diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 4698f85..960189b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ Options
 		<td>targetHeight</td><td>integer</td><td>180</td><td>no</td>
 		<td>Height in pixels of the cropping window</td>
 	</tr>
+	<tr>
+		<td>startX</td><td>integer</td><td>null</td><td>no</td>
+		<td>Set start image position on X axis.</td>
+	</tr>
+	<tr>
+		<td>startY</td><td>integer</td><td>null</td><td>no</td>
+		<td>Set start image position on Y axis.</td>
+	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td>onChange</td><td>function</td><td>function(){}</td><td>no</td>
 		<td>Callback function that gets called whenever the values change. cropX, cropY, cropW, cropH, mustStretch (boolean) values are passed to this function in a hash. Use the this keyword in the function for a reference to the element that was updated.</td>
diff --git a/jquery.jWindowCrop.js b/jquery.jWindowCrop.js
index a2f85d4..0953451 100644
--- a/jquery.jWindowCrop.js
+++ b/jquery.jWindowCrop.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 			base.setZoom(base.workingPercent-zoomIncrement);
 			return false;
 		};
+		base.setFocus = function (x, y) {
+            base.$image.css({'left' : (x*-1*base.workingPercent.toString()+'px'), 'top' : (y*-1*base.workingPercent.toString()+'px')});
+        };
 
 		function initializeDimensions() {
 			if(base.originalWidth == 0) {
@@ -108,9 +111,13 @@
 			base.focalPoint = {'x': Math.round(x), 'y': Math.round(y)};
 		}
 		function focusOnCenter() {
-			var left = fillContainer((Math.round((base.focalPoint.x*base.workingPercent) - base.options.targetWidth/2)*-1), base.$image.width(), base.options.targetWidth);
-			var top = fillContainer((Math.round((base.focalPoint.y*base.workingPercent) - base.options.targetHeight/2)*-1), base.$image.height(), base.options.targetHeight);
-			base.$image.css({'left': (left.toString()+'px'), 'top': (top.toString()+'px')})
+			if ( typeof base.options.startX != null && typeof base.options.startY != null ) {
+                base.setFocus( base.options.startX, base.options.startY );
+            } else {
+                var left = fillContainer((Math.round((base.focalPoint.x*base.workingPercent) - base.options.targetWidth/2)*-1), base.$image.width(), base.options.targetWidth);
+                var top = fillContainer((Math.round((base.focalPoint.y*base.workingPercent) - base.options.targetHeight/2)*-1), base.$image.height(), base.options.targetHeight);
+                base.$image.css({'left': (left.toString()+'px'), 'top': (top.toString()+'px')});
+            }
 			storeFocalPoint();
 		}
 		function updateResult() {