bAutoType && oCol.sType != 'string' )
 						{
 							sValType = _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, 'type' );
 							if ( sValType !== '' )
 							{
 								sThisType = _fnDetectType( sValType );
-								if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType === null )
+								if ( oCol.sType === null )
 								{
-									oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType = sThisType;
+									oCol.sType = sThisType;
 								}
-								else if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != sThisType && 
-								          oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != "html" )
+								else if ( oCol.sType != sThisType && 
+								          oCol.sType != "html" )
 								{
 									/* String is always the 'fallback' option */
-									oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType = 'string';
+									oCol.sType = 'string';
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -572,14 +577,14 @@
 						/* Rendering */
 						if ( bRender )
 						{
-							sRendered = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].fnRender( {
+							sRendered = oCol.fnRender( {
 									"iDataRow": iRow,
 									"iDataColumn": iColumn,
-									"aData": oSettings.aoData[iRow]._aData,
+									"aData": oData._aData,
 									"oSettings": oSettings
 								} );
 							nCell.innerHTML = sRendered;
-							if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].bUseRendered )
+							if ( oCol.bUseRendered )
 							{
 								/* Use the rendered data for filtering/sorting */
 								_fnSetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, sRendered );
@@ -589,18 +594,25 @@
 						/* Classes */
 						if ( bClass )
 						{
-							nCell.className += ' '+oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sClass;
+							nCell.className += ' '+oCol.sClass;
 						}
 						
 						/* Column visability */
 						if ( !bVisible )
 						{
-							oSettings.aoData[iRow]._anHidden[iColumn] = nCell;
+							oData._anHidden[iColumn] = nCell;
 							nCell.parentNode.removeChild( nCell );
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							oSettings.aoData[iRow]._anHidden[iColumn] = null;
+							oData._anHidden[iColumn] = null;
+						}
+		
+						if ( oCol.fnCreatedCell )
+						{
+							oCol.fnCreatedCell.call( oSettings.oInstance,
+								nCell, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, 'display' ), oData._aData, iRow
+							);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -971,6 +983,13 @@
 					{
 						oData._anHidden[i] = nTd;
 					}
+		
+					if ( oCol.fnCreatedCell )
+					{
+						oCol.fnCreatedCell.call( oSettings.oInstance,
+								nTd, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' ), oData._aData, iRow
+						);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -7067,6 +7086,17 @@
 		 */
 		"_bAutoType": true,
 		
+		/**
+		 * 
+		 *  @type function
+		 *  @param {element} nTd The TD node that has been created
+		 *  @param {*} sData The Data for the cell
+		 *  @param {array|object} oData The data for the whole row
+		 *  @param {int} iRow The row index for the aoData data store
+		 *  @default null
+		 */
+		"fnCreatedCell": null,
+		
 		/**
 		 * Function to get data from a cell in a column. You should <b>never</b>
 		 * access data directly through _aData internally in DataTables - always use
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.columns.js b/media/src/core/core.columns.js
index 8829568c..5f1c3413 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.columns.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.columns.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ function _fnColumnOptions( oSettings, iCol, oOptions )
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sWidth", "sWidthOrig" );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "sClass" );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnRender" );
+		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "fnCreatedCell" );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "bUseRendered" );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "mDataProp" );
 		_fnMap( oCol, oOptions, "asSorting" );
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.data.js b/media/src/core/core.data.js
index 7e6f4394..ee816483 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.data.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.data.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ function _fnGatherData( oSettings )
 {
 	var iLoop, i, iLen, j, jLen, jInner,
 	 	nTds, nTrs, nTd, aLocalData, iThisIndex,
-		iRow, iRows, iColumn, iColumns, sNodeName;
+		iRow, iRows, iColumn, iColumns, sNodeName,
+		oCol, oData;
 	
 	/*
 	 * Process by row first
@@ -152,17 +153,19 @@ function _fnGatherData( oSettings )
 	/* Now process by column */
 	for ( iColumn=0, iColumns=oSettings.aoColumns.length ; iColumn<iColumns ; iColumn++ )
 	{
+		oCol = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn];
+
 		/* Get the title of the column - unless there is a user set one */
-		if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sTitle === null )
+		if ( oCol.sTitle === null )
 		{
-			oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sTitle = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].nTh.innerHTML;
+			oCol.sTitle = oCol.nTh.innerHTML;
 		}
 		
 		var
-			bAutoType = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn]._bAutoType,
-			bRender = typeof oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].fnRender == 'function',
-			bClass = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sClass !== null,
-			bVisible = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].bVisible,
+			bAutoType = oCol._bAutoType,
+			bRender = typeof oCol.fnRender == 'function',
+			bClass = oCol.sClass !== null,
+			bVisible = oCol.bVisible,
 			nCell, sThisType, sRendered, sValType;
 		
 		/* A single loop to rule them all (and be more efficient) */
@@ -170,24 +173,25 @@ function _fnGatherData( oSettings )
 		{
 			for ( iRow=0, iRows=oSettings.aoData.length ; iRow<iRows ; iRow++ )
 			{
+				oData = oSettings.aoData[iRow];
 				nCell = nTds[ (iRow*iColumns) + iColumn ];
 				
 				/* Type detection */
-				if ( bAutoType && oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != 'string' )
+				if ( bAutoType && oCol.sType != 'string' )
 				{
 					sValType = _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, 'type' );
 					if ( sValType !== '' )
 					{
 						sThisType = _fnDetectType( sValType );
-						if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType === null )
+						if ( oCol.sType === null )
 						{
-							oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType = sThisType;
+							oCol.sType = sThisType;
 						}
-						else if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != sThisType && 
-						          oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType != "html" )
+						else if ( oCol.sType != sThisType && 
+						          oCol.sType != "html" )
 						{
 							/* String is always the 'fallback' option */
-							oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sType = 'string';
+							oCol.sType = 'string';
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -195,14 +199,14 @@ function _fnGatherData( oSettings )
 				/* Rendering */
 				if ( bRender )
 				{
-					sRendered = oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].fnRender( {
+					sRendered = oCol.fnRender( {
 							"iDataRow": iRow,
 							"iDataColumn": iColumn,
-							"aData": oSettings.aoData[iRow]._aData,
+							"aData": oData._aData,
 							"oSettings": oSettings
 						} );
 					nCell.innerHTML = sRendered;
-					if ( oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].bUseRendered )
+					if ( oCol.bUseRendered )
 					{
 						/* Use the rendered data for filtering/sorting */
 						_fnSetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, sRendered );
@@ -212,18 +216,25 @@ function _fnGatherData( oSettings )
 				/* Classes */
 				if ( bClass )
 				{
-					nCell.className += ' '+oSettings.aoColumns[iColumn].sClass;
+					nCell.className += ' '+oCol.sClass;
 				}
 				
 				/* Column visability */
 				if ( !bVisible )
 				{
-					oSettings.aoData[iRow]._anHidden[iColumn] = nCell;
+					oData._anHidden[iColumn] = nCell;
 					nCell.parentNode.removeChild( nCell );
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					oSettings.aoData[iRow]._anHidden[iColumn] = null;
+					oData._anHidden[iColumn] = null;
+				}
+
+				if ( oCol.fnCreatedCell )
+				{
+					oCol.fnCreatedCell.call( oSettings.oInstance,
+						nCell, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, iColumn, 'display' ), oData._aData, iRow
+					);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.draw.js b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
index 28025a22..df3f96ea 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ function _fnCreateTr ( oSettings, iRow )
 			{
 				oData._anHidden[i] = nTd;
 			}
+
+			if ( oCol.fnCreatedCell )
+			{
+				oCol.fnCreatedCell.call( oSettings.oInstance,
+						nTd, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' ), oData._aData, iRow
+				);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/media/src/model/model.column.js b/media/src/model/model.column.js
index 9183e94f..f9751288 100644
--- a/media/src/model/model.column.js
+++ b/media/src/model/model.column.js
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ DataTable.models.oColumn = {
 	 */
 	"_bAutoType": true,
 	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 *  @type function
+	 *  @param {element} nTd The TD node that has been created
+	 *  @param {*} sData The Data for the cell
+	 *  @param {array|object} oData The data for the whole row
+	 *  @param {int} iRow The row index for the aoData data store
+	 *  @default null
+	 */
+	"fnCreatedCell": null,
+	
 	/**
 	 * Function to get data from a cell in a column. You should <b>never</b>
 	 * access data directly through _aData internally in DataTables - always use
diff --git a/media/src/model/model.init.columns.js b/media/src/model/model.init.columns.js
index 1b40b81a..7dc87263 100644
--- a/media/src/model/model.init.columns.js
+++ b/media/src/model/model.init.columns.js
@@ -210,6 +210,34 @@ DataTable.models.oInitColumns = {
 	 *    } );
 	 */
 	"bVisible": true,
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Developer definable function that is called whenever a cell is created (Ajax source,
+	 * etc) or processed for input (DOM source). This can be used as a compliment to fnRender
+	 * allowing you to modify the DOM element (add background colour for example) when the
+	 * element is available (since it is not when fnRender is called).
+	 *  @type function
+	 *  @param {element} nTd The TD node that has been created
+	 *  @param {*} sData The Data for the cell
+	 *  @param {array|object} oData The data for the whole row
+	 *  @param {int} iRow The row index for the aoData data store
+	 * 
+	 *  @example
+	 *    $(document).ready(function() {
+	 *      $('#example').dataTable( {
+	 *        "aoColumnDefs": [ {
+	 *          "aTargets": [3],
+	 *          "fnCreatedCell": function (nTd, sData, oData, i) {
+	 *            if ( sData == "1.7" ) {
+	 *              $(nTd).css('color', 'blue')
+	 *            }
+	 *          }
+	 *        } ]
+	 *      });
+	 *    } );
+	 */
+	"fnCreatedCell": null,
 
 
 	/**