diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/grid/assets/js/datagrid.js b/modules/backend/widgets/grid/assets/js/datagrid.js
index 7ec49cfc1..6be4d0203 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/grid/assets/js/datagrid.js
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/grid/assets/js/datagrid.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         else if (this.options.sourceHandler) {
             $.request(self.options.sourceHandler, {
                 success: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR){
-                    self.gridInstance.loadData(data.result)
+                    self.setData(data.result)
                 }
             })
         }
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@
         return $.extend(true, {}, this.gridInstance.getDataAtRow(row))
     }
 
+    DataGrid.prototype.setData = function(data) {
+        this.gridInstance.loadData(data)
+    }
+
     DataGrid.prototype.getData = function() {
         var self = this,
             results = [],