diff --git a/jquery.modal.js b/jquery.modal.js
index 0c605c9..44be1ee 100644
--- a/jquery.modal.js
+++ b/jquery.modal.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 
   $.fn.modal = function(options){
     new $.modal(this, options);
+    return this;
   };
 
   // Automatically bind links with rel="modal:close" to, well, close the modal.