diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 36bac5278..2188e4aa7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7866,7 +7866,7 @@
             }
         },
         "packages/alpinejs": {
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@vue/reactivity": "~3.1.1"
@@ -7874,17 +7874,17 @@
         },
         "packages/anchor": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/anchor",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/collapse": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/collapse",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/csp": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/csp",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@vue/reactivity": "~3.1.1"
@@ -7892,12 +7892,12 @@
         },
         "packages/docs": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/docs",
-            "version": "3.13.8-revision.1",
+            "version": "3.14.1-revision.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/focus": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/focus",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "focus-trap": "^6.9.4",
@@ -7914,17 +7914,17 @@
         },
         "packages/intersect": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/intersect",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/mask": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/mask",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/morph": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/morph",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/navigate": {
@@ -7937,17 +7937,17 @@
         },
         "packages/persist": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/persist",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/sort": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/sort",
-            "version": "3.13.8",
+            "version": "3.14.1",
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "packages/ui": {
             "name": "@alpinejs/ui",
-            "version": "3.13.8-beta.0",
+            "version": "3.14.1-beta.0",
             "license": "MIT",
             "devDependencies": {}
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 875d319c6..b40e4f19c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+    "name": "alpine",
     "private": true,
     "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/alpinejs/src/lifecycle.js b/packages/alpinejs/src/lifecycle.js
index 82868a158..a319f2c82 100644
--- a/packages/alpinejs/src/lifecycle.js
+++ b/packages/alpinejs/src/lifecycle.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { warn } from './utils/warn'
 
 let started = false
 
-export function start() {
+export function start(observeFullDocument = true) {
     if (started) warn('Alpine has already been initialized on this page. Calling Alpine.start() more than once can cause problems.')
 
     started = true
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function start() {
     dispatch(document, 'alpine:init')
     dispatch(document, 'alpine:initializing')
 
-    startObservingMutations()
+    startObservingMutations(observeFullDocument)
 
     onElAdded(el => initTree(el, walk))
     onElRemoved(el => destroyTree(el))
diff --git a/packages/alpinejs/src/mutation.js b/packages/alpinejs/src/mutation.js
index bded4cff4..15dfad79b 100644
--- a/packages/alpinejs/src/mutation.js
+++ b/packages/alpinejs/src/mutation.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { prefix } from './directives'
+
 let onAttributeAddeds = []
 let onElRemoveds = []
 let onElAddeds = []
@@ -49,8 +51,22 @@ let observer = new MutationObserver(onMutate)
 
 let currentlyObserving = false
 
-export function startObservingMutations() {
-    observer.observe(document, { subtree: true, childList: true, attributes: true, attributeOldValue: true })
+let isObservingFullDocument = true
+
+export function startObservingMutations(shouldObserveFullDocument = null) {
+    if (shouldObserveFullDocument !== null) {
+        isObservingFullDocument = shouldObserveFullDocument
+    }
+
+    const options = { subtree: true, childList: true, attributes: true, attributeOldValue: true }
+
+    if (isObservingFullDocument) {
+        observer.observe(document, options)
+    } else {
+        document.querySelectorAll(`[${prefix('data')}]`).forEach(el => {
+            observer.observe(el, options)
+        })
+    }
 
     currentlyObserving = true
 }