diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 159fb73..bdc6ec6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ Clone the repository then `npm i && npm run start` to build the example.
 
 ##Additional Binding Options
 * function `mappingFunction`: Function on your model which will map the suggestion data returned from your queries (e.g. so you can use computed observables and extenders in your template)
-* string `displayKey`: Property name on complex object suggestion data which will be used to populate the hint/value of the typeahead input.
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+* string `displayKey`: Property name on complex object suggestion data which will be used to populate the hint/value of the typeahead input.
+* string `onSelectFunction`: a function which will be triggered when selecting an item. The function will be sent three parameters: the knockoutobservable for the binding, the selected suggestion, and the event.
+* object `typeaheadOpts`: additional options for typeahead. see [jquery_typeahead](https://github.com/twitter/typeahead.js/blob/master/doc/jquery_typeahead.md#options )
+* boolean `localSuggestions`: if you are using local data, set it to true. Your data can be an array of strings, or an object.
diff --git a/knockout.typeahead.js b/knockout.typeahead.js
index 58d022b..66d43a9 100644
--- a/knockout.typeahead.js
+++ b/knockout.typeahead.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ko.bindingHandlers.typeahead = {
 		var mapping = ko.unwrap(allBindings().mappingFunction);
 		var onSelect = allBindings.get("onSelectFunction");
 		var displayedProperty = ko.unwrap(allBindings().displayKey);
+		var localSuggestions = ko.unwrap(allBindings().localSuggestions || false);
 		var user_typeahead_options = ko.unwrap(allBindings().typeaheadOpts) || {};
 		var value = allBindings.get("value");
 
@@ -25,26 +26,41 @@ ko.bindingHandlers.typeahead = {
 		var auth = (allBindings.has("authToken")) ? {
 			"Authorization": "Bearer " + ko.unwrap(allBindings().authToken)
 		} : {};
-		var remoteData = {
-			url: url,
-			ajax: {
-				headers: auth
-			}
-		};
-		if (remoteFilter) {
-			remoteData.filter = remoteFilter;
-		};
 
 		var resultsLimit = allBindings.get("limit") || 10;
 
-		var suggestions = new Bloodhound({
-			datumTokenizer: function (token) {
-				return Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace(token);
-			},
+		var bloodhound_options = {
 			queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
-			remote: remoteData,
 			limit: resultsLimit
-		});
+		}
+
+		if (localSuggestions != false) {
+			bloodhound_options.datumTokenizer = function (token) {
+				var t = token
+				if (Object.prototype.toString.call(t) == "[object Object]") {
+					t = token[displayedProperty]
+				}
+					return Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace(t);
+				}
+				bloodhound_options.local = url
+		} else {
+			bloodhound_options.datumTokenizer = function (token) {
+					return Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace(token);
+				}
+			bloodhound_options.remote = {
+				url: url,
+				ajax: {
+					headers: auth
+				}
+			};
+			if (remoteFilter) {
+				bloodhound_options.remote.filter = remoteFilter;
+			};
+
+		}
+
+		var suggestions = new Bloodhound(bloodhound_options);
+
 
 		suggestions.initialize();