diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index 2a88db348a..ae224b6874 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -29,15 +29,21 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     * @param {OpenLayers.Icon} icon
     * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat lonlat
     */
-    initialize: function(lonlat, icon) {
+    initialize: function(lonlat, icon, data) {
         this.icon = icon;
         this.lonlat = lonlat;
+        this.data = data;
         this.image = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(this.icon.url,
                                                  this.icon.size,
                                                  null,
                                                  "absolute"
                                                 );
         this.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this, this.image, null);
+
+        //load marker events from data
+        if (this.data != null && this.data.loadEvents != null) {
+            this.data.loadEvents(marker);
+        }
     },
     
     /**