diff --git a/ngStorage.js b/ngStorage.js
index b1c2219..f58b23f 100644
--- a/ngStorage.js
+++ b/ngStorage.js
@@ -154,7 +154,27 @@
                                 // #8, #10: `webStorage.key(i)` may be an empty string (or throw an exception in IE9 if `webStorage` is empty)
                                 (k = webStorage.key(i)) && storageKeyPrefix === k.slice(0, prefixLength) && ($storage[k.slice(prefixLength)] = deserializer(webStorage.getItem(k)));
                             }
-                        }
+                        },
+                        $apply: function() {
+                            var temp$storage;
+
+                            _debounce = null;
+
+                            if (!angular.equals($storage, _last$storage)) {
+                                temp$storage = angular.copy(_last$storage);
+                                angular.forEach($storage, function(v, k) {
+                                    angular.isDefined(v) && '$' !== k[0] && webStorage.setItem(storageKeyPrefix + k, serializer(v));
+
+                                    delete temp$storage[k];
+                                });
+
+                                for (var k in temp$storage) {
+                                    webStorage.removeItem(storageKeyPrefix + k);
+                                }
+
+                                _last$storage = angular.copy($storage);
+                            }
+                        },
                     },
                     _last$storage,
                     _debounce;
@@ -164,25 +184,7 @@
                 _last$storage = angular.copy($storage);
 
                 $rootScope.$watch(function() {
-                    var temp$storage;
-                    _debounce || (_debounce = $timeout(function() {
-                        _debounce = null;
-
-                        if (!angular.equals($storage, _last$storage)) {
-                            temp$storage = angular.copy(_last$storage);
-                            angular.forEach($storage, function(v, k) {
-                                angular.isDefined(v) && '$' !== k[0] && webStorage.setItem(storageKeyPrefix + k, serializer(v));
-
-                                delete temp$storage[k];
-                            });
-
-                            for (var k in temp$storage) {
-                                webStorage.removeItem(storageKeyPrefix + k);
-                            }
-
-                            _last$storage = angular.copy($storage);
-                        }
-                    }, 100, false));
+                    _debounce || (_debounce = $timeout($storage.$apply, 100, false));
                 });
 
                 // #6: Use `$window.addEventListener` instead of `angular.element` to avoid the jQuery-specific `event.originalEvent`
@@ -196,6 +198,10 @@
                     }
                 });
 
+                $window.addEventListener && $window.addEventListener('beforeunload', function() {
+                    $storage.$sync();
+                });
+
                 return $storage;
             }
         ];
diff --git a/test/spec.js b/test/spec.js
index 4200478..88cd367 100644
--- a/test/spec.js
+++ b/test/spec.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('ngStorage', function() {
                 delete $storage.$default;
                 delete $storage.$reset;
                 delete $storage.$sync;
+                delete $storage.$apply;
 
                 expect($storage).to.deep.equal({
                     string: 'a string',
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ describe('ngStorage', function() {
                     delete $storage.$default;
                     delete $storage.$reset;
                     delete $storage.$sync;
+                    delete $storage.$apply;
 
                     expect($storage).to.deep.equal({});
 
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ describe('ngStorage', function() {
                     delete $storage.$default;
                     delete $storage.$reset;
                     delete $storage.$sync;
+                    delete $storage.$apply;
 
                     expect($storage).to.deep.equal({some: 'value'});