Index: CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7198)
+++ CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7199)
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/6089">#6089</a> : Minimum compatibility with iOS5. </li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7931">#7931</a> : The <code><a href="http://docs.cksource.com/ckeditor_api/symbols/CKEDITOR.editor.html#event:mode">mode</a></code> event now carries the previous editor mode.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/6161">#6161</a> : Add new <a href="http://docs.cksource.com/ckeditor_api/symbols/CKEDITOR.config.html#.autoGrow_onStartup">autoGrow_onStartup</a> configuration option.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<p>
Index: CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/autogrow/plugin.js
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--- CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/autogrow/plugin.js	(revision 7198)
+++ CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/autogrow/plugin.js	(revision 7199)
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@
 		init : function( editor )
 		{
-			for ( var eventName in { contentDom:1, key:1, selectionChange:1, insertElement:1 } )
+			var eventsList = { contentDom:1, key:1, selectionChange:1, insertElement:1 };
+			editor.config.autoGrow_onStartup && ( eventsList[ 'instanceReady' ] = 1 );
+			for ( var eventName in eventsList )
 			{
 				editor.on( eventName, function( evt )
@@ -78,4 +80,14 @@
  * config.autoGrow_maxHeight = 400;
  */
+ 
+ /**
+ * Whether to have the auto grow happen on editor creation.
+ * @name CKEDITOR.config.autoGrow_onStartup
+ * @type Boolean
+ * @default false
+ * @since 3.6.2
+ * @example
+ * config.autoGrow_onStartup = true;
+ */
 
 /**