diff --git a/src/scene/ScenePlugin.js b/src/scene/ScenePlugin.js
index 045d31e3a..048046994 100644
--- a/src/scene/ScenePlugin.js
+++ b/src/scene/ScenePlugin.js
@@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ var ScenePlugin = new Class({
             this.manager.start(key, GetFastValue(config, 'data'));
         }
 
+        var onStartCallback = GetFastValue(config, 'onStart', null);
+
+        var onStartScope = GetFastValue(config, 'onStartScope', this.scene);
+
+        if (onStartCallback)
+        {
+            onStartCallback.call(onStartScope, this.scene, target, duration);
+        }
+
         this.systems.events.emit(Events.TRANSITION_OUT, target, duration);
 
         this.systems.events.on(Events.UPDATE, this.step, this);
diff --git a/src/scene/typedefs/SceneTransitionConfig.js b/src/scene/typedefs/SceneTransitionConfig.js
index 0d9ca816a..5e4d8cfc5 100644
--- a/src/scene/typedefs/SceneTransitionConfig.js
+++ b/src/scene/typedefs/SceneTransitionConfig.js
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
  * @property {boolean} [moveBelow] - Move the target Scene to be below this one before the transition starts.
  * @property {function} [onUpdate] - This callback is invoked every frame for the duration of the transition.
  * @property {any} [onUpdateScope] - The context in which the callback is invoked.
+ * @property {function} [onStart] - This callback is invoked when transition starting.
+ * @property {any} [onStartScope] - The context in which the callback is invoked.
  * @property {any} [data] - An object containing any data you wish to be passed to the target scene's init / create methods (if sleep is false) or to the target scene's wake event callback (if sleep is true).
  */