diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
index 81ef75209d..13480719e2 100644
--- a/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ $('a[data-toggle="tab"]').on('shown', function (e) {
         <p>{{_i}}Toggles an element's tooltip.{{/i}}</p>
         <pre class="prettyprint linenums">$('#element').tooltip('toggle')</pre>
         <h4>.tooltip('destroy')</h4>
-        <p>{{_i}}Destroys an element's tooltip.{{/i}}</p>
+        <p>{{_i}}Hides and destroys an element's tooltip.{{/i}}</p>
         <pre class="prettyprint linenums">$('#element').tooltip('destroy')</pre>
       </section>
 
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ $('a[data-toggle="tab"]').on('shown', function (e) {
         <p>{{_i}}Toggles an elements popover.{{/i}}</p>
         <pre class="prettyprint linenums">$('#element').popover('toggle')</pre>
         <h4>.popover('destroy')</h4>
-        <p>{{_i}}Destroys an element's popover.{{/i}}</p>
+        <p>{{_i}}Hides and destroys an element's popover.{{/i}}</p>
         <pre class="prettyprint linenums">$('#element').popover('destroy')</pre>
       </section>
 
diff --git a/js/bootstrap-popover.js b/js/bootstrap-popover.js
index fe22ecb47c..2e6d9c32a5 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-popover.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-popover.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     }
 
   , destroy: function () {
-      this.$element.off().removeData('popover')
+      this.hide().$element.off('.' + this.type).removeData(this.type)
     }
 
   })
diff --git a/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js b/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
index f280e36966..f9447410ec 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
       if (this.options.trigger != 'manual') {
         eventIn  = this.options.trigger == 'hover' ? 'mouseenter' : 'focus'
         eventOut = this.options.trigger == 'hover' ? 'mouseleave' : 'blur'
-        this.$element.on(eventIn, this.options.selector, $.proxy(this.enter, this))
-        this.$element.on(eventOut, this.options.selector, $.proxy(this.leave, this))
+        this.$element.on(eventIn + '.' + this.type, this.options.selector, $.proxy(this.enter, this))
+        this.$element.on(eventOut + '.' + this.type, this.options.selector, $.proxy(this.leave, this))
       }
 
       this.options.selector ?
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
       $.support.transition && this.$tip.hasClass('fade') ?
         removeWithAnimation() :
         $tip.remove()
+        
+      return this
     }
 
   , fixTitle: function () {
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@
     }
 
   , destroy: function () {
-      this.$element.off().removeData('tooltip')
+      this.hide().$element.off('.' + this.type).removeData(this.type)
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-popover.js b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-popover.js
index 6d5d9f7a18..daffe215c9 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-popover.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-popover.js
@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@ $(function () {
       })
 
       test("should destroy popover", function () {
-        var popover = $('<div/>').popover()
+        var popover = $('<div/>').popover().on('click.foo', function(){})
         ok(popover.data('popover'), 'popover has data')
         ok(popover.data('events').mouseover && popover.data('events').mouseout, 'popover has hover event')
+        ok(popover.data('events').click[0].namespace == 'foo', 'popover has extra click.foo event')
+        popover.popover('show')
         popover.popover('destroy')
+        ok(!popover.hasClass('in'), 'popover is hidden')
         ok(!popover.data('popover'), 'popover does not have data')
-        ok(!popover.data('events'), 'popover does not have any events')
+        ok(popover.data('events').click[0].namespace == 'foo', 'popover still has click.foo')
+        ok(!popover.data('events').mouseover && !popover.data('events').mouseout, 'popover does not have any events')
       })
       
 })
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diff --git a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-tooltip.js b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-tooltip.js
index 7852305c1e..2eb8c8f7c9 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-tooltip.js
@@ -129,12 +129,16 @@ $(function () {
       })
 
       test("should destroy tooltip", function () {
-        var tooltip = $('<div/>').tooltip()
+        var tooltip = $('<div/>').tooltip().on('click.foo', function(){})
         ok(tooltip.data('tooltip'), 'tooltip has data')
         ok(tooltip.data('events').mouseover && tooltip.data('events').mouseout, 'tooltip has hover event')
+        ok(tooltip.data('events').click[0].namespace == 'foo', 'tooltip has extra click.foo event')
+        tooltip.tooltip('show')
         tooltip.tooltip('destroy')
+        ok(!tooltip.hasClass('in'), 'tooltip is hidden')
         ok(!tooltip.data('tooltip'), 'tooltip does not have data')
-        ok(!tooltip.data('events'), 'tooltip does not have any events')
+        ok(tooltip.data('events').click[0].namespace == 'foo', 'tooltip still has click.foo')
+        ok(!tooltip.data('events').mouseover && !tooltip.data('events').mouseout, 'tooltip does not have any events')
       })
 
 })