diff --git a/lib/webrtc.io.js b/lib/webrtc.io.js
index 7c1a8e8..9c784a3 100644
--- a/lib/webrtc.io.js
+++ b/lib/webrtc.io.js
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ if (navigator.webkitGetUserMedia) {
     }
   };
 
+  rtc.removeStream = function(stream) {
+    rtc.streams.splice(rtc.streams.indexOf(stream), 1);
+    rtc.numStreams--;
+    rtc.initializedStreams--;
+    stream.stop();
+  };
+
   rtc.addStreams = function() {
     for (var i = 0; i < rtc.streams.length; i++) {
       var stream = rtc.streams[i];
@@ -401,6 +408,18 @@ if (navigator.webkitGetUserMedia) {
     }
   };
 
+  rtc.detachStream = function(element) {
+    if (typeof(element) === "string")
+      element = document.getElementById(element);
+    if (navigator.mozGetUserMedia) {
+      if (rtc.debug) console.log("Detaching media stream");
+      element.pause();
+      element.mozSrcObject = null;
+    } else {
+      element.pause();
+      element.src = '';
+    }
+  };
 
   rtc.createDataChannel = function(pcOrId, label) {
     if (!rtc.dataChannelSupport) {