diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 119670a3..0aef5aa1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ language: node_js
 sudo: false
 
 node_js:
-  - "0.12"
+  - '0.12'
 
 before_script:
-  - "npm update -g npm"
-  - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
-  - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
-  - "npm install -g grunt-cli"
+  - export DISPLAY=:99.0
+  - sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
+  - npm install -g grunt-cli
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
+  slack:
+    secure: RVZTvjJhyjbZ+z7D7enUNWMBuHW6It9+33ArMcO1RbfuwzlA5aeQl+PnpDNNYITnEig1xOoSs4blBj7rLSJlC9xigLS8qzsE8Q+SLY6dvXRZ6l0dmIaduwijO0f5sPsd2neoDN3fFihlWhQKBuU/+3R9zRTfma3PS0nU1x5yHnM=
+    on_failure: change
+    on_success: change
diff --git a/demo/build/app.js b/demo/build/app.js
index 68342570..1526cfb9 100644
--- a/demo/build/app.js
+++ b/demo/build/app.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require=(function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof requ
     }
     config.$inject = ['$sceDelegateProvider', '$httpProvider', '$stateProvider', '$compileProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'demoMapProvider'];
 
-    app.constant('version', 'v0.13.0');
+    app.constant('version', 'v0.13.1');
     app.config(config);
 
     angular.element(document).ready(function() {
@@ -253,123 +253,123 @@ require=(function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof requ
   module.exports = {
     'intro': {
       'simple-example': {
-        url: getUrl('nudumu/4'),
+        url: getUrl('nudumu/6'),
         title: 'Simple example',
         description: 'Simple example'
       },
       'full-featured-demo': {
-        url: getUrl('xezevi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xezevi/4'),
         title: 'Full featured demo',
         description: 'Full featured demo'
       }
     },
     'configuration': {
       'configuration-by-object': {
-        url: getUrl('getazu/3'),
+        url: getUrl('getazu/4'),
         title: 'By `settings` object',
         description: 'Configuration by setting `settings` object'
       },
       'configuration-declarative-way': {
-        url: getUrl('jupeme/3'),
+        url: getUrl('jupeme/4'),
         title: 'In declarative way',
         description: 'Configuration in declarative way'
       }
     },
     'columns': {
       'add-remove-column-ng-repeat': {
-        url: getUrl('muluto/4'),
+        url: getUrl('muluto/5'),
         title: 'Add/Remove (ng-repeat)',
         description: 'Add/Remove columns using ng-repeat'
       },
       'add-remove-column-by-attr': {
-        url: getUrl('xayeru/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xayeru/4'),
         title: 'Add/Remove (`columns` attribute)',
         description: 'Add/Remove columns using `columns` attribute'
       }
     },
     'binding': {
       'data-binding': {
-        url: getUrl('lupile/4'),
+        url: getUrl('lupile/5'),
         title: 'Data binding',
         description: 'Data binding'
       },
       'settings-binding': {
-        url: getUrl('xaqasi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xaqasi/4'),
         title: 'Table settings binding',
         description: 'Table settings binding'
       }
     },
     'callbacks': {
       'callbacks-by-object': {
-        url: getUrl('nayito/5', 'html,js,console,output'),
+        url: getUrl('nayito/7', 'html,js,console,output'),
         title: 'By `settings` object',
         description: 'Listening callbacks using `settings` object'
       },
       'callbacks-declarative-way': {
-        url: getUrl('pucale/4', 'html,js,console,output'),
+        url: getUrl('pucale/5', 'html,js,console,output'),
         title: 'In declarative way',
         description: 'Listening callbacks in declarative way'
       }
     },
     'plugins': {
       'copy-paste-context-menu': {
-        url: getUrl('zohoge/2'),
+        url: getUrl('zohoge/3'),
         title: 'Enable copy/paste in context menu',
         description: 'Enable copy/paste in context menu'
       }
     },
     'pagination': {
       'rows-pagination': {
-        url: getUrl('fohohenabo/1'),
+        url: getUrl('rorozo/1'),
         title: 'Paginate rows',
         description: 'Paginate rows'
       },
       'columns-pagination': {
-        url: getUrl('qudufogafu/1'),
+        url: getUrl('kolerig/1'),
         title: 'Paginate columns',
         description: 'Paginate columns'
       },
     },
     'other': {
       'access-to-instance': {
-        url: getUrl('fovoxu/4'),
+        url: getUrl('fovoxu/5'),
         title: 'Access to Handsontable instance',
         description: 'Access to Handsontable instance'
       },
       'custom-validator': {
-        url: getUrl('qoweju/3'),
+        url: getUrl('qoweju/4'),
         title: 'Custom validator',
         description: 'Custom validator'
       },
       'custom-renderer': {
-        url: getUrl('locome/2'),
+        url: getUrl('locome/3'),
         title: 'Custom renderer',
         description: 'Custom renderer'
       },
     },
     'PRO': {
       'collapsing-columns-with-nested-headers': {
-        url: getUrl('wilani/3'),
+        url: getUrl('wilani/4'),
         title: 'Collapsing columns with nested headers',
         description: 'Create a nested, hierarchical structure of headers with expandable and collapsible columns'
       },
       'filtering-simple': {
-        url: getUrl('fijida/3'),
+        url: getUrl('fijida/4'),
         title: 'Data filtering (simple example)',
         description: 'Display rows that meet your criteria and hide the rest'
       },
       'filtering-external-inputs': {
-        url: getUrl('rewefa/9'),
+        url: getUrl('rewefa/10'),
         title: 'Data filtering (external inputs)',
         description: 'Display rows that meet your criteria and hide the rest'
       },
       'hiding-columns': {
-        url: getUrl('wapufa/2'),
+        url: getUrl('wapufa/3'),
         title: 'Hiding columns',
         description: 'Hide specific columns and show the rest'
       },
       'hiding-rows': {
-        url: getUrl('roximi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('roximi/4'),
         title: 'Hiding rows',
         description: 'Hide specific rows and show the rest'
       },
diff --git a/demo/js/demos.js b/demo/js/demos.js
index 87166c30..d31715d9 100644
--- a/demo/js/demos.js
+++ b/demo/js/demos.js
@@ -12,123 +12,123 @@
   module.exports = {
     'intro': {
       'simple-example': {
-        url: getUrl('nudumu/4'),
+        url: getUrl('nudumu/6'),
         title: 'Simple example',
         description: 'Simple example'
       },
       'full-featured-demo': {
-        url: getUrl('xezevi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xezevi/4'),
         title: 'Full featured demo',
         description: 'Full featured demo'
       }
     },
     'configuration': {
       'configuration-by-object': {
-        url: getUrl('getazu/3'),
+        url: getUrl('getazu/4'),
         title: 'By `settings` object',
         description: 'Configuration by setting `settings` object'
       },
       'configuration-declarative-way': {
-        url: getUrl('jupeme/3'),
+        url: getUrl('jupeme/4'),
         title: 'In declarative way',
         description: 'Configuration in declarative way'
       }
     },
     'columns': {
       'add-remove-column-ng-repeat': {
-        url: getUrl('muluto/4'),
+        url: getUrl('muluto/5'),
         title: 'Add/Remove (ng-repeat)',
         description: 'Add/Remove columns using ng-repeat'
       },
       'add-remove-column-by-attr': {
-        url: getUrl('xayeru/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xayeru/4'),
         title: 'Add/Remove (`columns` attribute)',
         description: 'Add/Remove columns using `columns` attribute'
       }
     },
     'binding': {
       'data-binding': {
-        url: getUrl('lupile/4'),
+        url: getUrl('lupile/5'),
         title: 'Data binding',
         description: 'Data binding'
       },
       'settings-binding': {
-        url: getUrl('xaqasi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('xaqasi/4'),
         title: 'Table settings binding',
         description: 'Table settings binding'
       }
     },
     'callbacks': {
       'callbacks-by-object': {
-        url: getUrl('nayito/5', 'html,js,console,output'),
+        url: getUrl('nayito/7', 'html,js,console,output'),
         title: 'By `settings` object',
         description: 'Listening callbacks using `settings` object'
       },
       'callbacks-declarative-way': {
-        url: getUrl('pucale/4', 'html,js,console,output'),
+        url: getUrl('pucale/5', 'html,js,console,output'),
         title: 'In declarative way',
         description: 'Listening callbacks in declarative way'
       }
     },
     'plugins': {
       'copy-paste-context-menu': {
-        url: getUrl('zohoge/2'),
+        url: getUrl('zohoge/3'),
         title: 'Enable copy/paste in context menu',
         description: 'Enable copy/paste in context menu'
       }
     },
     'pagination': {
       'rows-pagination': {
-        url: getUrl('fohohenabo/1'),
+        url: getUrl('rorozo/1'),
         title: 'Paginate rows',
         description: 'Paginate rows'
       },
       'columns-pagination': {
-        url: getUrl('qudufogafu/1'),
+        url: getUrl('kolerig/1'),
         title: 'Paginate columns',
         description: 'Paginate columns'
       },
     },
     'other': {
       'access-to-instance': {
-        url: getUrl('fovoxu/4'),
+        url: getUrl('fovoxu/5'),
         title: 'Access to Handsontable instance',
         description: 'Access to Handsontable instance'
       },
       'custom-validator': {
-        url: getUrl('qoweju/3'),
+        url: getUrl('qoweju/4'),
         title: 'Custom validator',
         description: 'Custom validator'
       },
       'custom-renderer': {
-        url: getUrl('locome/2'),
+        url: getUrl('locome/3'),
         title: 'Custom renderer',
         description: 'Custom renderer'
       },
     },
     'PRO': {
       'collapsing-columns-with-nested-headers': {
-        url: getUrl('wilani/3'),
+        url: getUrl('wilani/4'),
         title: 'Collapsing columns with nested headers',
         description: 'Create a nested, hierarchical structure of headers with expandable and collapsible columns'
       },
       'filtering-simple': {
-        url: getUrl('fijida/3'),
+        url: getUrl('fijida/4'),
         title: 'Data filtering (simple example)',
         description: 'Display rows that meet your criteria and hide the rest'
       },
       'filtering-external-inputs': {
-        url: getUrl('rewefa/9'),
+        url: getUrl('rewefa/10'),
         title: 'Data filtering (external inputs)',
         description: 'Display rows that meet your criteria and hide the rest'
       },
       'hiding-columns': {
-        url: getUrl('wapufa/2'),
+        url: getUrl('wapufa/3'),
         title: 'Hiding columns',
         description: 'Hide specific columns and show the rest'
       },
       'hiding-rows': {
-        url: getUrl('roximi/3'),
+        url: getUrl('roximi/4'),
         title: 'Hiding rows',
         description: 'Hide specific rows and show the rest'
       },
diff --git a/dist/ngHandsontable.js b/dist/ngHandsontable.js
index d4c75efc..3ab0642a 100644
--- a/dist/ngHandsontable.js
+++ b/dist/ngHandsontable.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * ng-handsontable 0.13.0
+ * ng-handsontable 0.13.1
  * 
  * Copyright 2012-2015 Marcin Warpechowski
  * Copyright 2015 Handsoncode sp. z o.o. <hello@handsontable.com>
  * Licensed under the MIT license.
  * https://github.com/handsontable/ngHandsontable
- * Date: Wed Oct 26 2016 10:00:05 GMT+0200 (CEST)
+ * Date: Thu Aug 20 2020 11:07:09 GMT+0200 (CEST)
 */
 
 if (document.all && !document.addEventListener) { // IE 8 and lower
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ Handsontable.hooks.add('afterContextMenuShow', function() {
           settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings($scope.hotInstance, $scope.htSettings);
         };
         this.removeColumnSetting = function(column) {
+          if (!$scope.hotInstance) {
+            return;
+          }
+
           if ($scope.htSettings.columns.indexOf(column) > -1) {
             $scope.htSettings.columns.splice($scope.htSettings.columns.indexOf(column), 1);
             settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings($scope.hotInstance, $scope.htSettings);
@@ -597,6 +601,24 @@ Handsontable.hooks.add('afterContextMenuShow', function() {
               settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings(scope.hotInstance, scope.htSettings);
             }
           });
+
+          function destroyInstance() {
+            if (scope.hotInstance) {
+              scope.hotInstance.destroy();
+              scope.hotInstance = null;
+              scope.htSettings = {};
+            }
+          }
+
+          // Destroy triggered by controller or scope destroying
+          scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+            destroyInstance();
+          });
+
+          // Destroy triggered by DOM element removing
+          element.on('$destroy', function() {
+            destroyInstance();
+          });
         };
       }
     };
diff --git a/dist/ngHandsontable.min.js b/dist/ngHandsontable.min.js
index 0819e402..abad02f8 100644
--- a/dist/ngHandsontable.min.js
+++ b/dist/ngHandsontable.min.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * ng-handsontable 0.13.0
+ * ng-handsontable 0.13.1
  * 
  * Copyright 2012-2015 Marcin Warpechowski
  * Copyright 2015 Handsoncode sp. z o.o. <hello@handsontable.com>
  * Licensed under the MIT license.
  * https://github.com/handsontable/ngHandsontable
- * Date: Wed Oct 26 2016 10:00:05 GMT+0200 (CEST)
+ * Date: Thu Aug 20 2020 11:07:09 GMT+0200 (CEST)
 */
 
-document.all&&!document.addEventListener&&(document.createElement("hot-table"),document.createElement("hot-column"),document.createElement("hot-autocomplete")),angular.module("ngHandsontable.services",[]),angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives",[]),angular.module("ngHandsontable",["ngHandsontable.services","ngHandsontable.directives"]),Handsontable.hooks.add("afterContextMenuShow",function(){Handsontable.eventManager.isHotTableEnv=!1}),function(){function a(a){return{parseAutoComplete:function(b,c,d){b.source=function(e,f){var g=this.instance.getSelected()[0],h=[],i=c[g];if(i){var j=b.optionList;if(j&&j.object){if(angular.isArray(j.object))h=j.object;else{var k=a(j.object)(i);if(angular.isArray(k))if(d)for(var l=0,m=k.length;l<m;l++){var n=k[l][j.property];null!==n&&void 0!==n&&h.push(n)}else h=k;else h=k}f(h)}}}}}}a.$inject=["$parse"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("autoCompleteFactory",a)}(),function(){function a(){var a={};return{getInstance:function(b){return a[b]},registerInstance:function(b,c){a[b]=c},removeInstance:function(b){a[b]=void 0}}}a.$inject=[],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("hotRegisterer",a)}(),function(){function a(a){return a.replace(/[A-Z]/g,function(a){return"-"+a.charAt(0).toLowerCase()})}function b(a){return a.substr(0,1).toUpperCase()+a.substr(1,a.length-1)}function c(c){return{containerClassName:"handsontable-container",initializeHandsontable:function(a,b){var d,e=document.createElement("div");return e.className=this.containerClassName,b.hotId&&(e.id=b.hotId),a[0].appendChild(e),d=new Handsontable(e,b),b.hotId&&c.registerInstance(b.hotId,d),d},updateHandsontableSettings:function(a,b){a&&a.updateSettings(b)},renderHandsontable:function(a){a&&a.render()},mergeSettingsFromScope:function(a,b){var c,d,e,f=angular.extend({},b);for(a=a||{},angular.extend(f,b.settings||{}),c=this.getAvailableSettings(),d=0,e=c.length;d<e;d++)"undefined"!=typeof f[c[d]]&&(a[c[d]]=f[c[d]]);return a},mergeHooksFromScope:function(a,c){var d,e,f,g,h=angular.extend({},c);for(a=a||{},angular.extend(h,c.settings||{}),d=this.getAvailableHooks(),e=0,f=d.length;e<f;e++)g="on"+b(d[e]),"function"!=typeof h[d[e]]&&"function"!=typeof h[g]||(a[d[e]]=h[d[e]]||h[g]);return a},trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs:function(a,b){for(var c in a)a.hasOwnProperty(c)&&void 0===b[c]&&void 0===b[a[c].substr(1,a[c].length)]&&delete a[c];return a},getTableScopeDefinition:function(){var a={};return this.applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef(a),this.applyAvailableHooksScopeDef(a),a.datarows="=",a.dataschema="=",a.observeDomVisibility="=",a},getColumnScopeDefinition:function(){var a={};return this.applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef(a),a.data="@",a},applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef:function(a){var b,c,d;for(b=this.getAvailableSettings(),c=0,d=b.length;c<d;c++)a[b[c]]="=";return a},applyAvailableHooksScopeDef:function(a){var c,d,e;for(c=this.getAvailableHooks(),d=0,e=c.length;d<e;d++)a[c[d]]="=on"+b(c[d]);return a},getAvailableSettings:function(b){var c=Object.keys(Handsontable.DefaultSettings.prototype);return c.indexOf("contextMenuCopyPaste")===-1&&c.push("contextMenuCopyPaste"),c.indexOf("handsontable")===-1&&c.push("handsontable"),c.indexOf("settings")>=0&&c.splice(c.indexOf("settings"),1),b&&(c=c.map(a)),c},getAvailableHooks:function(b){var c=Handsontable.hooks.getRegistered();return b&&(c=c.map(function(b){return"on-"+a(b)})),c}}}c.$inject=["hotRegisterer"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("settingFactory",c)}(),function(){function a(){return{restrict:"EA",scope:!0,require:"^hotColumn",link:function(a,b,c,d){var e=c.datarows;d.setColumnOptionList(e)}}}a.$inject=[],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotAutocomplete",a)}(),function(){function a(a){return{restrict:"EA",require:"^hotTable",scope:{},controller:["$scope",function(a){this.setColumnOptionList=function(b){a.column||(a.column={});var c={},d=b.match(/^\s*([\s\S]+?)\s+in\s+([\s\S]+?)\s*$/);d?(c.property=d[1],c.object=d[2]):c.object=b.split(","),a.column.optionList=c}}],compile:function(b,c){var d=this;return this.scope=a.trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs(a.getColumnScopeDefinition(),c),angular.forEach(Object.keys(this.scope),function(a){d.$$isolateBindings[a]={attrName:a,collection:!1,mode:"data"===a?"@":"=",optional:!1}}),function(b,c,d,e){var f={};angular.forEach(Object.keys(d),function(a){"$"!==a.charAt(0)&&""===d[a]&&(f[a]=!0)}),a.mergeSettingsFromScope(f,b),b.column||(b.column={}),angular.extend(b.column,f),e.setColumnSetting(b.column),b.$on("$destroy",function(){e.removeColumnSetting(b.column)})}}}}a.$inject=["settingFactory"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotColumn",a)}(),function(){function a(a,b,c,d){return{restrict:"EA",scope:{},priority:-400,controller:["$scope",function(b){this.setColumnSetting=function(c){b.htSettings||(b.htSettings={}),b.htSettings.columns||(b.htSettings.columns=[]),b.htSettings.columns.push(c),a.updateHandsontableSettings(b.hotInstance,b.htSettings)},this.removeColumnSetting=function(c){b.htSettings.columns.indexOf(c)>-1&&(b.htSettings.columns.splice(b.htSettings.columns.indexOf(c),1),a.updateHandsontableSettings(b.hotInstance,b.htSettings))}}],compile:function(e,f){var g,h=this;return this.scope=a.trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs(a.getTableScopeDefinition(),f),g=Object.keys(this.scope),angular.forEach(g,function(a){var b=h.scope[a].charAt(0);h.$$isolateBindings[a]={attrName:h.scope[a].length>1?h.scope[a].substr(1,h.scope[a].length):a,collection:"datarows"===a,mode:b,optional:!1}}),function(e,f,h){if(e.settings=d(h.settings)(e.$parent),e.htSettings||(e.htSettings={}),angular.forEach(Object.keys(h),function(a){"$"!==a.charAt(0)&&""===h[a]&&(e.htSettings[a]=!0)}),a.mergeSettingsFromScope(e.htSettings,e),a.mergeHooksFromScope(e.htSettings,e),e.htSettings.data||(e.htSettings.data=e.datarows),e.htSettings.dataSchema=e.dataschema,e.htSettings.hotId=h.hotId,e.htSettings.observeDOMVisibility=e.observeDomVisibility,e.htSettings.columns)for(var i=0,j=e.htSettings.columns.length;i<j;i++){var k=e.htSettings.columns[i];if("autocomplete"===k.type&&k.optionList){if("string"==typeof k.optionList){var l={},m=k.optionList.match(/^\s*([\s\S]+?)\s+in\s+([\s\S]+?)\s*$/);m?(l.property=m[1],l.object=m[2]):l.object=l,k.optionList=l}b.parseAutoComplete(k,e.datarows,!0)}}var n=e.htSettings.afterChange;e.htSettings.afterChange=function(){n&&n.apply(this,arguments),c.$$phase||e.$apply()},e.hotInstance=a.initializeHandsontable(f,e.htSettings),angular.forEach(g,function(b){e.$watch(b,function(c,d){void 0!==c&&("datarows"===b?e.hotInstance.getSettings().data===c?a.renderHandsontable(e.hotInstance):(e.hotInstance.loadData(c),e.htSettings.data=c):c!==d&&(e.htSettings[b]=c,a.updateHandsontableSettings(e.hotInstance,e.htSettings)))},["datarows","columns","rowHeights","colWidths","rowHeaders","colHeaders"].indexOf(b)>=0)}),e.$watch("datarows",function(a){void 0!==a&&e.hotInstance.getSettings().data!==a&&e.hotInstance.loadData(a)}),e.$watchCollection("datarows",function(b,c){c&&c.length===e.htSettings.minSpareRows&&b.length!==e.htSettings.minSpareRows&&(e.htSettings.data=e.datarows,a.updateHandsontableSettings(e.hotInstance,e.htSettings))})}}}}a.$inject=["settingFactory","autoCompleteFactory","$rootScope","$parse"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotTable",a)}();
\ No newline at end of file
+document.all&&!document.addEventListener&&(document.createElement("hot-table"),document.createElement("hot-column"),document.createElement("hot-autocomplete")),angular.module("ngHandsontable.services",[]),angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives",[]),angular.module("ngHandsontable",["ngHandsontable.services","ngHandsontable.directives"]),Handsontable.hooks.add("afterContextMenuShow",function(){Handsontable.eventManager.isHotTableEnv=!1}),function(){function a(a){return{parseAutoComplete:function(b,c,d){b.source=function(e,f){var g=this.instance.getSelected()[0],h=[],i=c[g];if(i){var j=b.optionList;if(j&&j.object){if(angular.isArray(j.object))h=j.object;else{var k=a(j.object)(i);if(angular.isArray(k))if(d)for(var l=0,m=k.length;l<m;l++){var n=k[l][j.property];null!==n&&void 0!==n&&h.push(n)}else h=k;else h=k}f(h)}}}}}}a.$inject=["$parse"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("autoCompleteFactory",a)}(),function(){function a(){var a={};return{getInstance:function(b){return a[b]},registerInstance:function(b,c){a[b]=c},removeInstance:function(b){a[b]=void 0}}}a.$inject=[],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("hotRegisterer",a)}(),function(){function a(a){return a.replace(/[A-Z]/g,function(a){return"-"+a.charAt(0).toLowerCase()})}function b(a){return a.substr(0,1).toUpperCase()+a.substr(1,a.length-1)}function c(c){return{containerClassName:"handsontable-container",initializeHandsontable:function(a,b){var d,e=document.createElement("div");return e.className=this.containerClassName,b.hotId&&(e.id=b.hotId),a[0].appendChild(e),d=new Handsontable(e,b),b.hotId&&c.registerInstance(b.hotId,d),d},updateHandsontableSettings:function(a,b){a&&a.updateSettings(b)},renderHandsontable:function(a){a&&a.render()},mergeSettingsFromScope:function(a,b){var c,d,e,f=angular.extend({},b);for(a=a||{},angular.extend(f,b.settings||{}),c=this.getAvailableSettings(),d=0,e=c.length;d<e;d++)"undefined"!=typeof f[c[d]]&&(a[c[d]]=f[c[d]]);return a},mergeHooksFromScope:function(a,c){var d,e,f,g,h=angular.extend({},c);for(a=a||{},angular.extend(h,c.settings||{}),d=this.getAvailableHooks(),e=0,f=d.length;e<f;e++)g="on"+b(d[e]),"function"!=typeof h[d[e]]&&"function"!=typeof h[g]||(a[d[e]]=h[d[e]]||h[g]);return a},trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs:function(a,b){for(var c in a)a.hasOwnProperty(c)&&void 0===b[c]&&void 0===b[a[c].substr(1,a[c].length)]&&delete a[c];return a},getTableScopeDefinition:function(){var a={};return this.applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef(a),this.applyAvailableHooksScopeDef(a),a.datarows="=",a.dataschema="=",a.observeDomVisibility="=",a},getColumnScopeDefinition:function(){var a={};return this.applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef(a),a.data="@",a},applyAvailableSettingsScopeDef:function(a){var b,c,d;for(b=this.getAvailableSettings(),c=0,d=b.length;c<d;c++)a[b[c]]="=";return a},applyAvailableHooksScopeDef:function(a){var c,d,e;for(c=this.getAvailableHooks(),d=0,e=c.length;d<e;d++)a[c[d]]="=on"+b(c[d]);return a},getAvailableSettings:function(b){var c=Object.keys(Handsontable.DefaultSettings.prototype);return c.indexOf("contextMenuCopyPaste")===-1&&c.push("contextMenuCopyPaste"),c.indexOf("handsontable")===-1&&c.push("handsontable"),c.indexOf("settings")>=0&&c.splice(c.indexOf("settings"),1),b&&(c=c.map(a)),c},getAvailableHooks:function(b){var c=Handsontable.hooks.getRegistered();return b&&(c=c.map(function(b){return"on-"+a(b)})),c}}}c.$inject=["hotRegisterer"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.services").factory("settingFactory",c)}(),function(){function a(){return{restrict:"EA",scope:!0,require:"^hotColumn",link:function(a,b,c,d){var e=c.datarows;d.setColumnOptionList(e)}}}a.$inject=[],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotAutocomplete",a)}(),function(){function a(a){return{restrict:"EA",require:"^hotTable",scope:{},controller:["$scope",function(a){this.setColumnOptionList=function(b){a.column||(a.column={});var c={},d=b.match(/^\s*([\s\S]+?)\s+in\s+([\s\S]+?)\s*$/);d?(c.property=d[1],c.object=d[2]):c.object=b.split(","),a.column.optionList=c}}],compile:function(b,c){var d=this;return this.scope=a.trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs(a.getColumnScopeDefinition(),c),angular.forEach(Object.keys(this.scope),function(a){d.$$isolateBindings[a]={attrName:a,collection:!1,mode:"data"===a?"@":"=",optional:!1}}),function(b,c,d,e){var f={};angular.forEach(Object.keys(d),function(a){"$"!==a.charAt(0)&&""===d[a]&&(f[a]=!0)}),a.mergeSettingsFromScope(f,b),b.column||(b.column={}),angular.extend(b.column,f),e.setColumnSetting(b.column),b.$on("$destroy",function(){e.removeColumnSetting(b.column)})}}}}a.$inject=["settingFactory"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotColumn",a)}(),function(){function a(a,b,c,d){return{restrict:"EA",scope:{},priority:-400,controller:["$scope",function(b){this.setColumnSetting=function(c){b.htSettings||(b.htSettings={}),b.htSettings.columns||(b.htSettings.columns=[]),b.htSettings.columns.push(c),a.updateHandsontableSettings(b.hotInstance,b.htSettings)},this.removeColumnSetting=function(c){b.hotInstance&&b.htSettings.columns.indexOf(c)>-1&&(b.htSettings.columns.splice(b.htSettings.columns.indexOf(c),1),a.updateHandsontableSettings(b.hotInstance,b.htSettings))}}],compile:function(e,f){var g,h=this;return this.scope=a.trimScopeDefinitionAccordingToAttrs(a.getTableScopeDefinition(),f),g=Object.keys(this.scope),angular.forEach(g,function(a){var b=h.scope[a].charAt(0);h.$$isolateBindings[a]={attrName:h.scope[a].length>1?h.scope[a].substr(1,h.scope[a].length):a,collection:"datarows"===a,mode:b,optional:!1}}),function(e,f,h){function i(){e.hotInstance&&(e.hotInstance.destroy(),e.hotInstance=null,e.htSettings={})}if(e.settings=d(h.settings)(e.$parent),e.htSettings||(e.htSettings={}),angular.forEach(Object.keys(h),function(a){"$"!==a.charAt(0)&&""===h[a]&&(e.htSettings[a]=!0)}),a.mergeSettingsFromScope(e.htSettings,e),a.mergeHooksFromScope(e.htSettings,e),e.htSettings.data||(e.htSettings.data=e.datarows),e.htSettings.dataSchema=e.dataschema,e.htSettings.hotId=h.hotId,e.htSettings.observeDOMVisibility=e.observeDomVisibility,e.htSettings.columns)for(var j=0,k=e.htSettings.columns.length;j<k;j++){var l=e.htSettings.columns[j];if("autocomplete"===l.type&&l.optionList){if("string"==typeof l.optionList){var m={},n=l.optionList.match(/^\s*([\s\S]+?)\s+in\s+([\s\S]+?)\s*$/);n?(m.property=n[1],m.object=n[2]):m.object=m,l.optionList=m}b.parseAutoComplete(l,e.datarows,!0)}}var o=e.htSettings.afterChange;e.htSettings.afterChange=function(){o&&o.apply(this,arguments),c.$$phase||e.$apply()},e.hotInstance=a.initializeHandsontable(f,e.htSettings),angular.forEach(g,function(b){e.$watch(b,function(c,d){void 0!==c&&("datarows"===b?e.hotInstance.getSettings().data===c?a.renderHandsontable(e.hotInstance):(e.hotInstance.loadData(c),e.htSettings.data=c):c!==d&&(e.htSettings[b]=c,a.updateHandsontableSettings(e.hotInstance,e.htSettings)))},["datarows","columns","rowHeights","colWidths","rowHeaders","colHeaders"].indexOf(b)>=0)}),e.$watch("datarows",function(a){void 0!==a&&e.hotInstance.getSettings().data!==a&&e.hotInstance.loadData(a)}),e.$watchCollection("datarows",function(b,c){c&&c.length===e.htSettings.minSpareRows&&b.length!==e.htSettings.minSpareRows&&(e.htSettings.data=e.datarows,a.updateHandsontableSettings(e.hotInstance,e.htSettings))}),e.$on("$destroy",function(){i()}),f.on("$destroy",function(){i()})}}}}a.$inject=["settingFactory","autoCompleteFactory","$rootScope","$parse"],angular.module("ngHandsontable.directives").directive("hotTable",a)}();
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4ecdbf0..1d9b187d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/handsontable/ngHandsontable/issues"
   },
   "author": "Handsoncode <hello@handsontable.com>",
-  "version": "0.13.0",
+  "version": "0.13.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "angular": "^1.5.0",
     "handsontable": "^0.28.0"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "generate-release": "^0.10.2",
     "grunt": "~0.4.5",
     "grunt-browserify": "^4.0.0",
+    "grunt-cli": "^1.3.2",
     "grunt-contrib-concat": "^1.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^1.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-uglify": "^0.11.0",
diff --git a/src/directives/hotTable.js b/src/directives/hotTable.js
index 2f9dc26a..d42164d9 100644
--- a/src/directives/hotTable.js
+++ b/src/directives/hotTable.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
           settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings($scope.hotInstance, $scope.htSettings);
         };
         this.removeColumnSetting = function(column) {
+          if (!$scope.hotInstance) {
+            return;
+          }
+
           if ($scope.htSettings.columns.indexOf(column) > -1) {
             $scope.htSettings.columns.splice($scope.htSettings.columns.indexOf(column), 1);
             settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings($scope.hotInstance, $scope.htSettings);
@@ -147,6 +151,24 @@
               settingFactory.updateHandsontableSettings(scope.hotInstance, scope.htSettings);
             }
           });
+
+          function destroyInstance() {
+            if (scope.hotInstance) {
+              scope.hotInstance.destroy();
+              scope.hotInstance = null;
+              scope.htSettings = {};
+            }
+          }
+
+          // Destroy triggered by controller or scope destroying
+          scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+            destroyInstance();
+          });
+
+          // Destroy triggered by DOM element removing
+          element.on('$destroy', function() {
+            destroyInstance();
+          });
         };
       }
     };
diff --git a/test/directives/hotTable.spec.js b/test/directives/hotTable.spec.js
index 8fa83e25..9a6c5672 100644
--- a/test/directives/hotTable.spec.js
+++ b/test/directives/hotTable.spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('hotTable', function() {
     angular.element(document.querySelector('hot-table')).remove();
   });
 
-  it('should create Handsontable table', function() {
+  it('should create the Handsontable table', function() {
     var scope = angular.element(compile('<hot-table></hot-table>')(rootScope)).isolateScope();
 
     scope.$digest();
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@ describe('hotTable', function() {
     expect(scope.hotInstance).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  it('should destroy the Handsontable table when the scope is destroyed', function() {
+    var scope = angular.element(compile('<hot-table></hot-table>')(rootScope)).isolateScope();
+
+    scope.$destroy();
+
+    expect(scope.hotInstance).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should destroy the Handsontable table when the DOM element is removed', function() {
+    var element = angular.element(compile('<hot-table></hot-table>')(rootScope));
+    var scope = element.isolateScope();
+
+    element.remove();
+
+    expect(scope.hotInstance).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('should re-render table after datarows change', function(done) {
     var afterRenderSpy = jasmine.createSpyObj('afterRender', ['callback']);
     rootScope.value = [['foo']];