diff --git a/twitter/jquery.tweet.js b/twitter/jquery.tweet.js
index 1b1ab83..228efc8 100644
--- a/twitter/jquery.tweet.js
+++ b/twitter/jquery.tweet.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	$.fn.tweet = function(o){
 		var s = $.extend({
 			modpath: "/twitter/",                     // [string]   relative URL to Tweet.js mod (see https://github.com/StanScates/Tweet.js-Mod)
+			extra_params: {},                         // [object]   additional paremeters to get posted together with the request
 			username: null,                           // [string or array] required unless using the 'query' option; one or more twitter screen names (use 'list' option for multiple names, where possible)
 			list_id: null,                            // [integer]  ID of list to fetch when using list functionality
 			list: null,                               // [string]   optional slug of list belonging to username
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@
 					type: "post",
 					async: false,
 					url: s.modpath || "/twitter/",
-					data: { request: build_api_request() },
+					data: $.extend(true, { request: build_api_request() }, s.extra_params ), 
 					success: function(data, status) {
 
 						if(data.message) {