diff --git a/lib/state.js b/lib/state.js
index d5ce5b7..19781f2 100644
--- a/lib/state.js
+++ b/lib/state.js
@@ -399,9 +399,15 @@
     this.__transitions__ = [];
     this.trace           = false;
 
+    // attach to __instances so external tools can access this instance
+    if (opts.track) { State.instances.push(this); }
+
     if (f) { f.call(this); }
   }
 
+  // Public: exposes state instances that have been given `track: true` in `opt`.
+  State.instances = [];
+
   // Public: Convenience method for creating a new statechart. Simply creates a
   // root state and invokes the given function in the context of that state.
   //
diff --git a/spec/statechart_spec.js b/spec/statechart_spec.js
index 36346a3..41e4277 100644
--- a/spec/statechart_spec.js
+++ b/spec/statechart_spec.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ describe('State constructor function', function() {
     s = new State('x', {H: true}, f);
     expect(context).toBe(s);
   });
+
+  it('should push the state onto `instances` via setting `track` to `true`', function() {
+    var s = new State('a', { track: true });
+    expect(State.instances).toEqual([s])
+  });
 });
 
 describe('State#addSubstate', function() {