diff --git a/js/carousel.js b/js/carousel.js
index 4def0cec28..2e5d978535 100644
--- a/js/carousel.js
+++ b/js/carousel.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     return this.each(function () {
       var $this   = $(this)
       var data    = $this.data('bs.carousel')
-      var options = $.extend({}, Carousel.DEFAULTS, typeof option == 'object' && option)
+      var options = $.extend({}, Carousel.DEFAULTS, $this.data(), typeof option == 'object' && option)
       var action  = typeof option == 'string' ? option : options.slide
 
       if (!data) $this.data('bs.carousel', (data = new Carousel(this, options)))