diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0dd74f552..d68441e8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ trigger | ✅ | returns `nextTick`. You can do `await wrapper.find('button').tri
 setProps | ✅ |
 props | ✅
 setData | ❌ | has PR
-destroy | ❌
+destroy | ✅ | renamed to `unmount` to match Vue 3 lifecycle hook name.
+props | ❌
 contains | ⚰️| use `find` 
 emittedByOrder | ⚰️ | use `emitted`
 setSelected | ⚰️ | now part of `setValue` 
diff --git a/src/error-wrapper.ts b/src/error-wrapper.ts
index d6ff8a4f9..f16687ed0 100644
--- a/src/error-wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/error-wrapper.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,8 @@ export class ErrorWrapper {
   trigger() {
     throw this.wrapperError('trigger')
   }
+
+  unmount() {
+    throw this.wrapperError('unmount')
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index a125b86d4..3e06a2f78 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ export function mount(
       props[k] = v
     }
 
-    return app.$nextTick()
+    return vm.$nextTick()
   }
 
-  // create the vm
-  const vm = createApp(Parent)
+  // create the app
+  const app = createApp(Parent)
 
   // global mocks mixin
   if (options?.global?.mocks) {
@@ -121,39 +121,39 @@ export function mount(
       }
     }
 
-    vm.mixin(mixin)
+    app.mixin(mixin)
   }
 
   // use and plugins from mounting options
   if (options?.global?.plugins) {
-    for (const use of options?.global?.plugins) vm.use(use)
+    for (const use of options?.global?.plugins) app.use(use)
   }
 
   // use any mixins from mounting options
   if (options?.global?.mixins) {
-    for (const mixin of options?.global?.mixins) vm.mixin(mixin)
+    for (const mixin of options?.global?.mixins) app.mixin(mixin)
   }
 
   if (options?.global?.components) {
     for (const key of Object.keys(options?.global?.components))
-      vm.component(key, options.global.components[key])
+      app.component(key, options.global.components[key])
   }
 
   if (options?.global?.directives) {
     for (const key of Object.keys(options?.global?.directives))
-      vm.directive(key, options.global.directives[key])
+      app.directive(key, options.global.directives[key])
   }
 
   // provide any values passed via provides mounting option
   if (options?.global?.provide) {
     for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(options.global.provide)) {
       // @ts-ignore: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/1863
-      vm.provide(key, options.global.provide[key])
+      app.provide(key, options.global.provide[key])
     }
   }
 
   // add tracking for emitted events
-  vm.mixin(attachEmitListener())
+  app.mixin(attachEmitListener())
 
   // stubs
   if (options?.global?.stubs) {
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ export function mount(
   }
 
   // mount the app!
-  const app = vm.mount(el)
-  const App = app.$refs[MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF] as ComponentPublicInstance
-  return createWrapper(App, setProps)
+  const vm = app.mount(el)
+
+  const App = vm.$refs[MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF] as ComponentPublicInstance
+  return createWrapper(app, App, setProps)
 }
diff --git a/src/vue-wrapper.ts b/src/vue-wrapper.ts
index 39748a00e..2538db53c 100644
--- a/src/vue-wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/vue-wrapper.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ComponentPublicInstance, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { ComponentPublicInstance, nextTick, App, render } from 'vue'
 import { ShapeFlags } from '@vue/shared'
 
 import { DOMWrapper } from './dom-wrapper'
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ export class VueWrapper<T extends ComponentPublicInstance>
   implements WrapperAPI {
   private componentVM: T
   private rootVM: ComponentPublicInstance
+  private __app: App | null
   private __setProps: (props: Record<string, any>) => void
 
   constructor(
+    app: App | null,
     vm: ComponentPublicInstance,
     setProps?: (props: Record<string, any>) => void
   ) {
+    this.__app = app
     this.rootVM = vm.$root
     this.componentVM = vm as T
     this.__setProps = setProps
@@ -96,15 +99,15 @@ export class VueWrapper<T extends ComponentPublicInstance>
 
   findComponent(selector: FindComponentSelector): VueWrapper<T> | ErrorWrapper {
     if (typeof selector === 'object' && 'ref' in selector) {
-      return createWrapper(this.vm.$refs[selector.ref] as T)
+      return createWrapper(null, this.vm.$refs[selector.ref] as T)
     }
     const result = find(this.vm.$.subTree, selector)
     if (!result.length) return new ErrorWrapper({ selector })
-    return createWrapper(result[0])
+    return createWrapper(null, result[0])
   }
 
   findAllComponents(selector: FindAllComponentsSelector): VueWrapper<T>[] {
-    return find(this.vm.$.subTree, selector).map((c) => createWrapper(c))
+    return find(this.vm.$.subTree, selector).map((c) => createWrapper(null, c))
   }
 
   findAll<T extends Element>(selector: string): DOMWrapper<T>[] {
@@ -125,11 +128,26 @@ export class VueWrapper<T extends ComponentPublicInstance>
     const rootElementWrapper = new DOMWrapper(this.element)
     return rootElementWrapper.trigger(eventString)
   }
+
+  unmount() {
+    // preventing dispose of child component
+    if (!this.__app) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `wrapper.unmount() can only be called by the root wrapper`
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (this.parentElement) {
+      this.parentElement.removeChild(this.element)
+    }
+    this.__app.unmount(this.element)
+  }
 }
 
 export function createWrapper<T extends ComponentPublicInstance>(
+  app: App,
   vm: ComponentPublicInstance,
   setProps?: (props: Record<string, any>) => void
 ): VueWrapper<T> {
-  return new VueWrapper<T>(vm, setProps)
+  return new VueWrapper<T>(app, vm, setProps)
 }
diff --git a/tests/findComponent.spec.ts b/tests/findComponent.spec.ts
index 499ea1abf..2efe3b774 100644
--- a/tests/findComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/findComponent.spec.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ describe('findComponent', () => {
     expect(wrapper.findComponent(Hello).text()).toBe('Hello world')
     expect(wrapper.findComponent(compC).text()).toBe('C')
   })
+
+  it('throw error if trying to unmount component from find', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(compA)
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent(Hello).unmount).toThrowError()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/tests/lifecycle.spec.ts b/tests/lifecycle.spec.ts
index 97a116850..442493082 100644
--- a/tests/lifecycle.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/lifecycle.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-import { defineComponent, h, onMounted, nextTick, onBeforeMount } from 'vue'
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  h,
+  onMounted,
+  nextTick,
+  onBeforeMount,
+  onUnmounted,
+  onBeforeUnmount,
+  ref
+} from 'vue'
 
 import { mount } from '../src'
 
@@ -24,4 +33,40 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
     expect(onBeforeMountFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(onBeforeMountFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  it('calls onUnmounted', async () => {
+    const beforeUnmountFn = jest.fn()
+    const onBeforeUnmountFn = jest.fn()
+    const onUnmountFn = jest.fn()
+    const Component = defineComponent({
+      beforeUnmount: beforeUnmountFn,
+      setup() {
+        onUnmounted(onUnmountFn)
+        onBeforeUnmount(onBeforeUnmountFn)
+
+        return () => h('div')
+      }
+    })
+
+    const wrapper = mount(Component)
+    await nextTick()
+    expect(beforeUnmountFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(onBeforeUnmountFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(onUnmountFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    const removeChildSpy = jest.spyOn(
+      wrapper.element.parentElement,
+      'removeChild'
+    )
+
+    const el = wrapper.element
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+
+    expect(beforeUnmountFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(onBeforeUnmountFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(onUnmountFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    expect(removeChildSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(el)
+  })
 })