diff --git a/lib/placeholders.js b/lib/placeholders.js
index ef6d6db..54ea85f 100644
--- a/lib/placeholders.js
+++ b/lib/placeholders.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
   global.Placeholders = {
     nativeSupport: nativeSupport,
     disable: nativeSupport ? noop : disablePlaceholders,
-    enable: nativeSupport ? noop : enablePlaceholders
+    enable: nativeSupport ? noop : enablePlaceholders,
+    turnOn: nativeSupport ? noop : turnOnPlaceholders,
+    turnOff: nativeSupport ? noop : turnOffPlaceholders,
   };
 
   if ( nativeSupport ) {
@@ -282,6 +284,15 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function removeEventListener( elem, event, fn ) {
+    if ( elem.removeEventListener ) {
+      return elem.removeEventListener(event, fn, false);
+    }
+    if ( elem.detachEvent ) {
+      return elem.detachEvent('on' + event, fn);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Move the caret to the index position specified. Assumes that the element
   // has focus.
   function moveCaret( elem, index ) {
@@ -348,6 +359,41 @@
     handleElem(node, showPlaceholder);
   }
 
+  function turnOnPlaceholders( node ) {
+    handleElem(node, newElement);
+  }
+
+  function turnOffPlaceholders( node ) {
+    handleElem(node, turnOffPlaceholder);
+  }
+
+  function turnOffPlaceholder( elem ) {
+    var form = elem.form;
+    if ( form && typeof form === 'string' ) {
+
+      form = document.getElementById(form);
+
+      if ( !form.getAttribute(ATTR_FORM_HANDLED) ) {
+        removeEventListener(form, 'submit', makeSubmitHandler(form));
+        form.removeAttribute(ATTR_FORM_HANDLED);
+      }
+    }
+
+    removeEventListener(elem, 'focus', makeFocusHandler(elem));
+    removeEventListener(elem, 'blur', makeBlurHandler(elem));
+
+    if (hideOnInput) {
+      removeEventListener(elem, 'keydown', makeKeydownHandler(elem));
+      removeEventListener(elem, 'keyup', makeKeyupHandler(elem));
+      removeEventListener(elem, 'click', makeClickHandler(elem));
+    }
+
+    elem.removeAttribute(ATTR_EVENTS_BOUND);
+    elem.removeAttribute(ATTR_CURRENT_VAL);
+
+    hidePlaceholder(elem);
+  }
+
   // Hide the placeholder value on a single element. Returns true if the
   // placeholder was hidden and false if it was not (because it wasn't visible
   // in the first place).