diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/Extensions/CustomUpdateDataExtension.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/Extensions/CustomUpdateDataExtension.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c73e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/Extensions/CustomUpdateDataExtension.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+namespace RGB.NET.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Offers some extensions for easier use of <see cref="CustomUpdateData"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class CustomUpdateDataExtension
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the <see cref="CustomUpdateDataIndex.FLUSH_LEDS"/>-Parameter to the given value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="customUpdateData">The update-data to modify.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
+    /// <returns>The modified update-data.</returns>
+    public static CustomUpdateData FlushLeds(this CustomUpdateData customUpdateData, bool value = true)
+    {
+        customUpdateData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.FLUSH_LEDS] = value;
+        return customUpdateData;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the <see cref="CustomUpdateDataIndex.RENDER"/>-Parameter to the given value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="customUpdateData">The update-data to modify.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
+    /// <returns>The modified update-data.</returns>
+    public static CustomUpdateData Render(this CustomUpdateData customUpdateData, bool value = true)
+    {
+        customUpdateData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.RENDER] = value;
+        return customUpdateData;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the <see cref="CustomUpdateDataIndex.UPDATE_DEVICES"/>-Parameter to the given value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="customUpdateData">The update-data to modify.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
+    /// <returns>The modified update-data.</returns>
+    public static CustomUpdateData UpdateDevices(this CustomUpdateData customUpdateData, bool value = true)
+    {
+        customUpdateData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.UPDATE_DEVICES] = value;
+        return customUpdateData;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
index b266f79..f8ec437 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public sealed class RGBSurface : AbstractBindable, IDisposable
     /// Perform a full update for all devices. Updates only dirty <see cref="Led"/> by default, or all <see cref="Led"/>, if flushLeds is set to true.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="flushLeds">Specifies whether all <see cref="Led"/>, (including clean ones) should be updated.</param>
-    public void Update(bool flushLeds = false) => Update(null, new CustomUpdateData(("flushLeds", flushLeds)));
+    public void Update(bool flushLeds = false) => Update(null, new CustomUpdateData((CustomUpdateDataIndex.FLUSH_LEDS, flushLeds)));
 
     private void Update(object? updateTrigger, CustomUpdateData customData) => Update(updateTrigger as IUpdateTrigger, customData);
 
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ public sealed class RGBSurface : AbstractBindable, IDisposable
     {
         try
         {
-            bool flushLeds = customData["flushLeds"] as bool? ?? false;
-            bool render = customData["render"] as bool? ?? true;
-            bool updateDevices = customData["updateDevices"] as bool? ?? true;
+            bool flushLeds = customData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.FLUSH_LEDS] as bool? ?? false;
+            bool render = customData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.RENDER] as bool? ?? true;
+            bool updateDevices = customData[CustomUpdateDataIndex.UPDATE_DEVICES] as bool? ?? true;
 
             lock (UpdateTriggers)
                 lock (Devices)
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/CustomUpdateData.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/CustomUpdateData.cs
index 60507c6..a16011f 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/CustomUpdateData.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/CustomUpdateData.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@
 
 namespace RGB.NET.Core;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents an index used to identify data in the <see cref="CustomUpdateData"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class CustomUpdateDataIndex
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checked by the <see cref="RGBSurface"/> to see if all LEDs needs to be flushed even if they aren't changed in this update.
+    /// default: false
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string FLUSH_LEDS = "flushLeds";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checked by the <see cref="RGBSurface"/> to see if the surface should be rendered in this update.
+    /// default: true
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string RENDER = "render";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checked by the <see cref="RGBSurface"/> to see if devies should be updated after rendering.
+    /// default: true
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string UPDATE_DEVICES = "updateDevices";
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a set of custom data, each indexed by a string-key.
 /// </summary>
@@ -47,4 +71,4 @@ public class CustomUpdateData
     }
 
     #endregion
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/ManualUpdateTrigger.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/ManualUpdateTrigger.cs
index c46645d..f9b315c 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/ManualUpdateTrigger.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/ManualUpdateTrigger.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public sealed class ManualUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
     private CancellationTokenSource? UpdateTokenSource { get; set; }
     private CancellationToken UpdateToken { get; set; }
 
+    private CustomUpdateData? _customUpdateData;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the time it took the last update-loop cycle to run.
     /// </summary>
@@ -71,7 +73,11 @@ public sealed class ManualUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
     /// <summary>
     /// Triggers an update.
     /// </summary>
-    public void TriggerUpdate() => _mutex.Set();
+    public void TriggerUpdate(CustomUpdateData? updateData = null)
+    {
+        _customUpdateData = updateData;
+        _mutex.Set();
+    }
 
     private void UpdateLoop()
     {
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ public sealed class ManualUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
             if (_mutex.WaitOne(100))
             {
                 long preUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
-                OnUpdate();
+                OnUpdate(_customUpdateData);
                 LastUpdateTime = ((Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() - preUpdateTicks) / 10000.0);
             }
         }
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/TimerUpdateTrigger.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/TimerUpdateTrigger.cs
index 1579379..6f0fe37 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/Update/TimerUpdateTrigger.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/Update/TimerUpdateTrigger.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public class TimerUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
 
     private readonly object _lock = new();
 
+    private readonly CustomUpdateData? _customUpdateData;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the update loop of this trigger.
     /// </summary>
@@ -62,6 +64,19 @@ public class TimerUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
             Start();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TimerUpdateTrigger"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="autostart">A value indicating if the trigger should automatically <see cref="Start"/> right after construction.</param>
+    public TimerUpdateTrigger(CustomUpdateData? customUpdateData, bool autostart = true)
+    {
+        this._customUpdateData = customUpdateData;
+
+        if (autostart)
+            // ReSharper disable once VirtualMemberCallInConstructor - HACK DarthAffe 01.06.2021: I've no idea how to correctly handle that case, for now just disable it 
+            Start();
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region Methods
@@ -118,7 +133,7 @@ public class TimerUpdateTrigger : AbstractUpdateTrigger
         {
             long preUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
 
-            OnUpdate();
+            OnUpdate(_customUpdateData);
 
             if (UpdateFrequency > 0)
             {