diff --git a/image/private/kernel.js b/image/private/kernel.js
index cce8d58..964f8d6 100644
--- a/image/private/kernel.js
+++ b/image/private/kernel.js
@@ -157,16 +157,18 @@ BaseImage.prototype.toDomNode = function(cache) {
     var height = that.getHeight();
     var canvas = makeCanvas(width, height);
 
+
     // KLUDGE: on IE, the canvas rendering functions depend on a
     // context where the canvas is attached to the DOM tree.
 
     // We initialize an afterAttach hook; the client's responsible
     // for calling this after the dom node is attached to the
     // document.
-    canvas.afterAttach = function() {
-	var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
-	that.render(ctx, 0, 0);
-    };
+    $(canvas).bind('afterAttach',
+                   function(event) {
+	               var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+	               that.render(ctx, 0, 0);
+                   });
     return canvas;
 };
 
diff --git a/js-assembler/runtime-src/baselib-ports.js b/js-assembler/runtime-src/baselib-ports.js
index b57c951..cbf98f4 100644
--- a/js-assembler/runtime-src/baselib-ports.js
+++ b/js-assembler/runtime-src/baselib-ports.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     StandardOutputPort.prototype = baselib.heir(OutputPort.prototype);
     StandardOutputPort.prototype.writeDomNode = function(MACHINE, domNode) {
 	MACHINE.params['currentDisplayer'](MACHINE, domNode);
+        jQuery(domNode).trigger({type : 'afterAttach'});
     };
 
     var StandardErrorPort = function() {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     StandardErrorPort.prototype = baselib.heir(OutputPort.prototype);
     StandardErrorPort.prototype.writeDomNode = function(MACHINE, domNode) {
 	MACHINE.params['currentErrorDisplayer'](MACHINE, domNode);
+        jQuery(domNode).trigger({type : 'afterAttach'});
     };