diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 675da5e..67e2be6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ $('.grid-stack').on('resizestop', function (event, ui) {
 });
 ```
 
+### disable(event)
+
+```javascipt
+$('.grid-stack').on('disable', function(event) {
+    var grid = event.target;
+});
+```
+
+### enable(event)
+
+```javascipt
+$('.grid-stack').on('enable', function(event) {
+    var grid = event.target;
+});
+```
 
 ## API
 
diff --git a/src/gridstack.js b/src/gridstack.js
index 51835a8..c61ac83 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.js
+++ b/src/gridstack.js
@@ -814,11 +814,13 @@
     GridStack.prototype.disable = function() {
         this.movable(this.container.children('.' + this.opts.item_class), false);
         this.resizable(this.container.children('.' + this.opts.item_class), false);
+        this.container.trigger('disable');
     };
 
     GridStack.prototype.enable = function() {
         this.movable(this.container.children('.' + this.opts.item_class), true);
         this.resizable(this.container.children('.' + this.opts.item_class), true);
+        this.container.trigger('enable');
     };
 
     GridStack.prototype.locked = function(el, val) {