diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 9ca63c3..840560c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
  */
 CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function (object)
 {
+    this.emit('prerender');
+
     var cacheParent = object.parent;
 
     this._lastObjectRendered = object;
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderDisplayObject(object, this.context);
+
+    this.emit('postrender');
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 9ca63c3..840560c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
  */
 CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function (object)
 {
+    this.emit('prerender');
+
     var cacheParent = object.parent;
 
     this._lastObjectRendered = object;
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderDisplayObject(object, this.context);
+
+    this.emit('postrender');
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 95b3eac..c37bab8 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@
  */
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.render = function (object)
 {
+
+    this.emit('prerender');
+
     // no point rendering if our context has been blown up!
     if (this.gl.isContextLost())
     {
@@ -279,6 +282,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderDisplayObject(object, this.renderTarget);//this.projection);
+
+    this.emit('postrender');
 };
 
 /**