diff --git a/doc/hooks.html b/doc/hooks.html
index acd0847..c148c68 100644
--- a/doc/hooks.html
+++ b/doc/hooks.html
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Some hook-methods can return data which is used by the calling function. Others
 	<div class="classindex">class tx_commerce_article</div>
 </a>
 	<div class="functionindex">function init</div>
+	<div class="functionindex">function load_data</div>
 	<div class="functionindex">function getActualPriceforScaleUid</div>
 	<div class="functionindex">function calculateDeliveryCosts</div>
 	<div class="functionindex">function getStock</div>
@@ -185,6 +186,14 @@ Some hook-methods can return data which is used by the calling function. Others
 					Result: void<br />
 					These hooks are called after the initialization of the Object.
 					</div>
+			<div class="functionname">function load_data</div>
+				<div class="hookname">$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['commerce/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php']['post_loaddata']</div>
+					<div class="description">
+					Call: post_loaddata($this) <br/>
+					Type: Multiple <br/>
+					Result: void<br />
+					These hooks are called after the data of the Object is loaded.
+					</div>
 			<div class="functionname">function getActualPriceforScaleUid</div>
 				<div class="hookname">$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['commerce/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php']['getActualPriceforScaleUid']</div>
 					<div class="description">
diff --git a/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php b/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php
index de0a5ca..121d0ac 100644
--- a/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php
+++ b/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php
@@ -476,25 +476,32 @@
          		return $this->conn_db->getSupplierName($this->getSupplierUid());
          	}
          	return '';
-         } 
-         
-            
-        /**
-         * Loads the data and divides comma sparated images in array
-         * @access public
-         * @return void
-         */
-        
-        function load_data($translationMode = false)   {
-            parent::load_data($translationMode);  
-            $this->load_prices($translationMode);
-			$this->images_array=t3lib_div::trimExplode(',',$this->images);
-			$this->calculateDeliveryCosts();
-                
-        }
-       
-         
-        /**
+         }
+
+
+	 /**
+	  * Loads the data and divides comma sparated images in array
+	  * @access public
+	  * @return void
+	  */
+	 function load_data($translationMode = false) {
+		 parent::load_data($translationMode);
+		 $this->load_prices($translationMode);
+		 $this->images_array = t3lib_div::trimExplode(',', $this->images);
+		 $this->calculateDeliveryCosts();
+
+		 if (is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['commerce/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php']['post_loaddata'])) {
+			 foreach ($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['commerce/lib/class.tx_commerce_article.php']['post_loaddata'] as $classRef) {
+				 $hookObj = &t3lib_div::getUserObj($classRef);
+				 if (method_exists($hookObj, 'post_loaddata')) {
+					 $hookObj->post_loaddata($this);
+				 }
+			 }
+		 }
+	 }
+
+
+	 /**
          * Calculates the Net deliverycost for this article
          * Called by $this->load_data() 
          * @return delivery_cost