diff --git a/jquery.switch/jquery.switch.js b/jquery.switch/jquery.switch.js
index bc5815c..2eb22bf 100644
--- a/jquery.switch/jquery.switch.js
+++ b/jquery.switch/jquery.switch.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             $switch.removeData('switchEvent');
           }
 
-          if (!(type === 'on' || type === 'off')) {
+          if (!(type === 'on' || type === 'on-inst' || type === 'off' || type === 'off-inst')) {
             throw "jQuery/Switch: \"switch:slide\" event must be triggered with an additional parameter of \"on\" or \"off\"";
           }
 
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
       var controls = $switch.data('controls', {
         _to: function(type, options) {
           if (!options) { options = { silent: false }; }
+          type += (options.instant ? "-inst" : "");
           if (!disabled && !options.silent) {
             $switch.data('switchEvent', type);
             $switch.trigger('switch:slide', [type]);
@@ -293,6 +294,27 @@
         });
       });
       
+      
+      // slide to the "on" position
+      $switch.bind('switch:slideon-inst', function() {
+        $switch.data('animating', true).removeAttr('data-dragging');
+        $master.stop().animate({ left: masterOn }, 0, function() {
+          $switch.data('animating', false).data('select').val(values.on);
+          $switch.removeClass('off').addClass('on');
+          mousedown = false; wait = false;
+        });
+      });
+      
+      // slide to the "off" position
+      $switch.bind('switch:slideoff-inst', function() {
+        $switch.data('animating', true).removeAttr('data-dragging');
+        $master.stop().animate({ left: masterOff }, 0, function() {
+          $switch.data('animating', false).data('select').val(values.off);
+          $switch.removeClass('on').addClass('off');
+          mousedown = false; wait = false;
+        });
+      });
+      
       return $select;
     },
     
@@ -326,4 +348,4 @@
     return this; // maintain chaining
   };
   
-}(jQuery, window.document));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(jQuery, window.document));