diff --git a/google-streetview-pano.html b/google-streetview-pano.html
index 9fa0f7f..642e17f 100644
--- a/google-streetview-pano.html
+++ b/google-streetview-pano.html
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@
         this.pano.setPov(pov);
       },
 
+      /**
+       * Stop the animation when the element is detached
+       * @method detached
+       */
+      detached: function () {
+        this.stop();
+      },
+
       /**
        * Cancel the slow panning animation.
        * @method stop