diff --git a/types/awesomplete/awesomplete-tests.ts b/types/awesomplete/awesomplete-tests.ts
index f9ff4fed77..a3c66875a4 100644
--- a/types/awesomplete/awesomplete-tests.ts
+++ b/types/awesomplete/awesomplete-tests.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ new Awesomplete(input, {
 
 const awesomplete = new Awesomplete(input);
 awesomplete.list = ["Ada", "Java", "JavaScript", "LOLCODE", "Node.js", "Ruby on Rails"];
+awesomplete.destroy();
 
 new Awesomplete(input, {
     list: [
diff --git a/types/awesomplete/index.d.ts b/types/awesomplete/index.d.ts
index 149b87e9f6..e73b7cf2f3 100644
--- a/types/awesomplete/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/awesomplete/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Type definitions for Awesomplete 1.1
 // Project: https://leaverou.github.io/awesomplete/
-// Definitions by: webbiesdk <https://github.com/webbiesdk>, Ben Dixon <https://github.com/bmdixon>, Trevor Bekolay <https://github.com/tbekolay>
+// Definitions by: webbiesdk <https://github.com/webbiesdk>
+//                 Ben Dixon <https://github.com/bmdixon>
+//                 Trevor Bekolay <https://github.com/tbekolay>
+//                 Chris LoPresto <https://github.com/chrislopresto>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 declare class Awesomplete {
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ declare class Awesomplete {
     selected: boolean;
     open: () => void;
     status: HTMLElement;
+    destroy: () => void;
 }
 
 declare namespace Awesomplete {