diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
index bfa7a35..dbebafa 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
           { text: 'Tree with Labels', link: '/examples/label' },
           { text: 'Directed Tree', link: '/examples/directed' },
           { text: 'Tree Orientations', link: '/examples/orientation' },
+          { text: 'Fully Linked', link: '/examples/linked' },
         ],
       },
       {
diff --git a/docs/examples/linked.md b/docs/examples/linked.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ba82bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/linked.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+title: Linked
+---
+
+# Linked
+
+<script setup>
+import {config} from './linked';
+</script>
+
+<ForceDirectedGraphChart
+  :options="config.options"
+  :data="config.data"
+/>
+
+### Code
+
+:::code-group
+
+<<< ./linked.ts#config [config]
+
+<<< ./linked.ts#data [data]
+
+:::
diff --git a/docs/examples/linked.ts b/docs/examples/linked.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c52572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/linked.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { ChartConfiguration } from 'chart.js';
+import type {} from '../../src';
+import 'chartjs-plugin-datalabels';
+
+// #region data
+
+const edges = [
+  { source: 1, target: 0 },
+  { source: 2, target: 0 },
+  { source: 2, target: 1 },
+  { source: 3, target: 1 },
+  { source: 3, target: 0 },
+  { source: 3, target: 2 },
+];
+
+const widths = [2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25];
+const dashes = [
+  [2, 2],
+  [5, 5],
+  [10, 10],
+  [15, 15],
+  [20, 20],
+  [25, 25],
+];
+const colors = ['blue', 'red', 'green', 'purple', 'pink', 'yellow'];
+const nodeColors = ['yellow', 'pink', 'teal', 'violet'];
+
+export const data: ChartConfiguration<'tree'>['data'] = {
+  labels: ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'],
+  datasets: [
+    {
+      data: [{}, {}, {}, {}],
+      edges: edges,
+      pointRadius: 20,
+      pointBackgroundColor: (ctx) => nodeColors[ctx.index],
+      edgeLineBorderWidth: (ctx) => widths[ctx.index],
+      edgeLineBorderDash: (ctx) => dashes[ctx.index],
+      edgeLineBorderColor: (ctx) => colors[ctx.index],
+    },
+  ],
+};
+// #endregion data
+// #region config
+export const config: ChartConfiguration<'tree'> = {
+  type: 'forceDirectedGraph',
+  data,
+  options: {
+    scales: {
+      x: { min: -1.5, max: 1.5 },
+      y: { min: -1.5, max: 1.5 },
+    },
+    plugins: { legend: { display: false } },
+  },
+};
+// #endregion config
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a65c2ab..2bcd3f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "chartjs-chart-graph",
   "description": "Chart.js module for charting graphs",
-  "version": "4.2.4",
+  "version": "4.2.5",
   "author": {
     "name": "Samuel Gratzl",
     "email": "sam@sgratzl.com",
diff --git a/src/controllers/GraphController.ts b/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
index f454886..fbce1d0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ export class GraphController extends ScatterController {
     this.stopLayout();
   }
 
+  declare getContext: (index: number, active: boolean, mode: UpdateMode) => unknown;
+
   /**
    * @hidden
    */
@@ -215,14 +217,33 @@ export class GraphController extends ScatterController {
       _cachedDataOpts: this._cachedDataOpts,
       dataElementType: this.dataElementType,
       _sharedOptions: this._sharedOptions,
+      // getDataset: this.getDataset,
+      // getParsed: this.getParsed,
     };
     this._cachedDataOpts = {};
     this.dataElementType = this.edgeElementType;
     this._sharedOptions = this._edgeSharedOptions;
+
+    const dataset = this.getDataset();
     const meta = this._cachedMeta;
-    const nodes = meta.data;
+    const nodeElements = meta.data;
     const data = (this._cachedMeta as unknown as IExtendedChartMeta)._parsedEdges;
 
+    // get generic context to prefill cache
+    this.getContext(-1, false, mode);
+    this.getDataset = () => {
+      return new Proxy(dataset, {
+        get(obj: any, prop: string) {
+          return prop === 'data' ? obj.edges ?? [] : obj[prop];
+        },
+      });
+    };
+    this.getParsed = (index: number) => {
+      return data[index] as any;
+    };
+    // patch meta to store edges
+    meta.data = (meta as any).edges;
+
     const reset = mode === 'reset';
 
     const firstOpts = this.resolveDataElementOptions(start, mode);
@@ -253,11 +274,11 @@ export class GraphController extends ScatterController {
       const parsed = data[index];
 
       const properties: any = {
-        source: nodes[parsed.source],
-        target: nodes[parsed.target],
+        source: nodeElements[parsed.source],
+        target: nodeElements[parsed.target],
         points: Array.isArray(parsed.points) ? parsed.points.map((p) => copyPoint(p)) : [],
       };
-      properties.points._source = nodes[parsed.source];
+      properties.points._source = nodeElements[parsed.source];
       if (includeOptions) {
         if (sharedOptions !== dummyShared) {
           properties.options = sharedOptions;
@@ -271,6 +292,10 @@ export class GraphController extends ScatterController {
 
     this._edgeSharedOptions = this._sharedOptions;
     Object.assign(this, bak);
+    delete (this as any).getDataset;
+    delete (this as any).getParsed;
+    // patch meta to store edges
+    meta.data = nodeElements;
   }
 
   /**