diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea9606ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package net.citizensnpcs.api.event;
+
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
+
+public class NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent extends NPCRemoveEvent {
+    private final CommandSender source;
+
+    public NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent(NPC npc, CommandSender source) {
+        super(npc);
+        this.source = source;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public CommandSender getSource() {
+        return source;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveEvent.java
index 7888e687..b1e9f254 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/event/NPCRemoveEvent.java
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package net.citizensnpcs.api.event;
 
-import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
-
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
 
-public class NPCRemoveEvent extends NPCEvent {
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
 
+public class NPCRemoveEvent extends NPCEvent {
     public NPCRemoveEvent(NPC npc) {
         super(npc);
     }
@@ -15,9 +14,9 @@ public HandlerList getHandlers() {
         return handlers;
     }
 
-    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
-
     public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
         return handlers;
     }
+
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
index 6e22f0af..2435f408 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.DespawnReason;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCAddTraitEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCCloneEvent;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCRemoveEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCRemoveTraitEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCTeleportEvent;
@@ -163,6 +165,12 @@ public void destroy() {
         goalController.clear();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void destroy(CommandSender source) {
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(new NPCRemoveByCommandSenderEvent(this, source));
+        destroy();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (this == obj) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
index 71ba82cc..610e6841 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Minecart;
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ public interface NPC extends Agent, Cloneable {
      */
     public void destroy();
 
+    /**
+     * Permanently removes this NPC and all data about it from the registry it's attached to.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            The source of the removal
+     */
+    public void destroy(CommandSender source);
+
     /**
      * Faces a given {@link Location} if the NPC is spawned.
      */