diff --git a/auto_tests/tests/resize.js b/auto_tests/tests/resize.js
index 6230ffb94..d31ceb0e5 100644
--- a/auto_tests/tests/resize.js
+++ b/auto_tests/tests/resize.js
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ it('testResizeMaintainsMouseOperations', function() {
   var g = new Dygraph(graph, data, {highlightCallback: callback});
 
   strum(g, 300, 640);
-  assert.equal(6, callbackCount);
+  assert.equal(7, callbackCount);
 
   graph.style.width = "500px";
   g.resize();
 
   callbackCount = 0;
   strum(g, 300, 500);
-  assert.equal(6, callbackCount);
+  assert.equal(7, callbackCount);
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/dygraph.js b/src/dygraph.js
index ba4473925..94550c2ab 100644
--- a/src/dygraph.js
+++ b/src/dygraph.js
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ Dygraph.prototype.__init__ = function(div, file, attrs) {
   this.eventListeners_ = {};
 
   this.attributes_ = new DygraphOptions(this);
+  this.lastMouseMoveEvent_ = null;
+  this.currentZoomRectArgs_ = null;
 
   // Create the containing DIV and other interactive elements
   this.createInterface_();
@@ -1211,6 +1213,7 @@ Dygraph.prototype.drawZoomRect_ = function(direction, startX, endX, startY,
                                            endY, prevDirection, prevEndX,
                                            prevEndY) {
   var ctx = this.canvas_ctx_;
+  this.currentZoomRectArgs_ = arguments;
 
   // Clean up from the previous rect if necessary
   if (prevDirection == utils.HORIZONTAL) {
@@ -1591,6 +1594,8 @@ Dygraph.prototype.findStackedPoint = function(domX, domY) {
  * @private
  */
 Dygraph.prototype.mouseMove_ = function(event) {
+  this.lastMouseMoveEvent_ = event;
+  
   // This prevents JS errors when mousing over the canvas before data loads.
   var points = this.layout_.points;
   if (points === undefined || points === null) return;
@@ -2350,6 +2355,15 @@ Dygraph.prototype.renderGraph_ = function(is_initial_draw) {
       fn(this);
     }
   }
+
+  if(this.lastMouseMoveEvent_ !== null)
+  {
+    this.mouseMove_(this.lastMouseMoveEvent_);
+  }
+  if(this.currentZoomRectArgs_ !== null)
+  {
+    this.drawZoomRect_.apply(this, this.currentZoomRectArgs_);
+  }
 };
 
 /**