diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index c3fabda..1beb8ab 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     /**
      * The canvas 2d context that everything is drawn with
      * @property context
-     * @type CanvasRenderingContext2D 2d Context
+     * @type CanvasRenderingContext2D
      */
     this.context = this.view.getContext( "2d", { alpha: this.transparent } );
 
@@ -221,6 +221,28 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Removes everything from the renderer and optionally removes the Canvas DOM element.
+ *
+ * @method destroy
+ * @param [removeView=true] {boolean} Removes the Canvas element from the DOM.
+ */
+PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.destroy = function(removeView)
+{
+    if (typeof removeView === 'undefined') { removeView = true; }
+
+    if (removeView && this.view.parent)
+    {
+        this.view.parent.removeChild(this.view);
+    }
+
+    this.view = null;
+    this.context = null;
+    this.maskManager = null;
+    this.renderSession = null;
+
+};
+
+/**
  * Resizes the canvas view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize