diff --git a/jquery.auto-grow-input.js b/jquery.auto-grow-input.js
index c59fc2e..ccd3ebb 100644
--- a/jquery.auto-grow-input.js
+++ b/jquery.auto-grow-input.js
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
     var event = 'oninput' in document.createElement('input') ? 'input' : 'keydown';
 
     $.fn.autoGrowInput = function(options){
+    	if (options === 'destroy') {
+            this.each(function() {
+                 var input = $(this);
+                 input.off(event + '.autogrow autogrow');
+                 var span = input.data("autogrowSpan");
+                 span.remove();
+                 input.data('autogrowSpan','');
+            });
+                        
+            return this;
+        }
+        
         var o = $.extend({ maxWidth: 500, minWidth: 20, comfortZone: 0 }, options);
 
         this.each(function(){
@@ -38,6 +50,7 @@
                     else if (newWidth < o.minWidth) newWidth = o.minWidth;
                     if (newWidth != input.width()) input.width(newWidth);
                 };
+            input.data("autogrowSpan", span);
             input.on(event+'.autogrow autogrow', check);
             // init on page load
             check();