diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index a93cba1..cd90899 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
         updatePoints(nextProps, chart, dataKey);
         if (chart.scale) {
           chart.scale.xLabels = nextProps.data.labels;
-           
+
             if (chart.scale.calculateXLabelRotation){
           chart.scale.calculateXLabelRotation();
             }
@@ -127,11 +127,24 @@ var updatePoints = function(nextProps, chart, dataKey) {
       chart.removeData();
     }
     nextProps.data.datasets.forEach(function(set, setIndex) {
+      // updating properties
+      Object.keys(set).forEach(function (prop) {
+        var val = set[prop];
+        if (prop === 'data') return; // skip data
+        chart.datasets[setIndex][prop] = val;
+      });
+
+      // updating points
       set.data.forEach(function(val, pointIndex) {
         if (typeof(chart.datasets[setIndex][dataKey][pointIndex]) == "undefined") {
           addData(nextProps, chart, setIndex, pointIndex);
         } else {
           chart.datasets[setIndex][dataKey][pointIndex].value = val;
+          // update point color if available
+          if (set.pointColor) {
+            chart.datasets[setIndex][dataKey][pointIndex].fillColor = set.pointColor;
+            chart.datasets[setIndex][dataKey][pointIndex].highlightFill = set.pointColor;
+          }
         }
       });
     });