diff --git a/src/ListenerMixin.js b/src/ListenerMixin.js
index 69bea97..bab8e3c 100644
--- a/src/ListenerMixin.js
+++ b/src/ListenerMixin.js
@@ -16,10 +16,22 @@ module.exports = {
      * @param {Action|Store} listenable An Action or Store that should be
      *  listened to.
      * @param {Function} callback The callback to register as event handler
+     * @param {Function} initialCallback The callback to register as initial handler
      */
-    listenTo: function(listenable, callback) {
+    listenTo: function(listenable, callback, initialCallback) {
         var unsubscribe = listenable.listen(callback, this);
         this.subscriptions.push(unsubscribe);
+
+        if (initialCallback && _.isFunction(initialCallback)) {
+            if (listenable.getInitialData && _.isFunction(listenable.getInitialData)) {
+                data = listenable.getInitialData();
+                if (data && data.then && _.isFunction(data.then)) {
+                    data.then(initialCallback);
+                } else {
+                    initialCallback(data);
+                }
+            } 
+        }
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
diff --git a/src/createStore.js b/src/createStore.js
index 3b70865..b11e605 100644
--- a/src/createStore.js
+++ b/src/createStore.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function(definition) {
         }
     }
     _.extend(Store.prototype, definition);
-    Store.prototype.listenTo = function(listenable, callback) {
+    Store.prototype.listenTo = function(listenable, callback, initialCallback) {
         if (listenable === this) {
             throw Error("Store is not able to listen to itself");
         }
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ module.exports = function(definition) {
         if (this.hasListener(listenable)) {
             throw Error("Store cannot listen to this listenable because of circular loop");
         }
+        if (initialCallback && _.isFunction(initialCallback)) {
+            if (listenable.getInitialData && _.isFunction(listenable.getInitialData)) {
+                data = listenable.getInitialData();
+                if (data && data.then && _.isFunction(data.then)) {
+                    data.then(initialCallback);
+                } else {
+                    initialCallback(data);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         this.registered.push(listenable);
         return listenable.listen(callback, this);
     };