diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
index 855c3912..8ea8103a 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
@@ -1287,7 +1287,11 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
         self.requests.push(self.options.items({}, function(result) {
             var keys = {};
             //Ox.Log('List', 'INIT!!!', result.data)
-            that.triggerEvent('init', result.data);
+            // timeout needed since a synchronous items function
+            // will reach here before one can bind to the init event
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                that.triggerEvent('init', result.data);
+            });
             self.rowLength = getRowLength();
             self.pageLength = self.options.orientation == 'both'
                 ? self.pageLengthByRowLength[self.rowLength]