diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5767b5c..53c5551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ To add support for aspect ratio
 <ChartistGraph className={'ct-octave'} data={data} options={options} type={type} />
 ```
 
+### Instance
+
+```HTML
+function getInstance(instance) {
+  console.log(instance); // chart instance
+}
+
+<ChartistGraph className={'ct-octave'} getInstance={getInstance} data={data} options={options} type={type} />
+```
+
 ### Note
 
 This module does not include the css files for Chartist. If you want to add it, include their CDN in your html file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5d756a6..4662612 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ChartistGraph extends Component {
   updateChart(config) {
     let Chartist = require('chartist');
 
-    let { type, data } = config;
+    let { type, data, getInstance } = config;
     let options = config.options || {};
     let responsiveOptions = config.responsiveOptions || [];
     let event;
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class ChartistGraph extends Component {
         }
       }
     }
-
+    
+    getInstance(this.chartist);
     return this.chartist;
   }