diff --git a/docs/07-Advanced.md b/docs/07-Advanced.md
index 4bedca3e0..02f8f0988 100644
--- a/docs/07-Advanced.md
+++ b/docs/07-Advanced.md
@@ -377,9 +377,10 @@ Plugins will be called at the following times
 * Start of initialization
 * End of initialization
 * Start of update
-* End of update
+* End of update (before render occurs)
 * Start of draw
 * End of draw
+* Before an animation is started
 
 Plugins should derive from Chart.PluginBase and implement the following interface
 ```javascript
diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index 2548e8734..808c8b934 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				this.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex).controller.update();
 			}, this);
 
-			this.render(animationDuration, lazy);
-
+			// Do this before render so that any plugins that need final scale updates can use it
 			Chart.pluginService.notifyPlugins('afterUpdate', [this]);
+
+			this.render(animationDuration, lazy);
 		},
 
 		render: function render(duration, lazy) {