diff --git a/src/js/JSONEditor.js b/src/js/JSONEditor.js
index a23e769..75448d9 100644
--- a/src/js/JSONEditor.js
+++ b/src/js/JSONEditor.js
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ JSONEditor.prototype.setMode = function (mode) {
         }
         catch (err) {}
       }
+
+      if (typeof options.onMode === 'function') {
+        try {
+          options.onMode(options.mode);
+        }
+        catch (err) {}
+      }
     }
     catch (err) {
       this._onError(err);
diff --git a/src/js/textmode.js b/src/js/textmode.js
index f505dca..0b4de12 100644
--- a/src/js/textmode.js
+++ b/src/js/textmode.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ var textmode = {};
  *                                                         spaces. 2 by default.
  *                                   {function} change     Callback method
  *                                                         triggered on change
+ *                                   {function} onMode     Callback method
+ *                                                         triggered after setMode
  *                                   {Object} ace          A custom instance of
  *                                                         Ace editor.
  * @private