diff --git a/javascript/ui.js b/javascript/ui.js
index 16faacebb..ff6f8974b 100644
--- a/javascript/ui.js
+++ b/javascript/ui.js
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ onAfterUiUpdate(function() {
     var jsdata = textarea.value;
     opts = JSON.parse(jsdata);
 
+    executeCallbacks(optionsAvailableCallbacks); /*global optionsAvailableCallbacks*/
     executeCallbacks(optionsChangedCallbacks); /*global optionsChangedCallbacks*/
 
     Object.defineProperty(textarea, 'value', {
diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index f069b1ef0..de1a9000d 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var uiAfterUpdateCallbacks = [];
 var uiLoadedCallbacks = [];
 var uiTabChangeCallbacks = [];
 var optionsChangedCallbacks = [];
+var optionsAvailableCallbacks = [];
 var uiAfterUpdateTimeout = null;
 var uiCurrentTab = null;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,20 @@ function onOptionsChanged(callback) {
     optionsChangedCallbacks.push(callback);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register callback to be called when the options (in opts global variable) are available.
+ * The callback receives no arguments.
+ * If you register the callback after the options are available, it's just immediately called.
+ */
+function onOptionsAvailable(callback) {
+    if (Object.keys(opts).length != 0) {
+        callback();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    optionsAvailableCallbacks.push(callback);
+}
+
 function executeCallbacks(queue, arg) {
     for (const callback of queue) {
         try {