diff --git a/src/ng-switchery.js b/src/ng-switchery.js
index 9367900..66deb65 100644
--- a/src/ng-switchery.js
+++ b/src/ng-switchery.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * @TODO implement Switchery as a service, https://github.com/abpetkov/switchery/pull/11
  */
 angular.module('NgSwitchery', [])
-    .directive('uiSwitch', ['$window', '$timeout','$log', '$parse', function($window, $timeout, $log, $parse) {
+    .directive('uiSwitch', ['$window', '$timeout','$log', '$parse', '$rootScope', function($window, $timeout, $log, $parse, $rootScope) {
 
         /**
          * Initializes the HTML element as a Switchery switch.
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ angular.module('NgSwitchery', [])
                 switcher.enable();
               }
             });
+            
+			$rootScope.$on("uiSwitch.refresh", function(event, payload) {
+				initializeSwitch();
+			})
 
             function initializeSwitch() {
               $timeout(function() {