diff --git a/js/core/core.draw.js b/js/core/core.draw.js
index b5d9779da..4cf3d6db8 100644
--- a/js/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/js/core/core.draw.js
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ function _fnCreateTr ( oSettings, iRow, nTrIn, anTds )
 			// Need to create the HTML if new, or if a rendering function is defined
 			if ( !nTrIn || oCol.mRender || oCol.mData !== i )
 			{
-				nTd.innerHTML = _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' );
+			   	var cellData = _fnGetCellData(oSettings, iRow, i, 'display');
+			   	// if the render function of columns creates directly a dom object
+                    		if (typeof cellData === 'object')
+                    		{
+                        		nTd.appendChild(cellData);
+		                }
+                    		else
+                    		{ nTd.innerHTML = cellData; }
 			}
 
 			/* Add user defined class */