diff --git a/src/hooks/useRive.tsx b/src/hooks/useRive.tsx
index 93bc471..0446fd4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useRive.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useRive.tsx
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ export default function useRive(
     let r: Rive | null;
     if (rive == null) {
       const { useOffscreenRenderer } = options;
+      const { onRiveReady, ...restRiveParams } = riveParams;
       r = new Rive({
         useOffscreenRenderer,
-        ...riveParams,
+        ...restRiveParams,
         canvas: canvasElem,
       });
       if (riveRef.current != null) {
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ export default function useRive(
       riveRef.current = r;
       r.on(EventType.Load, () => {
         isLoaded = true;
+
+        if (onRiveReady) {
+          onRiveReady(r!);
+        }
+
         // Check if the component/canvas is mounted before setting state to avoid setState
         // on an unmounted component in some rare cases
         if (canvasElem) {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 0eebf66..68aed06 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import {
 } from '@rive-app/canvas';
 import { ComponentProps, RefCallback } from 'react';
 
-export type UseRiveParameters = Partial<Omit<RiveParameters, 'canvas'>> | null;
+export type UseRiveParameters = Partial<Omit<RiveParameters, 'canvas'>> & {
+  onRiveReady?: (rive: Rive) => void;
+} | null;
 
 export type UseRiveOptions = {
   useDevicePixelRatio: boolean;