diff --git a/plugins/KoGridRowSelectionPlugin.js b/plugins/KoGridRowSelectionPlugin.js
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+ // use this plugin if you need to change the selection programmatically
+ var KoGridRowSelectionPlugin = (function () {
+        function KoGridRowSelectionPlugin(selectedItems) {
+            this.selectedItems = selectedItems;
+        }
+        KoGridRowSelectionPlugin.prototype.onGridInit = function (grid) {
+            var _this = this;
+            this._grid = grid;
+
+            this.selectedItems.subscribe(function (newValues) {
+                if (_this._grid.$$selectionPhase == true)
+                    return;
+
+                for (var j = 0; j < newValues.length; j++) {
+                    var newValue = newValues[j];
+
+                    for (var i = 0; i < _this._grid.rowFactory.rowCache.length; i++) {
+                        var rowCache = _this._grid.rowFactory.rowCache[i];
+                        if (rowCache.entity == newValue) {
+                            _this._grid.selectionService.setSelection(rowCache, true);
+                            _this._grid.selectionService.lastClickedRow = rowCache;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        };
+        return KoGridRowSelectionPlugin;
+    })();
+    koGridRowSelectionPlugin = KoGridRowSelectionPlugin;
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diff --git a/plugins/koGridBootstrapTabPlugin.js b/plugins/koGridBootstrapTabPlugin.js
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+// extension of the LayoutPlugin. Needed if the grid is displayed on a tab within bootstrap. 
+koGridBootstrapTabPlugin = function () {
+    var self = this;
+    this.grid = null;
+	$("a[data-toggle='tab']").on("shown.bs.tab", function () {
+        self.updateGridLayout();
+    });
+			
+    // The init method gets called during the koGrid binding handler execution.
+    self.onGridInit = function (grid) {
+        /* logic */
+        self.grid = grid;
+    };
+    this.updateGridLayout = function(){
+        window.kg.domUtilityService.UpdateGridLayout(self.grid);
+        self.grid.configureColumnWidths();
+        window.kg.domUtilityService.BuildStyles(self.grid);
+    };
+}