diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index d2a9b76..dca17f4 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "html5shiv",
-  "version": "3.7.1",
+  "version": "3.7.2",
   "main": [
   	"dist/html5shiv.js"
   ],
diff --git a/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.js b/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.js
index 5506b13..c2913b5 100644
--- a/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.js
+++ b/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
     /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js b/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js
index 896b263..dea63bf 100644
--- a/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js
+++ b/dist/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
-!function(a,b){function c(a,b){var c=a.createElement("p"),d=a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||a.documentElement;return c.innerHTML="x<style>"+b+"</style>",d.insertBefore(c.lastChild,d.firstChild)}function d(){var a=x.elements;return"string"==typeof a?a.split(" "):a}function e(a){var b=w[a[u]];return b||(b={},v++,a[u]=v,w[v]=b),b}function f(a,c,d){if(c||(c=b),p)return c.createElement(a);d||(d=e(c));var f;return f=d.cache[a]?d.cache[a].cloneNode():t.test(a)?(d.cache[a]=d.createElem(a)).cloneNode():d.createElem(a),!f.canHaveChildren||s.test(a)||f.tagUrn?f:d.frag.appendChild(f)}function g(a,c){if(a||(a=b),p)return a.createDocumentFragment();c=c||e(a);for(var f=c.frag.cloneNode(),g=0,h=d(),i=h.length;i>g;g++)f.createElement(h[g]);return f}function h(a,b){b.cache||(b.cache={},b.createElem=a.createElement,b.createFrag=a.createDocumentFragment,b.frag=b.createFrag()),a.createElement=function(c){return x.shivMethods?f(c,a,b):b.createElem(c)},a.createDocumentFragment=Function("h,f","return function(){var n=f.cloneNode(),c=n.createElement;h.shivMethods&&("+d().join().replace(/[\w\-:]+/g,function(a){return b.createElem(a),b.frag.createElement(a),'c("'+a+'")'})+");return n}")(x,b.frag)}function i(a){a||(a=b);var d=e(a);return!x.shivCSS||o||d.hasCSS||(d.hasCSS=!!c(a,"article,aside,dialog,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,nav,section{display:block}mark{background:#FF0;color:#000}template{display:none}")),p||h(a,d),a}function j(a){for(var b,c=a.getElementsByTagName("*"),e=c.length,f=RegExp("^(?:"+d().join("|")+")$","i"),g=[];e--;)b=c[e],f.test(b.nodeName)&&g.push(b.applyElement(k(b)));return g}function k(a){for(var b,c=a.attributes,d=c.length,e=a.ownerDocument.createElement(z+":"+a.nodeName);d--;)b=c[d],b.specified&&e.setAttribute(b.nodeName,b.nodeValue);return e.style.cssText=a.style.cssText,e}function l(a){for(var b,c=a.split("{"),e=c.length,f=RegExp("(^|[\\s,>+~])("+d().join("|")+")(?=[[\\s,>+~#.:]|$)","gi"),g="$1"+z+"\\:$2";e--;)b=c[e]=c[e].split("}"),b[b.length-1]=b[b.length-1].replace(f,g),c[e]=b.join("}");return c.join("{")}function m(a){for(var b=a.length;b--;)a[b].removeNode()}function n(a){function b(){clearTimeout(g._removeSheetTimer),d&&d.removeNode(!0),d=null}var d,f,g=e(a),h=a.namespaces,i=a.parentWindow;return!A||a.printShived?a:("undefined"==typeof h[z]&&h.add(z),i.attachEvent("onbeforeprint",function(){b();for(var e,g,h,i=a.styleSheets,k=[],m=i.length,n=Array(m);m--;)n[m]=i[m];for(;h=n.pop();)if(!h.disabled&&y.test(h.media)){try{e=h.imports,g=e.length}catch(o){g=0}for(m=0;g>m;m++)n.push(e[m]);try{k.push(h.cssText)}catch(o){}}k=l(k.reverse().join("")),f=j(a),d=c(a,k)}),i.attachEvent("onafterprint",function(){m(f),clearTimeout(g._removeSheetTimer),g._removeSheetTimer=setTimeout(b,500)}),a.printShived=!0,a)}var o,p,q="3.7.1",r=a.html5||{},s=/^<|^(?:button|map|select|textarea|object|iframe|option|optgroup)$/i,t=/^(?:a|b|code|div|fieldset|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|i|label|li|ol|p|q|span|strong|style|table|tbody|td|th|tr|ul)$/i,u="_html5shiv",v=0,w={};!function(){try{var a=b.createElement("a");a.innerHTML="<xyz></xyz>",o="hidden"in a,p=1==a.childNodes.length||function(){b.createElement("a");var a=b.createDocumentFragment();return"undefined"==typeof a.cloneNode||"undefined"==typeof a.createDocumentFragment||"undefined"==typeof a.createElement}()}catch(c){o=!0,p=!0}}();var x={elements:r.elements||"abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details dialog figcaption figure footer header hgroup main mark meter nav output picture progress section summary template time video",version:q,shivCSS:r.shivCSS!==!1,supportsUnknownElements:p,shivMethods:r.shivMethods!==!1,type:"default",shivDocument:i,createElement:f,createDocumentFragment:g};a.html5=x,i(b);var y=/^$|\b(?:all|print)\b/,z="html5shiv",A=!p&&function(){var c=b.documentElement;return!("undefined"==typeof b.namespaces||"undefined"==typeof b.parentWindow||"undefined"==typeof c.applyElement||"undefined"==typeof c.removeNode||"undefined"==typeof a.attachEvent)}();x.type+=" print",x.shivPrint=n,n(b)}(this,document);
\ No newline at end of file
+!function(a,b){function c(a,b){var c=a.createElement("p"),d=a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||a.documentElement;return c.innerHTML="x<style>"+b+"</style>",d.insertBefore(c.lastChild,d.firstChild)}function d(){var a=y.elements;return"string"==typeof a?a.split(" "):a}function e(a,b){var c=y.elements;"string"!=typeof c&&(c=c.join(" ")),"string"!=typeof a&&(a=a.join(" ")),y.elements=c+" "+a,j(b)}function f(a){var b=x[a[v]];return b||(b={},w++,a[v]=w,x[w]=b),b}function g(a,c,d){if(c||(c=b),q)return c.createElement(a);d||(d=f(c));var e;return e=d.cache[a]?d.cache[a].cloneNode():u.test(a)?(d.cache[a]=d.createElem(a)).cloneNode():d.createElem(a),!e.canHaveChildren||t.test(a)||e.tagUrn?e:d.frag.appendChild(e)}function h(a,c){if(a||(a=b),q)return a.createDocumentFragment();c=c||f(a);for(var e=c.frag.cloneNode(),g=0,h=d(),i=h.length;i>g;g++)e.createElement(h[g]);return e}function i(a,b){b.cache||(b.cache={},b.createElem=a.createElement,b.createFrag=a.createDocumentFragment,b.frag=b.createFrag()),a.createElement=function(c){return y.shivMethods?g(c,a,b):b.createElem(c)},a.createDocumentFragment=Function("h,f","return function(){var n=f.cloneNode(),c=n.createElement;h.shivMethods&&("+d().join().replace(/[\w\-:]+/g,function(a){return b.createElem(a),b.frag.createElement(a),'c("'+a+'")'})+");return n}")(y,b.frag)}function j(a){a||(a=b);var d=f(a);return!y.shivCSS||p||d.hasCSS||(d.hasCSS=!!c(a,"article,aside,dialog,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,nav,section{display:block}mark{background:#FF0;color:#000}template{display:none}")),q||i(a,d),a}function k(a){for(var b,c=a.getElementsByTagName("*"),e=c.length,f=RegExp("^(?:"+d().join("|")+")$","i"),g=[];e--;)b=c[e],f.test(b.nodeName)&&g.push(b.applyElement(l(b)));return g}function l(a){for(var b,c=a.attributes,d=c.length,e=a.ownerDocument.createElement(A+":"+a.nodeName);d--;)b=c[d],b.specified&&e.setAttribute(b.nodeName,b.nodeValue);return e.style.cssText=a.style.cssText,e}function m(a){for(var b,c=a.split("{"),e=c.length,f=RegExp("(^|[\\s,>+~])("+d().join("|")+")(?=[[\\s,>+~#.:]|$)","gi"),g="$1"+A+"\\:$2";e--;)b=c[e]=c[e].split("}"),b[b.length-1]=b[b.length-1].replace(f,g),c[e]=b.join("}");return c.join("{")}function n(a){for(var b=a.length;b--;)a[b].removeNode()}function o(a){function b(){clearTimeout(g._removeSheetTimer),d&&d.removeNode(!0),d=null}var d,e,g=f(a),h=a.namespaces,i=a.parentWindow;return!B||a.printShived?a:("undefined"==typeof h[A]&&h.add(A),i.attachEvent("onbeforeprint",function(){b();for(var f,g,h,i=a.styleSheets,j=[],l=i.length,n=Array(l);l--;)n[l]=i[l];for(;h=n.pop();)if(!h.disabled&&z.test(h.media)){try{f=h.imports,g=f.length}catch(o){g=0}for(l=0;g>l;l++)n.push(f[l]);try{j.push(h.cssText)}catch(o){}}j=m(j.reverse().join("")),e=k(a),d=c(a,j)}),i.attachEvent("onafterprint",function(){n(e),clearTimeout(g._removeSheetTimer),g._removeSheetTimer=setTimeout(b,500)}),a.printShived=!0,a)}var p,q,r="3.7.2",s=a.html5||{},t=/^<|^(?:button|map|select|textarea|object|iframe|option|optgroup)$/i,u=/^(?:a|b|code|div|fieldset|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|i|label|li|ol|p|q|span|strong|style|table|tbody|td|th|tr|ul)$/i,v="_html5shiv",w=0,x={};!function(){try{var a=b.createElement("a");a.innerHTML="<xyz></xyz>",p="hidden"in a,q=1==a.childNodes.length||function(){b.createElement("a");var a=b.createDocumentFragment();return"undefined"==typeof a.cloneNode||"undefined"==typeof a.createDocumentFragment||"undefined"==typeof a.createElement}()}catch(c){p=!0,q=!0}}();var y={elements:s.elements||"abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details dialog figcaption figure footer header hgroup main mark meter nav output picture progress section summary template time video",version:r,shivCSS:s.shivCSS!==!1,supportsUnknownElements:q,shivMethods:s.shivMethods!==!1,type:"default",shivDocument:j,createElement:g,createDocumentFragment:h,addElements:e};a.html5=y,j(b);var z=/^$|\b(?:all|print)\b/,A="html5shiv",B=!q&&function(){var c=b.documentElement;return!("undefined"==typeof b.namespaces||"undefined"==typeof b.parentWindow||"undefined"==typeof c.applyElement||"undefined"==typeof c.removeNode||"undefined"==typeof a.attachEvent)}();y.type+=" print",y.shivPrint=o,o(b)}(this,document);
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diff --git a/dist/html5shiv.js b/dist/html5shiv.js
index 148feeb..77dace4 100644
--- a/dist/html5shiv.js
+++ b/dist/html5shiv.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,7 +82,25 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
-    /**
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
+   /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
    * @param {Document} ownerDocument The document.
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/dist/html5shiv.min.js b/dist/html5shiv.min.js
index 822ead8..d4c731a 100644
--- a/dist/html5shiv.min.js
+++ b/dist/html5shiv.min.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
-!function(a,b){function c(a,b){var c=a.createElement("p"),d=a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||a.documentElement;return c.innerHTML="x<style>"+b+"</style>",d.insertBefore(c.lastChild,d.firstChild)}function d(){var a=s.elements;return"string"==typeof a?a.split(" "):a}function e(a){var b=r[a[p]];return b||(b={},q++,a[p]=q,r[q]=b),b}function f(a,c,d){if(c||(c=b),k)return c.createElement(a);d||(d=e(c));var f;return f=d.cache[a]?d.cache[a].cloneNode():o.test(a)?(d.cache[a]=d.createElem(a)).cloneNode():d.createElem(a),!f.canHaveChildren||n.test(a)||f.tagUrn?f:d.frag.appendChild(f)}function g(a,c){if(a||(a=b),k)return a.createDocumentFragment();c=c||e(a);for(var f=c.frag.cloneNode(),g=0,h=d(),i=h.length;i>g;g++)f.createElement(h[g]);return f}function h(a,b){b.cache||(b.cache={},b.createElem=a.createElement,b.createFrag=a.createDocumentFragment,b.frag=b.createFrag()),a.createElement=function(c){return s.shivMethods?f(c,a,b):b.createElem(c)},a.createDocumentFragment=Function("h,f","return function(){var n=f.cloneNode(),c=n.createElement;h.shivMethods&&("+d().join().replace(/[\w\-:]+/g,function(a){return b.createElem(a),b.frag.createElement(a),'c("'+a+'")'})+");return n}")(s,b.frag)}function i(a){a||(a=b);var d=e(a);return!s.shivCSS||j||d.hasCSS||(d.hasCSS=!!c(a,"article,aside,dialog,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,nav,section{display:block}mark{background:#FF0;color:#000}template{display:none}")),k||h(a,d),a}var j,k,l="3.7.1",m=a.html5||{},n=/^<|^(?:button|map|select|textarea|object|iframe|option|optgroup)$/i,o=/^(?:a|b|code|div|fieldset|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|i|label|li|ol|p|q|span|strong|style|table|tbody|td|th|tr|ul)$/i,p="_html5shiv",q=0,r={};!function(){try{var a=b.createElement("a");a.innerHTML="<xyz></xyz>",j="hidden"in a,k=1==a.childNodes.length||function(){b.createElement("a");var a=b.createDocumentFragment();return"undefined"==typeof a.cloneNode||"undefined"==typeof a.createDocumentFragment||"undefined"==typeof a.createElement}()}catch(c){j=!0,k=!0}}();var s={elements:m.elements||"abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details dialog figcaption figure footer header hgroup main mark meter nav output picture progress section summary template time video",version:l,shivCSS:m.shivCSS!==!1,supportsUnknownElements:k,shivMethods:m.shivMethods!==!1,type:"default",shivDocument:i,createElement:f,createDocumentFragment:g};a.html5=s,i(b)}(this,document);
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+!function(a,b){function c(a,b){var c=a.createElement("p"),d=a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||a.documentElement;return c.innerHTML="x<style>"+b+"</style>",d.insertBefore(c.lastChild,d.firstChild)}function d(){var a=t.elements;return"string"==typeof a?a.split(" "):a}function e(a,b){var c=t.elements;"string"!=typeof c&&(c=c.join(" ")),"string"!=typeof a&&(a=a.join(" ")),t.elements=c+" "+a,j(b)}function f(a){var b=s[a[q]];return b||(b={},r++,a[q]=r,s[r]=b),b}function g(a,c,d){if(c||(c=b),l)return c.createElement(a);d||(d=f(c));var e;return e=d.cache[a]?d.cache[a].cloneNode():p.test(a)?(d.cache[a]=d.createElem(a)).cloneNode():d.createElem(a),!e.canHaveChildren||o.test(a)||e.tagUrn?e:d.frag.appendChild(e)}function h(a,c){if(a||(a=b),l)return a.createDocumentFragment();c=c||f(a);for(var e=c.frag.cloneNode(),g=0,h=d(),i=h.length;i>g;g++)e.createElement(h[g]);return e}function i(a,b){b.cache||(b.cache={},b.createElem=a.createElement,b.createFrag=a.createDocumentFragment,b.frag=b.createFrag()),a.createElement=function(c){return t.shivMethods?g(c,a,b):b.createElem(c)},a.createDocumentFragment=Function("h,f","return function(){var n=f.cloneNode(),c=n.createElement;h.shivMethods&&("+d().join().replace(/[\w\-:]+/g,function(a){return b.createElem(a),b.frag.createElement(a),'c("'+a+'")'})+");return n}")(t,b.frag)}function j(a){a||(a=b);var d=f(a);return!t.shivCSS||k||d.hasCSS||(d.hasCSS=!!c(a,"article,aside,dialog,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,nav,section{display:block}mark{background:#FF0;color:#000}template{display:none}")),l||i(a,d),a}var k,l,m="3.7.2",n=a.html5||{},o=/^<|^(?:button|map|select|textarea|object|iframe|option|optgroup)$/i,p=/^(?:a|b|code|div|fieldset|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|i|label|li|ol|p|q|span|strong|style|table|tbody|td|th|tr|ul)$/i,q="_html5shiv",r=0,s={};!function(){try{var a=b.createElement("a");a.innerHTML="<xyz></xyz>",k="hidden"in a,l=1==a.childNodes.length||function(){b.createElement("a");var a=b.createDocumentFragment();return"undefined"==typeof a.cloneNode||"undefined"==typeof a.createDocumentFragment||"undefined"==typeof a.createElement}()}catch(c){k=!0,l=!0}}();var t={elements:n.elements||"abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details dialog figcaption figure footer header hgroup main mark meter nav output picture progress section summary template time video",version:m,shivCSS:n.shivCSS!==!1,supportsUnknownElements:l,shivMethods:n.shivMethods!==!1,type:"default",shivDocument:j,createElement:g,createDocumentFragment:h,addElements:e};a.html5=t,j(b)}(this,document);
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 929a859..042dc79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "html5shiv",
-	"version": "3.7.0",
+	"version": "3.7.2",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
 		"url": "https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv.git"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 189a2ea..622d80b 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ HTML5 Shiv works as a simple drop-in solution. In most cases there is no need to
 
 ### `html5.elements` option
 
-The `elements` option is a space separated string or array, which describes the **full** list of the elements to shiv. 
+The `elements` option is a space separated string or array, which describes the **full** list of the elements to shiv. see also `addElements`.
 
 **Configuring `elements` before `html5shiv.js` is included.**
 
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ window.html5 = {
 window.html5.shivMethods = false;
 ```
 
+### `html5.addElements( newElements [, document] )`
+
+The `html5.addElements` method extends the list of elements to shiv. The newElements argument can be a whitespace separated list or an array.
+
+```js
+//extend list of elements to shiv
+html5.addElements('element content');
+```
+
 ### `html5.createElement( nodeName [, document] )`
 
 The `html5.createElement` method creates a shived element, even if `shivMethods` is set to false.
diff --git a/src/html5shiv-printshiv.js b/src/html5shiv-printshiv.js
index 5506b13..c2913b5 100644
--- a/src/html5shiv-printshiv.js
+++ b/src/html5shiv-printshiv.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
     /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/html5shiv.js b/src/html5shiv.js
index 148feeb..77dace4 100644
--- a/src/html5shiv.js
+++ b/src/html5shiv.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,7 +82,25 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
-    /**
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
+   /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
    * @param {Document} ownerDocument The document.
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 75caf59..05f8fc7 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ <h2>additional tests</h2>
 			</li>
 		</ul>
 	<body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>