diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 135fb93c..5f8c82a7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class WebTorrent extends EventEmitter {
     if (!opts.createdBy) opts.createdBy = `WebTorrent/${VERSION_STR}`
 
     const onTorrent = torrent => {
+      opts.onTorrent && opts.onTorrent(torrent)
       const tasks = [
         cb => {
           // when a filesystem path is specified, files are already in the FS store