diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 65e8326..e17eef1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Pjax.prototype = {
 
   parseDOM: require("./lib/proto/parse-dom.js"),
 
+  refresh: require("./lib/proto/refresh.js"),
+
   attachLink: require("./lib/proto/attach-link.js"),
 
   forEachSelectors: function(cb, context, DOMcontext) {
diff --git a/lib/proto/attach-link.js b/lib/proto/attach-link.js
index d8ca18d..f0ad789 100644
--- a/lib/proto/attach-link.js
+++ b/lib/proto/attach-link.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ var linkAction = function(el, event) {
 module.exports = function(el) {
   var that = this
 
+  el.setAttribute("data-pjax-enabled", "true");
+
   on(el, "click", function(event) {
     linkAction.call(that, el, event)
   })
diff --git a/lib/proto/parse-element.js b/lib/proto/parse-element.js
index a6311d2..4f7a8cd 100644
--- a/lib/proto/parse-element.js
+++ b/lib/proto/parse-element.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = function(el) {
   switch (el.tagName.toLowerCase()) {
   case "a":
-    this.attachLink(el)
+    // only attach link if el does not already have link attached
+    if (!el.getAttribute("data-pjax-enabled")) {
+      this.attachLink(el)
+    }
     break
 
   case "form":
diff --git a/lib/proto/refresh.js b/lib/proto/refresh.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39c271b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/proto/refresh.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+var parseDom = require("./parse-dom")
+
+module.exports = function(el) {
+  parseDom(document);
+}