diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4a34aca..5132bf0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -402,8 +402,23 @@ <h3>Public methods</h3>
                     <td>
                         <pre><code class="javascript">$('#node-2').treegrid('render');</code></pre>
                     </td>
-                </tr> 
-
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>attachNode</td>
+                    <td>Attach node, set it up and render it</td>
+                    <td>
+                        <pre><code class="javascript">$('#tree').treegrid('attachNode',
+  $('&lt;tr class="treegrid-5"&gt;' +
+    '&lt;td&gt;Node 1-2-1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Additional info&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;'));</code></pre>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>removeNode</td>
+                    <td>Remove node then redraw parent node</td>
+                    <td>
+                        <pre><code class="javascript">$('#node-2').treegrid('removeNode');</code></pre>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
 
             </table>
             <h3>Events</h3>
diff --git a/js/jquery.treegrid.js b/js/jquery.treegrid.js
index 1785e53..4c1f105 100644
--- a/js/jquery.treegrid.js
+++ b/js/jquery.treegrid.js
@@ -37,6 +37,60 @@
                 $this.treegrid('initExpander').treegrid('initIndent').treegrid('initEvents').treegrid('initState').treegrid("initSettingsEvents");
             });
         },
+        /**
+         * Attach node
+         * 
+         * @param {HtmlElement|String|Object} node
+         * @returns {Object[]}
+         */
+        attachNode: function(node) {
+            return this.each(function() {
+                var $this = $(this);
+                var $node = $(node);
+                var $insertion;
+                var parentIndex = $this.treegrid('getSetting', 'getParentNodeId').apply($node);
+                if (parentIndex !== null) {
+                    $insertion = $this.treegrid('getSetting', 'getNodeById').apply(this, [parentIndex, $this.treegrid('getTreeContainer')]);
+                } else {
+                    $insertion = $this.find('tbody:last');
+                    if ($insertion.length != 0) {
+                        $this = $insertion;
+                    }
+                    $insertion = $this.find('tr:last');
+                }
+                if ($insertion.length != 0) {
+                    $node.insertAfter($insertion).treegrid('initExpander').treegrid('initIndent').treegrid('initEvents').treegrid('initState').treegrid("initSettingsEvents");
+                    $node.treegrid('getParentNode').treegrid('expand');
+                }
+            });
+        },
+        /**
+         * Remove node
+         * 
+         * @returns {Object[]}
+         */
+        removeNode: function() {
+            var removeChildren = function($e) {
+                $e.treegrid('getChildNodes').each(function(i,v) {
+                    var $v = $(v);
+                    removeChildren($v);
+                    $v.treegrid('getChildNodes').remove();
+                });
+                $e.treegrid('getChildNodes').remove();
+            }
+
+            return this.each(function() {
+                var $this = $(this);
+                var $parent = $this.treegrid('getParentNode');
+                removeChildren($this);
+                $this.remove();
+                if ($parent.treegrid('getChildNodes').length == 0) {
+                    $parent.trigger("collapse").treegrid('getSetting', 'getExpander').apply($parent)
+                        .removeClass($parent.treegrid('getSetting', 'expanderCollapsedClass'))
+                        .removeClass($parent.treegrid('getSetting', 'expanderExpandedClass'));
+                }
+            });
+        },
         /**
          * Initialize node events
          * 
@@ -230,7 +284,11 @@
          * @returns {HtmlElement}
          */
         getTreeContainer: function() {
-            return $(this).data('treegrid');
+            if ($(this).is("table")) {
+                return $(this).data('treegrid');
+            } else {
+                return $(this).closest('table').data('treegrid');
+            }
         },
         /**
          * Set tree container
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index 3839f23..689f358 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -191,4 +191,27 @@ test("Global Events test", function() {
     $('#tree-4').find('#anode-1').treegrid("expand");
     $('#tree-4').find('#anode-1').treegrid("collapse");
     equal(globalCounter, count + 4);
+});
+
+test("Attaching and removing nodes", function() {
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 11, "11");
+
+    var $leafNode = $('#tree-2').find('#tnode-1-1-2-1').clone();
+
+    $('#tree-2').find('#tnode-1-1-2-1').treegrid('removeNode');
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 10, "10");
+
+    $('#tree-2').treegrid('attachNode', $leafNode);
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 11, "11");
+
+    var $branchNode = $('#tree-2').find('#tnode-1-1-2').clone();
+    $('#tree-2').find('#tnode-1-1-2').treegrid('removeNode');
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 9, "9");
+
+    $('#tree-2').treegrid('attachNode', $branchNode);
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 10, "10");
+
+    $('#tree-2').treegrid('attachNode', $leafNode);
+    equal($('#tree-2').treegrid('getAllNodes').length, 11, "11");
+
 });
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