diff --git a/docs/09-Advanced.md b/docs/09-Advanced.md
index ff2810f85..2641856c5 100644
--- a/docs/09-Advanced.md
+++ b/docs/09-Advanced.md
@@ -399,7 +399,10 @@ Plugins should derive from Chart.PluginBase and implement the following interfac
 
 	// Easing is for animation
 	beforeDraw: function(chartInstance, easing) { },
-	afterDraw: function(chartInstance, easing) { }
+	afterDraw: function(chartInstance, easing) { },
+	// Before the datasets are drawn but after scales are drawn
+	beforeDatasetDraw: function(chartInstance, easing) { },
+	afterDatasetDraw: function(chartInstance, easing) { },
 
 	destroy: function(chartInstance) { }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index cc564b65a..195475514 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				this.scale.draw();
 			}
 
-			Chart.pluginService.notifyPlugins('beforeElementDraw', [this, easingDecimal]);
+			Chart.pluginService.notifyPlugins('beforeDatasetDraw', [this, easingDecimal]);
 
 			// Draw each dataset via its respective controller (reversed to support proper line stacking)
 			helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			// Finally draw the tooltip
 			this.tooltip.transition(easingDecimal).draw();
 
-			Chart.pluginService.notifyPlugins('afterDraw', [this, easingDecimal]);
+			Chart.pluginService.notifyPlugins('afterDatasetDraw', [this, easingDecimal]);
 		},
 
 		// Get the single element that was clicked on