diff --git a/src/ion-autocomplete.js b/src/ion-autocomplete.js
index fd1fb79..1a11faf 100644
--- a/src/ion-autocomplete.js
+++ b/src/ion-autocomplete.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                 this.loadingIcon = valueOrDefault($attrs.loadingIcon, undefined);
                 this.manageExternally = valueOrDefault($attrs.manageExternally, "false");
                 this.clearOnSelect = valueOrDefault($attrs.clearOnSelect, "true");
-                this.ngModelOptions = valueOrDefault($scope.$eval($attrs.ngModelOptions), {});                
+                this.clearOnRemove = valueOrDefault($attrs.clearOnRemove, "false");
+                this.ngModelOptions = valueOrDefault($scope.$eval($attrs.ngModelOptions), {});
                 this.openClass = valueOrDefault($attrs.openClass, 'ion-autocomplete-open');
                 this.closeClass = valueOrDefault($attrs.closeClass, 'ion-autocomplete-close');
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
 
                         // store the selected items
                         if (!isKeyValueInObjectArray(ionAutocompleteController.selectedItems,
-                                ionAutocompleteController.itemValueKey, ionAutocompleteController.getItemValue(item, ionAutocompleteController.itemValueKey))) {
+                            ionAutocompleteController.itemValueKey, ionAutocompleteController.getItemValue(item, ionAutocompleteController.itemValueKey))) {
 
                             // if it is a single select set the item directly
                             if (ionAutocompleteController.maxSelectedItems == "1") {
@@ -200,6 +201,12 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                         // clear the selected items if just one item is selected
                         if (!angular.isArray(ionAutocompleteController.selectedItems)) {
                             ionAutocompleteController.selectedItems = [];
+                            if (ionAutocompleteController.clearOnRemove == "true") {
+                                ionAutocompleteController.searchQuery = undefined;
+                                ionAutocompleteController.cancelClick();
+                            }
+
+
                         } else {
                             // remove the item from the selected items and create a copy of the array to update the model.
                             // See https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-select/issues/191#issuecomment-55471732
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                             // show the loading icon
                             ionAutocompleteController.showLoadingIcon = true;
 
-                            var queryObject = {query: query, isInitializing: isInitializing};
+                            var queryObject = { query: query, isInitializing: isInitializing };
 
                             // if the component id is set, then add it to the query object
                             if (ionAutocompleteController.componentId) {
@@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                     var onTouchStart = function (e) {
                         scrolling.moved = false;
                         // Use originalEvent when available, fix compatibility with jQuery
-                        if (typeof(e.originalEvent) !== 'undefined') {
+                        if (typeof (e.originalEvent) !== 'undefined') {
                             e = e.originalEvent;
                         }
                         scrolling.startX = e.touches[0].clientX;
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                     // check if the finger moves more than 10px and set the moved flag to true
                     var onTouchMove = function (e) {
                         // Use originalEvent when available, fix compatibility with jQuery
-                        if (typeof(e.originalEvent) !== 'undefined') {
+                        if (typeof (e.originalEvent) !== 'undefined') {
                             e = e.originalEvent;
                         }
                         if (Math.abs(e.touches[0].clientX - scrolling.startX) > 10 ||
@@ -402,7 +409,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                     // function to call the model to item method and select the item
                     var resolveAndSelectModelItem = function (modelValue) {
                         // convert the given function to a $q promise to support promises too
-                        var promise = $q.when(ionAutocompleteController.modelToItemMethod({modelValue: modelValue}));
+                        var promise = $q.when(ionAutocompleteController.modelToItemMethod({ modelValue: modelValue }));
 
                         promise.then(function (promiseData) {
                             // select the item which are returned by the model to item method
@@ -483,7 +490,7 @@ angular.module('ion-autocomplete', []).directive('ionAutocomplete', [
                     // set the model value of the model
                     ngModelController.$parsers.push(function (viewValue) {
                         return ionAutocompleteController.getItemValue(viewValue, ionAutocompleteController.itemValueKey);
-                    });        
+                    });
 
                 });